Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

1:1924
2:Summer Olympics
Date:13–21 July 1924
Edition:7th
Surface:Clay / outdoor
Location:Colombes
Venue:Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Multi:yes
After Year:1968
Quadrennial:yes

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]

Schedule

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

Medal summary

Events

Men's singles
Men's doubles
Vincent Richards
Francis Hunter

Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet

Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Hazel Wightman
Helen Wills

Phyllis Covell
Kathleen McKane

Evelyn Colyer
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Mixed doubles
Hazel Wightman
R. Norris Williams

Marion Jessup
Vincent Richards

Kea Bouman
Hendrik Timmer

Medal table

Participating nations

There were 124 tennis players from 28 countries.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics . Olympedia . 11 July 2020.
  2. Book: Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel . M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français . Librairie de France . Paris . fr . PDF . 16 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110505162957/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1924/1924.pdf. 5 May 2011 . 39 seulement s’alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait. . live.