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Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Date6–11 July 1900
Edition2nd
SurfaceRed clay
LocationÎle de Puteaux
VenueCercle des Sports
Champions
Men's singles
 Laurence Doherty (GBR)
Women's singles
 Charlotte Cooper (GBR)
Men's doubles
 Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty (GBR)
Mixed doubles
 Charlotte Cooper / Reginald Doherty (GBR)
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Four tennis events were contested at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. These were played at the Cercle des Sports de l'Île de Puteaux. All four events were won by British players. 26 tennis players from 4 nations competed, with over half from the host nation of France.[1]

The field was small but of high quality, particularly with the top British players present. The Doherty brothers, Reginald and Laurence, were the premier players; they won the men's doubles together, Laurence won the men's singles (after Reginald withdrew rather than play his brother in the semifinals), and Reginald partnered with Charlotte Cooper to take gold in the mixed doubles.[1]

The tournament organization was uncertain, with no venue guaranteed until 5 days before the events began. The ten-court l'Île de Puteaux club eventually agreed to host the tournaments. Five of the courts were used, with court #5 the primary one.[1]

Medal summary

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Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles  Laurence Doherty (GBR)  Harold Mahony (GBR)  Reginald Doherty (GBR)
 Arthur Norris (GBR)
Men's doubles  Great Britain (GBR)
Laurence Doherty
Reginald Doherty
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Max Decugis (FRA)
 Basil Spalding de Garmendia (USA)
 France (FRA)
Guy de la Chapelle
André Prévost
 Great Britain (GBR)
Harold Mahony
Arthur Norris
Women's singles  Charlotte Cooper (GBR)  Hélène Prévost (FRA)  Marion Jones Farquhar (USA)
 Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (BOH)
Mixed doubles  Great Britain (GBR)
Charlotte Cooper
Reginald Doherty
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Hélène Prévost (FRA)
 Harold Mahony (GBR)
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Marion Jones Farquhar (USA)
 Laurence Doherty (GBR)
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (BOH)
 Archibald Warden (GBR)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)4138
2 Mixed team (ZZX)0224
3 France (FRA)0112
4 Bohemia (BOH)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 entries)44816

Participating nations

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A total of 26 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Non-Olympic events

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In addition to the four events recognized as Olympic competitions, there were other tennis events conducted at the l'Île de Puteaux club during the week of the Olympic events. These included handicap events and a professional round-robin men's singles tournament.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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