Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's indoor singles
| Men's indoor singles tennis at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Queen's Club | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–11 May | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The indoor men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.
Results
Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
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| 1st | Arthur Gore |  Great Britain
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| 2nd | George Caridia | Great Britain
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| 3rd | Josiah Ritchie | Great Britain
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| 4th | Wilberforce Eaves | Great Britain
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| 5th | Wollmar Boström |  Sweden
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| Gunnar Setterwall | Sweden
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| 7th | Lionel Escombe | Great Britain
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Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Arthur Gore
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josiah Ritchie
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arthur Gore
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Caridia
| 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Caridia
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gunnar Setterwall
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Gunnar Setterwall
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lionel Escombe
| 2 | 3 | 1 | George Caridia
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilberforce Eaves
| 5 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilberforce Eaves
| 7 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wollmar Boström
| 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There was no match for third place. Eaves, described in the Official Report as "obviously out of condition",[1] had not finished his semifinal match after a tight first set played in great heat. Ritchie, therefore, was awarded the bronze medal.
Notes
- ^ Cook, p. 221
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.