Olympic Summer Games 1908 / tennis / men's singles / outdoor court

Men's tennis singles (free court) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
winner	Josiah Ritchie
Final opponent	Otto Froitzheim
Final result	7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 4
Competitions
Single (hall)	Men's	Ladies
Single (free place)	Men's	Ladies
Double (hall)	Men's
Double (free place)	Men's

Men's tennis singles (free court) at the 1908 Summer Olympics .

Defending champion was Beals Wright . The final was contested by Josiah Ritchie and Otto Froitzheim , which Ritchie won in three sets. In the bronze medal game, Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves won against John Richardson without a fight.

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Josiah Ritchie

2

6th

6th

6th

Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves

6th

1

4th

1

Josiah Ritchie

7th

6th

6th

Otto Froitzheim

5

3

4th

Otto Froitzheim

2

6th

6th

6th

John Richardson

6th

1

4th

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

J. Ritchie

6th

6th

6th

V. Gauntlett

1

4th

1

J. Ritchie

6th

6th

6th

WC Crawley

1

4th

1

G. Hillyard

WC Crawley

w.

O.

J. Ritchie

6th

4th

M. Germot

0

0

r

M. Germot

7th

6th

6th

H. Schomburgk

5

4th

2

M. Germot

w.

O.

V. Károly

V. Károly

w.

O.

H. Suckling

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

W. Eaves

6th

6th

6th

R. Kinzl

3

1

0

W. Eaves

w.

O.

K. von Wessely

w.

O.

K. von Wessely

HR Barrett

W. Eaves

8th

7th

7th

M. von Bissing

w.

O.

M. von Bissing

6th

5

5

G. Ball-Greene

M. von Bissing

6th

6th

6th

A. Gore

A. Zborzil

1

4th

4th

A. Zborzil

w.

O.

W. Eaves

6th

7th

6th

C. Dixon

6th

7th

6th

C. Dixon

3

5

3

FW Rahe

2

5

4th

C. Dixon

6th

6th

6th

D. Lauber

1

0

0

C. Dixon

6th

6th

6th

B. Hykš

w.

O.

B. Hykš

1

2

3

Ö. Schmid

B. Hykš

7th

6th

3

6th

J. Zsigmondy

w.

O.

J. Zsigmondy

5

4th

6th

0

L. Ivánka

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

O. Froitzheim

6th

6th

6th

K. Powell

3

1

4th

O. Froitzheim

6th

6th

6th

O. cruiser

6th

6th

6th

O. cruiser

2

3

3

F. Piepes

3

1

4th

O. Froitzheim

6th

11

6th

J. Parke

w.

O.

J. Parke

4th

9

4th

J. Rössler-Ořovský

J. Parke

6th

6th

6th

E. Tóth

6th

2

E. Tóth

1

3

2

J. Mičovský

3

1

r

O. Froitzheim

6th

6th

5

6th

G. Caridia

4th

1

7th

1

G. Caridia

6th

6th

6th

H. Kitson

1

3

1

G. Caridia

6th

3

6th

6th

R. Powell

6th

6th

6th

R. Powell

4th

6th

4th

2

C. van Lennep

4th

1

2

R. Powell

2

6th

6th

6th

L. Doherty

L. Žemla

6th

0

4th

1

L. Žemla

w.

O.

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

J. Richardson

w.

O.

M. Décugis

J. Richardson

6th

6th

6th

JF Foulkes

2

4th

3

JF Foulkes

6th

6th

6th

R. van Lennep

2

4th

3

J. Richardson

6th

6th

6th

C. Brown

3

1

0

C. Brown

w.

O.

Z. Žemla

C. Brown

6th

6th

6th

D. Slíva

2

1

2

J. Žemla

D. Slíva

w.

O.

• where = move into the next round without a fight

Web links

• Men's singles (free place) on sports-reference.com (English)