1912 Summer Olympics / Tennis

Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Stockholm , Sweden
Competition venue	Östermalms IP
Nations	14th
Athletes	80 (67 , 13 )
date	May 5 to July 5, 1912
decisions	8th
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1912 Summer Olympics (tennis medal table)
space	team				Total
01	France	3	-	2	5
02	Great Britain	2	2	2	6th
03	South African Union	2	1	-	3
04th	German Empire	1	1	1	3
05	Sweden	-	2	1	3
06th	Denmark	-	1	-	1
0	Empire of Austria	-	1	-	1
08th	Australasia	-	-	1	1
0	Norway	-	-	1	1

At the V Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , eight tennis competitions were held. Half of the competitions were played indoors on wood from May 5th to 12th, the other half took place outside on a clay court from June 28th to July 5th. Initially, only the competition in the hall was planned. After the completion of the Östermalm Athletic Grounds at the end of 2011, plans were changed at short notice.

A total of six countries sent representatives to the indoor competition. In addition to Sweden, Great Britain, Denmark, France and Bohemia, the reigning Wimbledon winner Anthony Wilding was the only participant for Australasia .

70 players from 12 nations took part in the free space event. Among them, however, was not a Briton - the most successful tennis nation at the time - as the tournament in Wimbledon took place at the same time. The efforts of the British authorities to change the period were not allowed. As well as participants from Great Britain, other top players such as Wilding, André Gobert and Arthur Gore preferred to take part in Wimbledon.

Men's

Hall

singles

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space	country	player
1	France	André Gobert
2	United Kingdom	Charles Dixon
3	Australasia	Anthony Wilding
4th	United Kingdom	Gordon Lowe
5	United Kingdom	George Caridia
	United Kingdom	Arthur Lowe
	Bohemia	Gunnar Setterwall
	Sweden	Karel Robětín-Fuchs

The men's singles in the hall initially went as expected. The top players reached the semi-finals. In the semifinals, Frenchman André Gobert won just under five sets against Briton Gordon Lowe. In the final he then had an easier game in three sets with another Briton, Charles Dixon. 25 athletes from six nations took part in the competition.

Double

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space	country	player
1	France	Maurice Germot André Gobert
2	Sweden	Carl Kempe Gunnar Setterwall
3	United Kingdom	Alfred Beamish Charles Dixon
4th	United Kingdom	Herbert Roper Barrett Arthur Gore
5	Sweden	Curt Benckert Wollmar Boström
	United Kingdom	Arthur Lowe Gordon Lowe

In doubles, as in singles, the Frenchman André Gobert won with his partner Maurice Germot . After they made up a 2-0 set deficit in the quarterfinals against Arthur and Gordon Lowe from Great Britain, they won the semifinals smoothly. In the final against the Swedes Carl Kempe and Gunnar Setterwall , the decision was made after four sets. In the second set, a decision could only be made in the 26th game. In the British game for third place, Alfred Beamish and Charles P. Dixon prevailed. A total of 11 teams from four nations took part.

race

singles

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space	country	player
1	South African Union	Charles Winslow
2	South African Union	Harold Kitson
3	German Empire	Oscar cruiser
4th	Bohemia	Ladislav Žemla
5	German Empire	Luis Heyden
	German Empire	Otto von Müller
	Empire of Austria	Ludwig von Salm
	Empire of Austria	Arthur Zborzil

Due to the many cancellations due to the clash with Wimbledon, fewer players took part in the tournament than expected. Nevertheless, the number of 67 players required the games to start one day earlier than planned. The German Reich was the only nation still represented with three athletes in the quarter-finals. Only Oscar Kreuzer made it to the semi-finals and was ultimately able to secure the bronze medal after the defeat there. The final was contested between the South Africans Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow , of which the latter got the upper hand in four sets. In addition to the single as well as the double gold medal.

Double

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space	country	player
1	South African Union	Charles Winslow Harold Kitson
2	Empire of Austria	Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil
3	France	Albert Canet Édouard Mény de Marangue
4th	Bohemia	Ladislav Žemla Jaroslav Just
5	Sweden	Wollmar Boström Curt Benckert
	German Empire	Robert Spieß Luis Heyden
	Sweden	Charles Wennergren Carl-Olof Nylén
	Russia	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston Alexander Alenitsyn

In doubles there were slightly fewer players than in singles. 31 teams from 10 countries took part. In the run-up to the tournament, the doubles competition lost its importance, as the two top pairings Otto Froitzheim and Oscar Kreuzer from Germany and Gunnar Setterwall and Carl Kempe from Sweden could not participate. This made it easier for the two South Africans Charles Winslow and Harold Kitson , they didn't have to go over five sets in any of their matches and they won the gold medal. In the final they won after losing the first set against Felix Pipes and Arthur Zborzil from Austria. The bronze medal went to France.

Ladies

Hall

singles

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space	country	player
1	United Kingdom	Edith Hannam
2	Denmark	Thora Castenschiold
3	United Kingdom	Mabel Parton
4th	Sweden	Sigrid Fick
4th	Sweden	Edith Arnhem
	United Kingdom	Helen Aitchison
	Sweden	Annie Holmström

In the indoor competition for women only 10 players from four nations took part. The biggest surprise at the beginning was the early defeat of Helen Aitchison against Sofie Castenschiold , who made it to the final and failed there because of the favorite Edith Hannam .

race

singles

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space	country	player
1	France	Marguerite Broquedis
2	German Empire	Dora Koering
3	Norway	Molla Bjurstedt
4th	Sweden	Edith Arnhem
5	Sweden	Margareta Cederschiöld
	Sweden	Annie Holmström

The favorites Mieken Rieck and Gertrud Kaminski from Germany were also missing in the women's draw . Because Marguerite Broquedis from France and Dora Köring from Germany started in different halves, the final was almost certain. There the German finally lost to Broquedis in three tight sentences.

Mixed

Hall

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space	country	player
1	United Kingdom	Edith Hannam Charles Dixon
2	United Kingdom	Helen Aitchison Herbert Roper Barrett
3	Sweden	Sigrid Fick Gunnar Setterwall
4th	Sweden	Margareta Cederschiöld Carl Kempe
5	Denmark	Thora Castenschiold Erik Larsen
	United Kingdom	Mabel Parton Theodore Mavrogordato

In the mixed competition consisting of 10 pairs, a victory of the Wimbledon winners of 1911 Mabel Parton and Theodore Mavrogordato was expected. However, they were defeated in their opening game by Edith Hannam and Charles Dixon , who were then considered the most likely title contenders and finally won the title.

race

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space	country	player
1	German Empire	Dora Koering Heinrich Schomburgk
2	Sweden	Sigrid Fick Gunnar Setterwall
3	France	Marguerite Broquedis Albert Canet
4th	Sweden	Annie Holmström Thorsten Grönfors

The mixed doubles on grass set a record for the number of withdrawals. Of the planned 13 matches, just 5 were played. The Swedes Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall in particular benefited from this as they advanced to the finals thanks to the withdrawals of two German pairings. There the Germans Dora Koering and Heinrich Schomburgk won without difficulty. Third place went to Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet without a fight .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Fifth Olympiad: the Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912 Swedish Olympic Committee . LA84 Foundation, 1913, p. 616-636 ( la84.org ).