| Women's doubles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade de Colombes | |||||||||
| Dates | 14–19 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 teams from 11 nations | |||||||||
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| Women's doubles | |
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| Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics |
The women's doubles tennis competition was one of five tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Marguerite Billout (FRA) Yvonne Bourgeois (FRA) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Phyllis Covell (GBR) Kathleen McKane (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Phyllis Covell (GBR) Kathleen McKane (GBR) | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Hazel Wightman (USA) | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (GBR) Evelyn Colyer (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Helen Wills Moody (USA) Hazel Wightman (USA) | 6 | 1 | 7 | Bronze-medal match | |||||||||
| Marguerite Billout (FRA) Yvonne Bourgeois (FRA) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (GBR) Evelyn Colyer (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Contostavlos (GRE) L Valaoritou-Skaramaga (GRE) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Gagliardi (ITA) G Ferelli (ITA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Gagliardi (ITA) G Ferelli (ITA) | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Billout (FRA) Y Bourgeois (FRA) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Billout (FRA) Y Bourgeois (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Torras (ESP) E Álvarez (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Billout (FRA) Y Bourgeois (FRA) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Covell (GBR) K McKane (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Wallis (IRL) R Blair-White (IRL) | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Fick (SWE) L von Essen (SWE) | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Fick (SWE) L von Essen (SWE) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Covell (GBR) K McKane (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A de Borman (BEL) M Storms (BEL) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jessup (USA) E Goss (USA) | 1 | 2 | P Covell (GBR) K McKane (GBR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Covell (GBR) K McKane (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Shepherd-Barron (GBR) E Colyer (GBR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Janssen (BEL) M Dupont (BEL) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Shepherd-Barron (GBR) E Colyer (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Golding (FRA) J Vaussard (FRA) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Golding (FRA) J Vaussard (FRA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Forlanini (ITA) P Bologna (ITA) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Shepherd-Barron (GBR) E Colyer (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Wightman (USA) H Wills (USA) | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Wightman (USA) H Wills (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Mallory (NOR) C Dahl (NOR) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Wightman (USA) H Wills (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Péteri (HUN) M Krencsey (HUN) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Péteri (HUN) M Krencsey (HUN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ML Marnet (ESP) I Fonrodona (ESP) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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