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

The (outdoor) men's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. There were 49 competitors from 12 nations.[1] Nations were limited to 8 players each.[2] The event was won by Charles Winslow in an all-South African final over Harold Kitson; they were the nation's first medals in the men's singles. Oscar Kreuzer of Germany won the bronze-medal match against Bohemian Ladislav Žemla.

Men's outdoor singles tennis
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Charles Winslow
VenueÖstermalms IP
Dates28 June – 5 July 1912
Competitors49 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Winslow
 South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harold Kitson
 South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oscar Kreuzer
 Germany
← 1908
1920 →
Men's outdoor singles
Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Events
Outdoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
Indoor
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
← 1908 · Summer Olympics · 1920 →

Background edit

This was the fifth 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. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently.

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][1]

Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. France and Germany both made their fourth appearance, tied for most among all nations.

Competition format edit

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets.

Schedule edit

The tournament was beset by withdrawals; there were 67 entries, necessitating drawing up a bracket for seven rounds, but only 49 men actually started.

Date Time Round
Friday, 28 June 1912 Round of 128
Round of 64
Saturday, 29 June 1912 Round of 128
Round of 64
Round of 32
Sunday, 30 June 1912 Round of 64
Round of 32
Monday, 1 July 1912 Round of 32
Round of 16
Tuesday, 2 July 1912 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 3 July 1912 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Thursday, 4 July 1912 Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Friday, 5 July 1912 Final

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
                     
  Harold Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
  Ludwig Salm (AUT) 2 2 4
  Harold Kitson (RSA) 2 6 6 4 6
  Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 6 3 2 6 3
  Otto von Müller (GER) 4 5 4
  Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 6 7 6
  Harold Kitson (RSA) 5 6 8 6
  Charles Winslow (RSA) 7 4 10 8
  Charles Winslow (RSA) 6 6 8 4 6
  Luis Heyden (GER) 2 4 10 6 3
  Charles Winslow (RSA) 9 7 6 Bronze-medal match
  Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 7 5 2
  Arthur Zborzil (AUT) 4 3 2   Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 2 6 3 1
  Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 6 6 6   Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 6 3 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  H Leffler (SWE) 2 1 0
  H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
  H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
  F Möller (SWE) 2 2 3
  F Möller (SWE)
  J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) w/o
  H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
  H Schomburgk (GER) 2 2 3
  R Spiess (GER) 2 6 3 6 6
  J Just (BOH) 6 3 6 3 1
  R Spiess (GER) 6 1 1
  H Schomburgk (GER) 8 6 4
  H Schomburgk (GER)
  J Montariol (FRA) w/o

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  W Boström (SWE) 6 6 6
  T Smith (NOR) 2 4 1
  W Boström (SWE) 5 4 1
  L Salm (AUT) 7 6 6
  R Peterson (NOR) 1 5 3
  L Salm (AUT) 6 7 6
  L Salm (AUT) 6 5 7 6
  C Wennergren (SWE) 3 7 5 1
  J Zeman (BOH) 1 0 0
  C Wennergren (SWE) 6 6 6
  C Wennergren (SWE) 4 9 6 6 6
  L Rovsing (DEN) 6 7 8 1 1
  L Rovsing (DEN)
  P Segner (HUN) w/o

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  V Hansen (DEN)
  Ö Schmid (HUN) w/o
  V Hansen (DEN) 2 1 8 4
  B von Kehrling (HUN) 6 6 6 6
  C Kempe (SWE) w/o
  B von Kehrling (HUN)
  B von Kehrling (HUN) 2 1 1
  O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
  J Zsigmondy (HUN)
  H Liebisch (AUT) w/o
  J Zsigmondy (HUN) 1 2 0
  O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
  O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
  O Frederiksen (DEN) 2 1 4

