1904 Summer Olympics / Tennis
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Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics |
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.svg){kind=small} St. Louis
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| Competition venue | Francis Field Dirt Courts |
| Nations | 10 |
| Athletes | 36 (36  )
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| date | August 29 to September 3, 1904 |
| decisions | 2 |
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Olympic Summer Games 1904 (tennis medal table) |
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United States
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2 | 2 | 4th | 8th |
With the III. At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , two tennis competitions were held. These took place on the three Francis Field Dirt Courts near the Francis Field Stadium. The field of participants was almost exclusively US, the German Hugo Hardy was the only foreigner. Unlike the previous games, where women were allowed for the first time, the games took place again in 1904 without. There are a few inconsistencies in the results of the results of the previous rounds. However, the placements have been confirmed without a doubt.
Men's
singles
Date: August 29th to September 3rd
26 players were involved in this tournament, due to the odd number there were individual byes in the two preliminary rounds. From today's perspective, the most famous participant was Dwight Filley Davis , who later became the American Secretary of War and founder of the Davis Cup ; he was eliminated in the second preliminary round against Alphonzo Bell. The game was played for two sets of wins, there was no game for third place.
Double
Date: August 31st to September 3rd
15 pairs had formed, which meant that one pair had a bye in the only preliminary round. The four first in the individual tournament had teamed up, which is why these two pairs were considered favorites to win the tournament. Individual winner Beals Wright prevailed together with his partner Edgar Leonard. The game was played on two sets of wins. The final was played on two or three winning sets, depending on the source. There was no match for third place.
Web links and sources
- Draw on ITF.com (English)
- Results on sports-reference.com (English)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999) - Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich (Polish; PDF; 150 kB)
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