Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's indoor singles

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Men's indoor singles tennis
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Dates5–12 May 1912
Competitors25 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg André Gobert Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Charles Dixon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Anthony Wilding Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia
  1908
Men's indoor singles
Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Events
Outdoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
Indoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
  1908  · Summer Olympics ·  1920  

The indoor men's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
              
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charles Dixon  (GBR)64 66
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Anthony Wilding  (ANZ)0 64 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charles Dixon  (GBR)6 4 4
Flag of France.svg  André Gobert  (FRA)866
Flag of France.svg  André Gobert  (FRA)6102 2 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Lowe  (GBR)4 8 662 Bronze-medal match
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Anthony Wilding  (ANZ)4 676
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Lowe  (GBR)62 5 0

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  C Dixon  (GBR)694 10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  T Mavrogordato  (GBR)2 7 68
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  C Dixon  (GBR)666
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  K Robětín  (BOH)2 4 1
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  K Robětín  (BOH)
Flag of France.svg  M Decugis  (FRA)w/oBohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  J Just  (BOH)w/o
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  J Just  (BOH)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  C Dixon  (GBR)64 66
Flag of Sweden.svg  T Grönfors  (SWE)Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  A Wilding  (ANZ)0 64 4
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  J Šebek  (BOH)w/oFlag of Sweden.svg  T Grönfors  (SWE)3 3 3
Flag of Sweden.svg  L Silfverstolpe  (SWE)0 1 1 Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  A Wilding  (ANZ)666
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  A Wilding  (ANZ)666Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  A Wilding  (ANZ)666
Flag of Sweden.svg  F Möller  (SWE)2 5 74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Caridia  (GBR)3 1 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Caridia  (GBR)675 6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Caridia  (GBR)697
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Gore  (GBR)767Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Gore  (GBR)2 7 5
Flag of Sweden.svg  H Leffler  (SWE)5 4 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Sweden.svg  W Boström  (SWE)74 4 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Lowe  (GBR)5 666Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Lowe  (GBR)63 66
Flag of France.svg  M Germot  (FRA)4 64 66Flag of France.svg  M Germot  (FRA)4 61 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Beamish  (GBR)62 62 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Lowe  (GBR)1 1 3
Flag of Denmark.svg  E Larsen  (DEN)6 1 76 Flag of France.svg  A Gobert  (FRA)666
Flag of France.svg  A Gobert  (FRA)865 8Flag of France.svg  A Gobert  (FRA)667
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  J Hainz  (BOH)1 4 63 Flag of Sweden.svg  C Kempe  (SWE)1 2 5
Flag of Sweden.svg  C Kempe  (SWE)663 6Flag of France.svg  A Gobert  (FRA)6102 2 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Lowe  (GBR)4 8 662
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  HR Barrett  (GBR)61 4 84
Flag of Sweden.svg  C Setterwall  (SWE)4 666 6
Flag of Sweden.svg  C Setterwall  (SWE)4 63 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Lowe  (GBR)61 68
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Lowe  (GBR)666
Flag of Sweden.svg  C Wennergren  (SWE)4 1 4

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