Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games – Men's doubles

Men's doubles tennis
at the 1906 Intercalated Games
VenueAthens Lawn Tennis Club
Date23–28 April
Competitors12 teams from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Max Decugis
Maurice Germot		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ioannis Ballis
Xenophon Kasdaglis		  Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ladislav Žemla
Zdeněk Žemla		  Bohemia
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Main article: Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games

The men's doubles was one of four lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games programme. The tournament was played on clay courts at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club.

Frenchmen Max Decugis and Maurice Germot won the gold medal[1] by defeating Greeks Ioannis Ballis and Xenophon Kasdaglis in five sets.

This is one of two events that featured a specific match to determine the bronze medal winner (the other being the women's doubles),[2] in which Bohemians Ladislav Žemla and Zdeněk Žemla defeated Greeks Georgios Simiriotis and Nikolaos Zarifis in straight sets.

Draw

Key

Draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal Match
 M Decugis (FRA)
 M Germot (FRA) 		6 6
 K Beukema (NED)
 G Scheurleer (NED) 		4 0
 M Decugis (FRA)
 M Germot (FRA) 		6 6
 L Žemla (BOH)
 Z Žemla (BOH) 		w/o  L Žemla (BOH)
 Z Žemla (BOH) 		3 4
 A Goergiadis (GRE)
 D Syriotis (GRE) 		 L Žemla (BOH)
 Z Žemla (BOH) 		6 6
 H Byington (USA)
 R Schauffler (USA) 		w/o  H Byington (USA)
 R Schauffler (USA) 		3 3
 J Giraud (FRA)
 J Whittal (GBR) 		 M Decugis (FRA)
 M Germot (FRA) 		6 9 3 0 6
 H Giraud (FRA)
 D Whittal (GBR) 		 I Ballis (GRE)
 X Kasdaglis (GRE) 		3 7 6 6 0
 P Manesis (GRE)
 H Melis (GRE) 		w/o  P Manesis (GRE)
 H Melis (GRE)
 V Károly (HUN)
 J Žemla (BOH) 		 I Ballis (GRE)
 X Kasdaglis (GRE) 		w/o
 I Ballis (GRE)
 X Kasdaglis (GRE) 		w/o  I Ballis (GRE)
 X Kasdaglis (GRE) 		7 6 Bronze Medal Match
 G Simiriotis (GRE)
 N Zarifis (GRE) 		5 4
 I Ketseas (GRE)
 G Skouzes (GRE) 		7 1  L Žemla (BOH)
 Z Žemla (BOH) 		6 6
 G Simiriotis (GRE)
 N Zarifis (GRE) 		9 6  G Simiriotis (GRE)
 N Zarifis (GRE) 		2 3

References

  1. ^ Hernández, Pedro (1 June 2018). "Historias de Roland Garros: Max Decugis, maestro de los Mosqueteros" [Roland Garros stories: Max Decugis, master of the Musketeers] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Retrieved 23 July 2018. In 1906, he won the gold medal in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Athens Olympics.
  2. ^ "Olympic Tennis Event - Medallists". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Athens 1906: The Women's Singles and Men's Doubles, however, did have the usual bronze play-off.