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Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Mixed outdoor doubles

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Mixed doubles tennis
at the Games of the V Olympiad
The final match
VenueÖstermalms IP
DatesJuly 1, 1912 (first round)
July 3, 1912 (quarterfinals)
July 4, 1912 (semifinals)
July 5, 1912 (final)
Competitors12 from 4 nations
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
← 1900
1920 →
Mixed outdoor doubles
Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Events
Outdoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
Indoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
← 1908 · Summer Olympics · 1920 →

The outdoor mixed doubles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. It was held from 1 to 5 July at Östermalms IP.[1] 13 teams entered, but only 6 played (12 competitors from 4 nations).[1] The event was won by German pair Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk. The silver medalists were Sweden's Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall, while French team Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet took bronze.

Background

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This was the second appearance of mixed doubles tennis. The event was first held in 1900 and would not be held again until 1912 (when both outdoor and indoor versions were held); it would then be held the next two Games in 1920 and 1924. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 (which included mixed doubles) and 1984 (which did not). Mixed doubles did not return with the rest of the tennis programme in 1988; instead, it was not until 2012 that mixed doubles returned to the programme, where it has been since.[1]

There were no British or American players, with the event overlapping Wimbledon. Germany's mixed doubles champions Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk were the strongest players among a weak field.[1]

Germany, Norway, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. France competed for the second time, the only returning nation from 1900.

Competition format

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The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match (cancelled due to withdrawals). All matches were best-of-three sets.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 1 July 1912 Round of 16
Wednesday, 3 July 1912 Quarterfinals
Thursday, 4 July 1912 Semifinals
Friday, 5 July 1912 Final

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
 M Cederschiöld (SWE)
 C Kempe (SWE) 		w/o
 E Arnheim (SWE)
 C-O Nylén (SWE) 		2 4  M Broquedis (FRA)
 A Canet (FRA)
 M Broquedis (FRA)
 A Canet (FRA) 		6 6  M Broquedis (FRA)
 A Canet (FRA) 		2 3
 J von Lobkowitz (BOH)
 J Just (BOH) 		 D Köring (GER)
 H Schomburgk (GER) 		6 6
 J Kubešová (BOH)
 A Kubeš (BOH) 		w/o  J von Lobkowitz (BOH)
 J Just (BOH) 		w/o
 V Bjurstedt (NOR)
 T Smith (NOR) 		w/o  D Köring (GER)
 H Schomburgk (GER)
 D Köring (GER)
 H Schomburgk (GER) 		 D Köring (GER)
 H Schomburgk (GER) 		6 6
 S Fick (SWE)
 G Setterwall (SWE) 		 S Fick (SWE)
 G Setterwall (SWE) 		4 0
 M Šebková (BOH)
 J Šebek (BOH) 		w/o  S Fick (SWE)
 G Setterwall (SWE) 		8 10
 A Holmström (SWE)
 T Grönfors (SWE) 		6 4 7  A Holmström (SWE)
 T Grönfors (SWE) 		6 8
 M Bjurstedt (NOR)
 C Langaard (NOR) 		4 6 5  S Fick (SWE)
 G Setterwall (SWE) 		Bronze-medal match
 M Rieck (GER)
 O Kreuzer (GER) 		w/o
 G Kaminski (GER)
 O von Müller (GER) 		w/o  M Broquedis (FRA)
 A Canet (FRA)
 M Rieck (GER)
 O Kreuzer (GER) 		 M Rieck (GER)
 O Kreuzer (GER) 		w/o

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Doubles, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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