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  H Planner von Plaun (AUT) w/o
  R Bertrand (AUT)
  R Bertrand (AUT) w/o
  L Žemla (BOH)
  A Hammacher (GER) w/o
  L Žemla (BOH)
  L Žemla (BOH) 1 4 6 6 6
  L Tapscott (RSA) 6 6 2 4 2
  F Blanchy (FRA) 5 6 6 6
  B Hykš (BOH) 7 1 2 1
  F Blanchy (FRA) 6 7 3 4 4
  J Kodl (BOH) 4 1 2   L Tapscott (RSA) 1 5 6 6 6
  L Tapscott (RSA) 6 6 6   L Tapscott (RSA) 3 7 4 7 7
  F Pipes (AUT) 6 6 6   F Pipes (AUT) 6 5 6 5 5
  O Lindpaintner (GER) 2 3 3

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  A Thayssen (DEN)
  K Ardelt (BOH) w/o   A Thayssen (DEN) 6 6 3 6
  A Madsen (DEN) 1 3 6 3
  A Thayssen (DEN) 4 6 4 4
  C Winslow (RSA) 6 3 6 6
  C Winslow (RSA) 7 6 6
  E Frigast (DEN) 5 2 3
  C Winslow (RSA) 6 8 6
  V Ingerslev (DEN) 4 6 4
  T Grönfors (SWE)
  E Tóth (HUN) w/o
  T Grönfors (SWE) 1 2 2
  V Ingerslev (DEN) 6 6 6
  J Arenholt (DEN) 2 6 0 4
  V Ingerslev (DEN) 6 1 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 9 6 2 5 1
  L Heyden (GER) 7 4 6 7 6
  L Heyden (GER) 6 4 7 7
  A Kelemen (HUN) 3 6 5 5
  L von Baráth (HUN) 1 3 4
  A von Kelemen (HUN) 6 6 6
  L Heyden (GER) 2 7 8 7
  T Pell (USA) 6 5 6 5
  A Canet (FRA) 6 6 6
  C Langaard (NOR) 3 0 1
  A Canet (FRA) 2 3 4
  T Pell (USA) 6 6 6
  P Gyula (HUN)
  T Pell (USA) w/o

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  W Stibolt (NOR)
  D Lawton (FRA) w/o
  W Stibolt (NOR) 1 3 0
  J Šebek (BOH) 6 6 6
  J Šebek (BOH)
  O Froitzheim (GER) w/o
  J Šebek (BOH) 1 0 6 2
  A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 3 6
  K von Wessely (AUT) w/o
  K Robětín (BOH)
  K Robětín (BOH) 4 2 1
  A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 6
  A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 1 6
  C Benckert (SWE) 2 4 6 3

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  O Blom (NED) 3 3 6
  G Setterwall (SWE) 6 6 8
  G Setterwall (SWE) 2 3 13 2
  M Sumarokov (RUS) 6 6 11 6
  M Sumarokov (RUS)
  A Alenitsyn (RUS) w/o
  M Sumarokov (RUS) 2 12 4 0
  O Kreuzer (GER) 6 10 6 6
  O Relly (AUT) w/o
  B Angell (NOR)
  B Angell (NOR) w/o
  O Kreuzer (GER)
  O Kreuzer (GER) 6 6 6
  H Bjørklund (NOR) 0 0 1

