Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	16–23 August
Competitors	44 from 15 nations
Medalists
Louis Raymond  South Africa Ichiya Kumagae  Japan Charles Winslow  South Africa

The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. A total of 44 players from 15 nations competed in the event, which was held from 16 to 23 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final (Gold medal match)
	Sune Malmström (SWE)		3	1	1
	Louis Raymond (RSA)		6	6	6
										Louis Raymond (RSA)		2	1	6	6	6
										Noel Turnbull (GBR)		6	6	2	2	1
	Noel Turnbull (GBR)		0	7	4	6	7
	Manuel Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		6	5	6	3	5
																			Louis Raymond (RSA)		5	6	7	6
																			Ichiya Kumagae (JPN)		7	4	5	4
	Ichiya Kumagae (JPN)		7	6	6
	George Dodd (RSA)		5	1	1
										Ichiya Kumagae (JPN)		6	6	6					Bronze medal match
										Charles Winslow (RSA)		2	2	2
	Gordon Lowe (GBR)		4	6	4	6	2												Noel Turnbull (GBR)		w/o
	Charles Winslow (RSA)		6	3	6	4	6												Charles Winslow (RSA)

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										C Simon (SUI)		3	8	6	6	6
										E de Satrústegui (ESP)		6	6	2	8	2
																			C Simon (SUI)		2	2	0
																			S Malmström (SWE)		6	6	6
										S Malmström (SWE)		4	6	6	7
										L Žemla (TCH)		6	2	3	5
																												S Malmström (SWE)		3	1	1
																												L Raymond (RSA)		6	6	6
										L Raymond (RSA)		7	6	4	6
										M van den Bemden (BEL)		5	1	6	1
																			L Raymond (RSA)		3	6	6	6
																			J Brugnon (FRA)		6	2	0	1
										J Brugnon (FRA)		6	7	6
										A Chiesa (SUI)		4	5	4

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										N Turnbull (GBR)
										J Scholler (SUI)		w/o
																			N Turnbull (GBR)		3	6	6	6	6
	J.M. Fernández (ESP)		0	6	6	6													M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA)		6	3	0	8	2
	F Lindqvist (SWE)		6	2	3	2				J.M. Fernández (ESP)		2	4	1
	M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA)									M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA)		6	6	6
	G Patterson (AUS)		w/o																									N Turnbull (GBR)		0	7	4	6	7
	K Ardelt (TCH)																											M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		6	5	6	3	5
	L Nypels (NED)		w/o							K Ardelt (TCH)		2	4	3
	A Beamish (GBR)		6	6	6					A Beamish (GBR)		6	6	6
	O Woffek (TCH)		1	3	4														A Beamish (GBR)		1	7	7	3	1
	M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		6	2	6	6													M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		6	5	5	6	6
	J Just (TCH)		3	6	0	2				M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		6	2	6	6
	M Woosnam (GBR)		3	6	6	6				M Woosnam (GBR)		1	6	1	3
	H Müller (SWE)		6	1	3	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	C-E von Braun (SWE)		4	6	7	6
	A Bonacossa (ITA)		6	1	5	2				C-E von Braun (SWE)		2	1	1
	A Lammens (BEL)		6	6	3	7				A Lammens (BEL)		6	6	6
	H Syz (SUI)		3	4	6	5													A Lammens (BEL)		5	1	4
	I Kumagae (JPN)		7	6	6														I Kumagae (JPN)		7	6	6
	JM Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		5	3	3					I Kumagae (JPN)		6	6	6
	V de Laveleye (BEL)		6	2	6	6				V de Laveleye (BEL)		0	1	0
	C Langaard (NOR)		2	6	3	3																						I Kumagae (JPN)		7	6	6
	M Decugis (FRA)		6	12	2	8																						G Dodd (RSA)		5	1	1
	B Norton (RSA)		4	10	6	6				M Decugis (FRA)		2	1	1
	G Dodd (RSA)		2	6	6	9				G Dodd (RSA)		6	6	6
	F Blanchy (FRA)		6	2	1	7													G Dodd (RSA)		6	4	6	3	6
																			S Kashio (JPN)		3	6	2	6	1
										E Tegner (DEN)		3	1	2
										S Kashio (JPN)		6	6	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										A Zerlendis (GRE)		12	10	7	4	4
										G Lowe (GBR)		14	8	5	6	6
																			G Lowe (GBR)		6	6	2	7
																			C Colombo (ITA)		4	0	6	5
										J Nielsen (NOR)		2	3	1
										C Colombo (ITA)		6	6	6
																												G Lowe (GBR)		4	6	4	6	2
																												C Winslow (RSA)		6	3	6	4	6
										J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)		5	6	3	2
										C Winslow (RSA)		7	2	6	6
																			C Winslow (RSA)		8	6	6
																			J Washer (BEL)		6	4	1
										R Thomas (AUS)		1	3	6	4
										J Washer (BEL)		6	6	3	6

The match between Lowe and Zerlendis was played over two days, and lasted for nearly six hours. At one point the ballboys, bored by the long rallying, left the court and went to lunch, forcing the match to stop until they returned.

Sources

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2008.
• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide