| Men's indoor singles tennis at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5–12 May 1912 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Men's indoor singles | |
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| Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
The indoor men's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games.
| Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||||||
 Charles Dixon (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
 Anthony Wilding (ANZ) | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Charles Dixon (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 André Gobert (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| André Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Gordon Lowe (GBR) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Bronze-medal match | |||||||||||
| Anthony Wilding (ANZ) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Lowe (GBR) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dixon (GBR) | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Mavrogordato (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dixon (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Robětín (BOH) | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Robětín (BOH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Decugis (FRA) | w/o | J Just (BOH) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Just (BOH) | C Dixon (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Grönfors (SWE) | A Wilding (ANZ) | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Šebek (BOH) | w/o | T Grönfors (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Silfverstolpe (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | A Wilding (ANZ) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Wilding (ANZ) | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Wilding (ANZ) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Möller (SWE) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | G Caridia (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Caridia (GBR) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | G Caridia (GBR) | 6 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gore (GBR) | 7 | 6 | 7 | A Gore (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Leffler (SWE) | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Boström (SWE) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Lowe (GBR) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Lowe (GBR) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Germot (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Germot (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Beamish (GBR) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | A Lowe (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Larsen (DEN) | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | A Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gobert (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | A Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hainz (BOH) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | C Kempe (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Kempe (SWE) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Gobert (FRA) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Lowe (GBR) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HR Barrett (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Setterwall (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Setterwall (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Lowe (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Lowe (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Wennergren (SWE) | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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