Results summary edit

Rank Player Nation Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Charles Winslow   South Africa Bye   E Frigast (DEN)
W 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 		  A Thayssen (DEN)
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 		  V Ingerslev (DEN)
W 6–4, 8–6, 6–4 		  L Heyden (GER)
W 6–2, 6–4, 8–10, 4–6, 6–3 		  O Kreuzer (GER)
W 9–7, 7–5, 6–2 		  H Kitson (RSA)
W 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
  Harold Kitson   South Africa Bye   H Leffler (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 		  F Möller (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		  H Schomburgk (GER)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		  L Salm (AUT)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 		  L Žemla (BOH)
W 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 		  C Winslow (RSA)
L 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
  Oscar Kreuzer   Germany Bye   H Bjørklund (NOR)
W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 		  B Angell (NOR)
W w/o 		  M Sumarokov (RUS)
W 6–2, 2–4, 6–4, 6–0 		  A Zborzil (AUT)
W 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 		  C Winslow (RSA)
L 9–7, 7–5, 6–2 		  L Žemla (BOH)
W 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
4 Ladislav Žemla   Bohemia Bye   A Hammacher (GER)
W w/o 		  R Bertrand (AUT)
W w/o 		  L Tapscott (RSA)
W 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2 		  O von Müller (GER)
W 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 		  H Kitson (RSA)
L 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 		  O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
5 Luis Maria Heyden   Germany Bye   É Mény de Marangue (FRA)
W 7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 		  A Kelemen (HUN)
W 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		  T Pell (USA)
W 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 7–5 		  C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–4, 8–10, 4–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Otto von Müller   Germany Bye   O Frederiksen (DEN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 		  J Zsigmondy (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 		  B von Kehrling (HUN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 		  L Žemla (BOH)
L 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 		did not advance
Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten   Austria Bye   R Peterson (NOR)
W 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 		  W Boström (SWE)
W 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 		  C Wennergren (SWE)
W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 		  H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 		did not advance
Arthur Zborzil   Austria Bye   C Benckert (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 		  K Robětín (BOH)
W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 		  J Šebek (BOH)
W 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 		  O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 		did not advance
9 Vagn Ingerslev   Denmark Bye   J Arenholt (DEN)
W 6–2, 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 		  T Grönfors (SWE)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 		  C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–4, 8–6, 6–4 		did not advance
Béla von Kehrling   Hungary Bye   C Kempe (SWE)
W w/o 		  V Hansen (DEN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 		  O von Müller (GER)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 		did not advance
Theodore Pell   United States Bye   P Gyula (HUN)
W w/o 		  A Canet (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 		  L Heyden (GER)
L 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 7–5 		did not advance
Heinrich Schomburgk   Germany Bye   J Montariol (FRA)
W w/o 		  R Spiess (GER)
W 8–6, 6–1, 6–4 		  H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Josef Šebek   Bohemia Bye   O Froitzheim (SWE)
W w/o 		  W Stibolt (NOR)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 		  A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 		did not advance
Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston   Russia Bye   A Alenitsyn (RUS)
W w/o 		  G Setterwall (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–3, 3–5, 6–2 		  O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–2, 2–4, 6–4, 6–0 		did not advance
Lionel Tapscott   South Africa   J Kodl (BOH)
W 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 		  F Pipes (AUT)
W 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		  F Blanchy (FRA)
W 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 		  L Žemla (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2 		did not advance
Charles Wennergren   Sweden Bye   J Zeman (BOH)
W 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 		  L Rovsing (DEN)
W 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1, 6–1 		  L Salm (AUT)
L 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 		did not advance
17 François Blanchy   France Bye   B Hykš (BOH)
W 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 		  L Tapscott (RSA)
L 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 		did not advance
Wollmar Boström   Sweden Bye   T Smith (NOR)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 		  L Salm (AUT)
L 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 		did not advance
Albert Canet   France Bye   C Langaard (NOR)
W 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 		  T Pell (USA)
L 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 		did not advance
Torsten Grönfors   Sweden Bye   E Tóth (HUN)
