Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games – Men's singles explained

Event:	Men's singles tennis
Games:	1906 Intercalated
Venue:	Athens Lawn Tennis Club
Date:	23–28 April
Competitors:	29
Nations:	7
Gold:	Max Decugis
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Maurice Germot
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Zdeněk Žemla
Bronzenoc:	BOH
Prev:	1904
Next:	1908

See main article: Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games.

The men's singles was one of four lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games programme. The tournament was played on clay courts at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club.

Frenchman Max Decugis won the gold medal^[1] by defeating his compatriot Maurice Germot in four sets.

The silver and bronze medals were awarded on the basis of the best performances against the winner or runner-up instead of the usual losing finalist or winner of a play-off between the losing semi-finalists. Therefore, the bronze medal was awarded to Zdeněk Žemla, who had won a set against silver medalist Maurice Germot in the second round.^[2]

Draw

Bottom half

External links

• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
• Official results archive (ITF)

Notes and References

1. News: Hernández . Pedro . Historias de Roland Garros: Max Decugis, maestro de los Mosqueteros . Roland Garros stories: Max Decugis, master of the Musketeers . 23 July 2018 . La Vanguardia . 1 June 2018 . Spanish . In 1906, he won the gold medal in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Athens Olympics..
2. Web site: Olympic Tennis Event - Medallists . International Tennis Federation . 23 July 2018 . Athens 1906: Therefore the Men's Singles Bronze was awarded to Zdenek Zemla who had taken a set off the Silver medalist Maurice Germot in the round of 16..