Tennis at the Olympics Tennis tournament
| Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Date | 13–21 July 1924 | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Colombes | |||
| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Vincent Richards (USA) | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Helen Wills (USA) | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Vincent Richards / Francis Hunter (USA) | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills (USA) | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams (USA) | ||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | 13 July | 14 July | 15 July | 16 July | 17 July | 18 July | 19 July | 20 July | 21 July | |||
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| Day | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | |||
| Time | M | A | M | Afternoon | Morning | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon |
| Men's singles | Elimination rounds | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze & final | — | |||||
| Women's singles | — | Elimination rounds | Elimination/ round of 16 |
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze & final | — | |||
| Men's doubles | — | — | Elimination rounds | Elimination/round of 16 | — | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze & final | |||
| Women's doubles | — | — | — | Elimination | — | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze & final | — | — | |
| Mixed doubles | — | — | — | Elimination | Round of 16 | Elimination/ round of 16 |
— | Round of 16 | Round of 16/ quarterfinals |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze & final |
Medal summary
Events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
There were 124 tennis players from 28 countries.
Argentina (5)
Australia (2)
Belgium (8)
Chile (2)
Republic of China (4)
Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (5)
Finland (4)- France (10)
- Great Britain (10)
Greece (3)
Hungary (5)
India (6)
Ireland (4)- Italy (8)
Japan (4)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (2)- Netherlands (5)
Norway (4)
Portugal (1)
Romania (3)
South Africa (4)
Spain (8)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)- United States (9)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIII 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.
External links
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIII Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. pp. 373–397. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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