Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Appearance
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![]() Singles final in 1896 Olympic tennis | |||||||||||||
Venue | Neo Phaliron Velodrome Athens Lawn Tennis Club | ||||||||||||
Dates | April 8 (first round) April 9 (quarterfinals) April 10 (semifinals) April 11 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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Template:TennisAt1896SummerOlympics The men's singles was one of two tennis events on the Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The sixteen entrants were seeded into a single-elimination tournament, with only thirteen of the players actually competing. They represented six nations.
Standings
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Bracket
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References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Digitally available at [1]) - Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Excerpt available at [2]) - Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.