Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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| Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Date: | 16 August-24 August 1920 | |||
| Edition: | 6 | |||
| Location: | Beerschot Tennis Club, Kontich | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Louis Raymond (RSA) |
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| Women's singles | ||||
 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) |
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| Men's doubles | ||||
 Oswald Turnbull / Max Woosnam (GBR) |
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| Women's doubles | ||||
| Kathleen McKane / Winifred McNair (GBR) |
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| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis (FRA) |
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Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The competition was held from Monday, August 16, 1920 to Tuesday, August 24, 1920.
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Medal summary [edit]
Men's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Louis Raymond South Africa (RSA) |
 Ichiya KumagaeJapan (JPN) |
Charles Winslow South Africa (RSA) |
| Men's doubles |
Great Britain (GBR) Oswald Turnbull Max Woosnam |
Japan (JPN) Ichiya Kumagae Seiichiro Kashio |
France (FRA) Pierre Albarran Max Décugis |
Women's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles |
Suzanne Lenglen France (FRA) |
Dorothy Holman Great Britain (GBR) |
Kathleen McKane Great Britain (GBR) |
| Women's doubles |
Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair |
Great Britain (GBR) Geraldine Beamish Dorothy Holman |
France (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen |
Mixed events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed doubles |
France (FRA) Suzanne Lenglen Max Décugis |
Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Maxwell Woosnam |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla |
Participating nations [edit]
A total of 75 tennis players (52 men and 23 women) from 14 nations (men from 14 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
Belgium (16) (men:8 women:8)
Czechoslovakia (7) (men:6 women:1)
Denmark (3) (men:1 women:2)
France (10) (men:7 women:3)
Great Britain (8) (men:4 women:4)
Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
Italy (4) (men:3 women:1)
Japan (2) (men:2 women:0)
Norway (3) (men:2 women:1)
South Africa (5) (men:5 women:0)
Spain (4) (men:4 women:0)
Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
Switzerland (3) (men:3 women:0)
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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