W w/o 		  V Ingerslev (DEN)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 		did not advance
Victor Hansen   Denmark Bye   Ö Schmid (HUN)
W w/o 		  B von Kehrling (HUN)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 		did not advance
Aurél von Kelemen   Hungary Bye   L von Baráth (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 		  L Heyden (GER)
L 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		did not advance
Frans Möller   Sweden Bye   J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)
W w/o 		  H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Karel Robětín   Bohemia Bye   K von Wessely (AUT)
W w/o 		  A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 		did not advance
Leif Rovsing   Denmark Bye   P Segner (HUN)
W w/o 		  C Wennergren (SWE)
L 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1, 6–1 		did not advance
Gunnar Setterwall   Sweden Bye   O Blom (NED)
W 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 		  M Sumarokov (RUS)
L 6–2, 6–3, 3–5, 6–2 		did not advance
Robert Spiess   Germany Bye   J Just (BOH)
W 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 		  H Schomburgk (GER)
L 8–6, 6–1, 6–4 		did not advance
Willem Stibolt   Norway Bye   D Lawton (FRA)
W w/o 		  J Šebek (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 		did not advance
Axel Thayssen   Denmark   K Ardelt (BOH)
W w/o 		  A Madsen (DEN)
W 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 		  C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 		did not advance
Jenő Zsigmondy   Hungary Bye   H Liebisch (AUT)
W w/o 		  O von Müller (GER)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 		did not advance
31 Jørgen Arenholt   Denmark Bye   V Ingerslev (DEN)
L 6–2, 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 		did not advance
Leó von Baráth   Hungary Bye   A von Kelemen (HUN)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 		did not advance
Curt Benckert   Sweden Bye   A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Herman Bjørklund   Norway Bye   O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 		did not advance
Otto Blom   Netherlands Bye   G Setterwall (SWE)
L 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 		did not advance
Trygve Smith   Norway Bye   W Boström (SWE)
L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 		did not advance
Ove Frederiksen   Denmark Bye   O von Müller (GER)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 		did not advance
Ernst Frigast   Denmark Bye   C Winslow (RSA)
L 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Bohuslav Hykš   Bohemia Bye   F Blanchy (FRA)
L 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 		did not advance
Jaroslav Just   Bohemia Bye   R Spiess (GER)
L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 		did not advance
Conrad Langaard   Norway Bye   A Canet (FRA)
L 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 		did not advance
Hakon Leffler   Sweden Bye   H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 		did not advance
Aage Madsen   Denmark Bye   A Thayssen (DEN)
L 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Édouard Mény de Marangue   France Bye   L Heyden (GER)
L 7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 		did not advance
Richard Peterson   Norway Bye   L Salm (AUT)
L 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 		did not advance
Felix Pipes   Austria   O Lindpaintner (GER)
W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 		  L Tapscott (RSA)
L 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		did not advance
Jaromír Zeman   Bohemia Bye   C Wennergren (SWE)
L 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 		did not advance
48 Jiří Kodl   Bohemia   L Tapscott (RSA)
L 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 		did not advance
Otto Lindpaintner   Germany   F Pipes (AUT)
L 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 		did not advance
— Aleksandr Alenitsyn   Russia Bye   M Sumarokov (RUS)
L w/o 		did not advance
Bjarne Angell   Norway Bye   O Relly (AUT)
W w/o 		  O Kreuzer (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Karel Ardelt   Bohemia   A Thayssen (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Rudolf Bertrand   Austria Bye   H Planner von Plaun (AUT)
W w/o 		  L Žemla (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance
Paller Gyula   Hungary Bye   T Pell (USA)
L w/o 		did not advance
Otto Froitzheim   Germany Bye   J Šebek (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance
Adolf Hammacher   Bohemia Bye   L Žemla (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Carl Kempe   Sweden Bye   B von Kehrling (HUN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Daniel Lawton   France Bye   W Stibolt (NOR)
L w/o 		did not advance
Hermann Liebisch   Austria Bye   J Zsigmondy (HUN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Jean Montariol   France Bye   H Schomburgk (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Herbert Planner von Plaun   Austria Bye   R Bertrand (AUT)
L w/o 		did not advance
Otto Relly   Austria Bye   B Angell (NOR)
L w/o 		did not advance
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh   France Bye   F Möller (SWE)
L w/o 		did not advance
Ödön Schmid   Hungary Bye   V Hansen (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Pál Segner   Hungary Bye   L Rovsing (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Ede Tóth   Hungary Bye   T Grönfors (SWE)
L w/o 		did not advance
Kurt von Wessely   Austria Bye   K Robětín (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 65.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 618
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 630.
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