Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Edition	7
Surface	Red clay
Location	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Champions
Men's Singles
Vincent Richards (USA)
Women's Singles
Helen Wills Moody (USA)
Men's Doubles
Francis Hunter / Vincent Richards (USA)
Women's Doubles
Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills Moody United States (USA)
Mixed Doubles
Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams (USA)

Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.(See ITF Guide).

After the 1924 Olympics, the tennis competition would be banned until 1988. The mixed doubles competition returned not until the 2012 Olympics.

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	5	1	0	6
2	France (FRA)	0	3	1	4
3	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	2	3
4	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
4	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	1	1
Total		5	5	5	15

Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Singles	Vincent Richards United States (USA)	Henri Cochet France (FRA)	Umberto De Morpurgo Italy (ITA)
Men's Doubles	Francis Hunter and Vincent Richards United States (USA)	Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet France (FRA)	Jean Borotra and René Lacoste France (FRA)
Women's Singles	Helen Wills Moody United States (USA)	Julie Vlasto France (FRA)	Kathleen McKane Great Britain (GBR)
Women's Doubles	Hazel Wightman and Helen Wills Moody United States (USA)	Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane Great Britain (GBR)	Evelyn Colyer and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron Great Britain (GBR)
Mixed Doubles	Hazel Wightman and Richard Williams United States (USA)	Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards United States (USA)	Kornelia Bouman and Hendrik Timmer Netherlands (NED)

Participating nations

There were 124 tennis players from 27 countries.

Argentina (5)
Australia (2)
Belgium (8)
Chile (2)
Republic of China (4)^[1]
Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (5)
Finland (4)
France (10)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (3)
Hungary (5)
India (6)
Ireland (4)
Italy (8)

Japan (4)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (4)
Portugal (1)
Romania (3)
South Africa (4)
Spain (8)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
United States (9)
Yugoslavia (1)

References

↑ (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIII^e Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012. 39 seulement s’alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait.

Events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Athletics Boxing Basque pelota (demonstration) Canoeing (demonstration) Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics La canne (demonstration) Modern pentathlon Polo Rowing Rugby Sailing Savate (demonstration) Shooting Swimming Tennis Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Art competitions (unofficial)

Tennis at the Summer Olympics

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