Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Date13–21 July 1924
Edition7th
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Colombes
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Champions
Men's singles
US flag 48 stars.svg  Vincent Richards  (USA)
Women's singles
US flag 48 stars.svg  Helen Wills  (USA)
Men's doubles
US flag 48 stars.svg  Vincent Richards / Francis Hunter  (USA)
Women's doubles
US flag 48 stars.svg  Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills  (USA)
Mixed doubles
US flag 48 stars.svg  Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams  (USA)
  1920  · Summer Olympics ·  1968  

Final results of the tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. After the 1924 Olympics, the tennis competition would be dropped until 1988. The mixed doubles competition did not return until the 2012 Olympics. [1]

Contents

Schedule

Date13 July14 July15 July16 July17 July18 July19 July20 July21 July
DaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMonday
TimeMAMAfternoonMorningAfternoonAfternoonAfternoonAfternoonAfternoonAfternoonAfternoon
Men's singles Elimination roundsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Women's singles Elimination roundsElimination/
round of 16
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Men's doubles Elimination roundsElimination/round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Women's doubles EliminationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Mixed doubles EliminationRound of 16Elimination/
round of 16
Round of 16Round of 16/
quarterfinals
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final

Medal summary

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Vincent Richards
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Henri Cochet
Flag of France.svg  France
Uberto De Morpurgo
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Men's doubles US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Vincent Richards
Francis Hunter
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
Women's singles Helen Wills
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Julie Vlasto
Flag of France.svg  France
Kathleen McKane
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Women's doubles US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Hazel Wightman
Helen Wills
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Phyllis Covell
Kathleen McKane
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Evelyn Colyer
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Mixed doubles US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Hazel Wightman
R. Norris Williams
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Marion Jessup
Vincent Richards
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Kea Bouman
Hendrik Timmer

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)5106
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0314
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0123
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Totals (5 entries)55515

Participating nations

There were 124 tennis players from 28 countries.

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References

  1. "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012. 39 seulement s'alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait.