Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's outdoor singles
Tennis at the Olympics
Men's outdoor singles tennisat the Games of the IV Olympiad
Major Ritchie
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Dates 6 July (rounds 1–3) 7 July (rounds 2 and 3) 8 July (round 3) 9 July (quarterfinals) 10 July (semifinal) 11 July (semifinal, final) Competitors 31 from 9 nations
1908 tennis event results
The men's (outdoor) singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The tournament was played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club .[ 1] There were 31 competitors from 9 nations.[ 1] Nations could enter up to 12 players.[ 2] The event was won by Major Ritchie of Great Britain, the nation's third victory in four Games. Otto Froitzheim earned Germany's first medal in the event with his silver. Another Briton, Wilberforce Eaves , took bronze.
Background
This was the fourth appearance of the men's singles 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. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984. In 1908, for the first time of two, an indoor version was held concurrently.
The top players did not compete in this event. Arthur Gore played only in the indoor event. William Larned , Norman Brookes , Anthony Wilding , and Laurence Doherty were noted absences.[ 1] [ 3] Major Ritchie was a solid player, having gone deep into Wimbledon multiple times but never having won in singles (he took doubles titles in 1908 and 1910 with Wilding).
Austria, Bohemia, Canada, the Netherlands, and South Africa each made their debut in the event. France, Germany, and Great Britain each made their third appearance, tied for most among all nations.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament. For the first time at the Olympics, a bronze medal match was played. All matches were best-of-five sets.
Schedule
The schedule was impacted by rain, with matches adjourned overnight on occasion.
The Olympics started three days after the end of the 1908 Wimbledon Championships , a scheduling issue which the Official Report recommended avoiding in the future.[ 3]
Date
Time
Round
Monday, 6 July 1908
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16
Tuesday, 7 July 1908
Round of 32 Round of 16
Wednesday, 8 July 1908
Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Thursday, 9 July 1908
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Friday, 10 July 1908
Quarterfinals Semifinals
Saturday, 11 July 1908
Bronze medal match Final
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Results summary
Rank
Player
Nation
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Major Ritchie
Great Britain
Bye
V Gauntlett (RSA ) W 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
W Crawley (GBR ) W 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
M Germot (FRA ) W 6–0, 6–4r
W Eaves (GBR ) W 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
O Froitzheim (GER ) W 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Otto Froitzheim
Germany
K Powell (GBR ) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
O Kreuzer (GER ) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
JC Parke (GBR ) W 6–4, 11–9, 6–4
G Caridia (GBR ) W 6–4, 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
J Richardson (RSA ) W 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
M Ritchie (GBR ) L 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Wilberforce Eaves
Great Britain
R Kinzl (AUT ) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
K von Wessely (AUT ) W w/o
M von Bissing (GER ) W 8–6, 7–5, 7–5
C Dixon (GBR ) W 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
M Ritchie (GBR ) L 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
J Richardson (RSA ) W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
4
John Richardson
South Africa
Bye
M Decugis (FRA ) W w/o
J Foulkes (CAN ) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
C Brown (CAN ) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
O Froitzheim (GER ) L 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
W Eaves (GBR ) L 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
5
George Caridia
Great Britain
Bye
H Kitson (RSA ) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
R Powell (CAN ) W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
O Froitzheim (GER ) L 6–4, 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
did not advance
Charles P. Dixon
Great Britain
F Rahe (GER ) W 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
D Lauber (HUN ) W 6–1, 6–0, 6–0
B Hykš (BOH ) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
W Eaves (GBR ) L 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
did not advance
Maurice Germot
France
Bye
H Schomburgk (GER ) W 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
V Károly (BOH ) W w/o
M Ritchie (GBR ) L 6–0, 6–4r
did not advance
Claude Russell-Brown
Canada
Bye
Z Žemla (BOH ) W w/o
D Slíva (BOH ) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
J Richardson (RSA ) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
did not advance
9
Moritz von Bissing
Germany
G Ball-Greene (GBR ) W w/o
A Zborzil (AUT ) W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
W Eaves (GBR ) L 8–6, 7–5, 7–5
did not advance
Walter Crawley
Great Britain
Bye
G Hillyard (GBR ) W w/o
M Ritchie (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
did not advance
J. F. Foulkes
Canada
Bye
R van Lennep (NED ) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
J Richardson (RSA ) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
did not advance
Bohuslav Hykš
Bohemia
O Schmid (HUN ) W w/o
J Zsigmondy (HUN ) W 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
C Dixon (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
did not advance
James Cecil Parke
Great Britain
J Rössler-Ořovský (BOH ) W w/o
E Tóth (HUN ) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
O Froitzheim (GER ) L 6–4, 11–9, 6–4
did not advance
Robert Powell
Canada
C van Lennep (NED ) W 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
L Žemla (BOH ) W 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–1
G Caridia (GBR ) L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
did not advance
David Slíva
Bohemia
Bye
J Žemla (BOH ) W w/o
C Brown (CAN ) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
did not advance
16
Victor Gauntlett (tennis)
South Africa
Bye
M Ritchie (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
did not advance
Harold Kitson
South Africa
Bye
G Caridia (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
did not advance
Oscar Kreuzer
Germany
F Pipes (AUT ) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
O Froitzheim (GER ) L 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
did not advance
Dezső Lauber
Hungary
Bye
C Dixon (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–0, 6–0
did not advance
Heinrich Schomburgk
Germany
Bye
M Germot (FRA ) L 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
did not advance
Ede Tóth
Hungary
J Mičovský (BOH ) W 6–3, 2–1r
JC Parke (GBR ) L 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
did not advance
Roelof van Lennep
Netherlands
Bye
JF Foulkes (CAN ) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
did not advance
Arthur Zborzil
Austria
A Gore (GBR ) W w/o
M von Bissing (GER ) L 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
did not advance
Ladislav Žemla
Bohemia
L Doherty (GBR ) W w/o
R Powell (CAN ) L 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–1
did not advance
Jenő Zsigmondy
Hungary
L Ivánka (HUN ) W w/o
B Hykš (BOH ) L 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
did not advance
26
Kenneth Powell
Great Britain
O Froitzheim (GER ) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
did not advance
Rolf Kinzl
Austria
W Eaves (GBR ) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
did not advance
Josef Mičovský
Bohemia
E Tóth (HUN ) L 6–3, 2–1r
did not advance
Felix Pipes
Austria
O Kreuzer (GER ) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
did not advance
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Germany
C Dixon (GBR ) L 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
did not advance
Christiaan van Lennep
Netherlands
R Powell (CAN ) L 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
did not advance
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Herbert Roper Barrett
Great Britain
K von Wessely (AUT ) L w/o
did not advance
G Ball-Greene
Great Britain
M von Bissing (GER ) L w/o
did not advance
Max Decugis
France
Bye
J Richardson (RSA ) L w/o
did not advance
Laurence Doherty
Great Britain
L Žemla (BOH ) L w/o
did not advance
Arthur Gore
Great Britain
A Zborzil (AUT ) L w/o
did not advance
George Hillyard
Great Britain
Bye
W Crawley (GBR ) L w/o
did not advance
L. Ivánka
Hungary
J Zsigmondy (HUN ) L w/o
did not advance
Vitus Károly
Bohemia
Bye
H Suckling (CAN ) W w/o
M Germot (FRA ) L w/o
did not advance
Josef Rössler-Ořovský
Bohemia
JC Parke (GBR ) L w/o
did not advance
Ödön Schmid
Hungary
B Hykš (BOH ) L w/o
did not advance
Hedley Suckling
Canada
Bye
Vitus Károly (BOH ) L w/o
did not advance
Kurt von Wessely
Austria
HR Barrett (GBR ) W w/o
W Eaves (GBR ) L w/o
did not advance
Jaroslav Žemla
Bohemia
Bye
D Slíva (BOH ) L w/o
did not advance
Zdeněk Žemla
Bohemia
Bye
C Brown (CAN ) L w/o
did not advance
References
^ a b c "Singles, Men" . Olympedia . Retrieved 18 December 2020 .
^ Official Report, p. 35.
^ a b Official Report, p. 209.
External links
Demonstration Indoor Outdoor