1924 Summer Olympics / Tennis / Women's doubles

Women's tennis doubles from the 1924 Summer Olympics
winner	Hazel Wightman Helen Wills
Final opponent	Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane
Final result	7: 5, 8: 6
Competitions
singles	Men's	Ladies
Double	Men's	Ladies	Mixed

Women's doubles from the 1924 Summer Olympics .

The defending champions were Kathleen McKane and Winifred McNair . The final contested Hazel Wightman and Helen Wills against Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane, the Wightman and Wills in straight sets won. In the bronze medal match, Evelyn Colyer and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron won in straight sets against Marguerite Broquedis and Yvonne Bourgeois .

Results

Explanation of symbols

INV = Tripartite Invitation IP = ITF place ALT = replacement (alternate)

r = retired d = disqualification where = walk over

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Marguerite Broquedis Yvonne Bourgeois

2

2

Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane

6th

6th

Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane

5

6th

Hazel Wightman Helen Wills

7th

8th

Evelyn Colyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

3

6th

5

Hazel Wightman Helen Wills

6th

1

7th

3rd place match

Marguerite Broquedis Yvonne Bourgeois

1

2

Evelyn Colyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

G. Ferelli R. Gagliardi

w.

O.

Helena Contostavlos L. Valaoritou

G. Ferelli R. Gagliardi

5

1

M. Broquedis Y. Bourgeois

7th

6th

M. Broquedis Y. Bourgeois

2

6th

6th

L. Álvarez R. Torras

6th

3

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

S. Fick L. Strömberg-von Essen

6th

5

6th

P. Blair-White H. Wallis

2

7th

2

S. Fick L. Strömberg-von Essen

2

3

P. Covell K. McKane

6th

6th

A. de Borman M. Storms

1

2

P. Covell K. McKane

6th

6th

P. Covell K. McKane

6th

6th

E. Goss M. Zinderstein

1

2

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

M. Janssen M. Dupont-Trasenster

E. Colyer D. Shepherd-Barron

w.

O.

E. Colyer D. Shepherd-Barron

6th

6th

G. Golding J. Vaussard

2

2

P. Bologna Maria Forlanini

G. Golding J. Vaussard

w.

O.

Lower half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

C. Dahl M. Bjurstedt

H. Wightman H. Wills

w.

O.

H. Wightman H. Wills

w.

O.

Medy Krencsey Ilona Péteri

Isabel Fonrodona Maria-Luisa Marnet

Medy Krencsey Ilona Péteri

w.

O.

Web links

• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)