Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's outdoor doubles

Harold Kitson
Charles Winslow
VenueÖstermalms IPDates28 June – 5 July 1912Competitors21 teams (42 players) from 10 nationsMedalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harold Kitson
Charles Winslow
 South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Pipes
Arthur Zborzil
 Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Canet
Édouard Mény de Marangue
 France
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1912 tennis event results

The outdoor men's doubles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. There were 42 players from 10 nations, comprising 21 teams.[1] Nations were limited to 4 pairs (8 players) each.[2] The event was won by South African team Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow, defeating Austrians Felix Pipes and Arthur Zborzil in the final. It was the first medal in the event for both nations. France earned its first men's double since 1900 as Albert Canet and Édouard Mény de Marangue defeated Jaroslav Just and Ladislav Žemla of Bohemia in the bronze-medal match.

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently.

The British brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty had been dominant for the late 1890s and early 1900s, winning the 1900 Olympic championship and eight consecutive Wimbledon titles. Both had retired by 1912, however, and there was no dominant doubles team.[1]

The 1908 Official Report's recommendation to schedule Olympic tennis not so close to Wimbledon was not acted upon; indeed, the scheduling issue was worse in 1912. Rather than starting three days after the end of Wimbledon, the Olympic outdoor tennis events were now at the same time as Wimbledon. The indoor events, held in May, were thus attended by top-flight players, while the outdoor competitions were not.[3][4][5]

Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. Germany made its fourth appearance in the event, most among nations, having missed only the 1900 event.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.

Schedule

The tournament was beset by withdrawals.

Date Time Round
Friday, 28 June 1912 Round of 32
Saturday, 29 June 1912 Round of 32
Round of 16
Sunday, 30 June 1912 Round of 32
Round of 16
Monday, 1 July 1912  
17:00		 Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 2 July 1912 11:00
14:00		 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 3 July 1912 11:00
17:30		 Semifinals
Thursday, 4 July 1912 15:00 Final
Friday, 5 July 1912 15:00 Bronze medal match

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
              
 Albert Canet (FRA)
 Édouard Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		5 6 6 8 8
 Felix Pipes (AUT)
 Arthur Zborzil (AUT) 		7 2 3 10 10
 Felix Pipes (AUT)
 Arthur Zborzil (AUT) 		6 1 2 2
 Harold Kitson (RSA)
 Charles Winslow (RSA) 		4 6 6 6
 Harold Kitson (RSA)
 Charles Winslow (RSA) 		4 6 7 6
 Jaroslav Just (BOH)
 Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 		6 1 5 4 Bronze-medal match
 Albert Canet (FRA)
 Édouard Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		13 6 8
 Jaroslav Just (BOH)
 Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 		11 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
 H Schomburgk (GER)
 O von Müller (GER) 		6 6 6
 L von Bárath (HUN)
 A von Kelemen (HUN) 		0 0 2  H Schomburgk (GER)
 O von Müller (GER) 		8 3 2 3
 D Lawton (FRA)
 J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) 		w/o  A Canet (FRA)
 É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		6 6 6 6
 A Canet (FRA)
 É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		 A Canet (FRA)
 É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		6 6 6
 M Sumarokov (RU1)
 A Alenitsyn (RU1) 		 M Sumarokov (RU1)
 A Alenitsyn (RU1) 		3 0 1
 F Blanchy (FRA)
 J Montariol (FRA) 		w/o  M Sumarokov (RU1)
 A Alenitsyn (RU1) 		2 6 7 6
 V Hansen (DEN)
 L Rovsing (DEN) 		 V Hansen (DEN)
 L Rovsing (DEN) 		6 3 5 3
 J Kodl (BOH)
 K Robětín (BOH) 		w/o  A Canet (FRA)
 É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 		5 6 6 8 8
 O Froitzheim (GER)
 O Kreuzer (GER) 		w/o  F Pipes (AUT)
 A Zborzil (AUT) 		7 2 3 10 10
 C Benckert (SWE)
 W Boström (SWE) 		 C Benckert (SWE)
 W Boström (SWE)
 A Hammacher (GER)
 O Lindpaintner (GER)[a] 		 A Hammacher (GER)
 O Lindpaintner (GER)[a] 		w/o
 P Gyula (HUN)
 Ö Schmid (HUN)[a] 		w/o  C Benckert (SWE)
 W Boström (SWE) 		3 6 1 1
 C Kempe (SWE)
 G Setterwall (SWE) 		w/o  F Pipes (AUT)
 A Zborzil (AUT) 		6 4 6 6
 L Salm (AUT)
 H Planner von Plaun (AUT) 		 L Salm (AUT)
 H Planner von Plaun (AUT) 		w/o
 H Bjørklund (NOR)
 T Smith (NOR) 		0 2 0  F Pipes (AUT)
 A Zborzil (AUT)
 F Pipes (AUT)
 A Zborzil (AUT) 		6 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
 B Hykš (BOH)
 J Šebek (BOH) 		3 4 4
 A Madsen (DEN)
 A Thayssen (DEN) 		6 6 6  A Madsen (DEN)
 A Thayssen (DEN) 		1 2 4
 C-O Nylén (SWE)
 C Wennergren (SWE) 		 C-O Nylén (SWE)
 C Wennergren (SWE) 		6 6 6
 P Segner (HUN)
 E Tóth (HUN) 		w/o  C-O Nylén (SWE)
 C Wennergren (SWE) 		3 5 1
 B von Kehrling (HUN)
 J Zsigmondy (HUN) 		3 6 6 6  H Kitson (RSA)
 C Winslow (RSA) 		6 7 6
 K Robětín (BOH)
 J Zeman (BOH) 		6 1 4 4  B von Kehrling (HUN)
 J Zsigmondy (HUN) 		3 3 9 2
 H Kitson (RSA)
 C Winslow (RSA) 		6 6 6  H Kitson (RSA)
 C Winslow (RSA) 		6 6 7 6
 J Arenholt (DEN)
 V Ingerslev (DEN) 		4 1 4  H Kitson (RSA)
 C Winslow (RSA) 		4 6 7 6
 B Angell (NOR)
 W Stibolt (NOR) 		1 2 0  J Just (BOH)
 L Žemla (BOH) 		6 1 5 4
 J Just (BOH)
 L Žemla (BOH) 		6 6 6  J Just (BOH)
 L Žemla (BOH) 		6 6 6
 C Langaard (NOR)
 R Petersen (NOR) 		 Langaard (NOR)
 Petersen (NOR) 		1 2 4
 R Bertrand (AUT)
 K von Wessely (AUT) 		w/o  J Just (BOH)
 L Žemla (BOH) 		6 8 6
 L Heyden (GER)
 R Spiess (GER) 		3 6 6 4 6  L Heyden (GER)
 R Spiess (GER) 		0 6 4
 T Grönfors (SWE)
 F Möller (SWE) 		6 4 2 6 1  L Heyden (GER)
 R Spiess (GER) 		6 7 6
 O Frederiksen (DEN)
 E Frigast (DEN) 		2 5 3

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Official Olympic sources give different results for this double walkover round. This is probably because none of the teams showed up to the match.

External links

  1. ^ a b "Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 65.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 618
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 630.
  5. ^ "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  • Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 (PDF). Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  • ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
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