Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles tennis
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates17–24 August
Competitors8 teams from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kathleen McKane
Winifred McNair
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Winifred Beamish
Dorothy Holman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Élisabeth d'Ayen
Suzanne Lenglen
Flag of France.svg  France
1924  
Women's doubles
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
  1912  · Summer Olympics ·  1924  

The women's doubles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. A total of 18 players, comprising 9 pairs, from 5 nations competed in the event, which was held from 17 to 24 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club. [1]

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
Flag of France.svg  Suzanne Lenglen  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Élisabeth d'Ayen  (FRA)
66
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigrid Fick  (SWE)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lily Strömberg-von Essen  (SWE)
4 3
Flag of France.svg  Suzanne Lenglen  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Élisabeth d'Ayen  (FRA)
63 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathleen McKane  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred McNair  (GBR)
2 68
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathleen McKane  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred McNair  (GBR)
67
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marguerite Chaudoir  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marthe Dupont  (BEL)
62 6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marguerite Chaudoir  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marthe Dupont  (BEL)
2 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie Jones  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marguerite Laurenan  (BEL)
3 62 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathleen McKane  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred McNair  (GBR)
86
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred Beamish  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dorothy Holman  (GBR)
6 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Anne de Borman  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucienne Tschaggeny  (BEL)
2 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred Beamish  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dorothy Holman  (GBR)
66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Winifred Beamish  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dorothy Holman  (GBR)
66Bronze-medal match
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fernande Arendt  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie Storms  (BEL)
1 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Amory Hansen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Elsebeth Brehm  (DEN)
1 1 Flag of France.svg  Suzanne Lenglen  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Élisabeth d'Ayen  (FRA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fernande Arendt  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie Storms  (BEL)
66Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fernande Arendt  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie Storms  (BEL)
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