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Singles, Men

Date	28 June – 5 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Östermalms Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Participants	49 from 12 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

With most of the top British and Commonwealth players absent, playing at Wimbledon, this tournament was not of the top rank. The top player in the world in 1912 was New Zealand’s Anthony “Tony” Wilding. Wilding was Wimbledon champion in 1910 and 1911, and won again in 1912, during the Olympic championship, and won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship in 1913. The only American who competed at Stockholm, Roosevelt Pell, was not of the top rank, his best finish ever at the United States’ championships coming in 1915, when he lost in the semi-finals.

In Wildings absence, the Olympic men’s singles final came down to two South Africans, Charles Winslow and Harry Kitson. Kitson had the better career record, winning the South African championship in 1905, 1908, 1911, and 1913, while Winslow would win that title only once, in 1914. But at Stockholm, Winslow held on to defeat Kitson and win the Olympic gold medal in four sets.

Pos	Nr	Player	NOC
1	–	Charles Winslow	RSA	Gold
2	–	Harry Kitson	RSA	Silver
3	–	Oskar Kreuzer	GER	Bronze
4	–	Ladislav Žemla	BOH
=5	–	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT
=5	–	Otto von Müller	GER
=5	–	Luis Maria Heyden	GER
=5	–	Arthur Zborzil	AUT
=9	–	Heinrich Schomburgk	GER
=9	–	Charles Wennergren	SWE
=9	–	Béla Kehrling	HUN
=9	–	Eric Tapscott	RSA
=9	–	Vagn Ingerslev	DEN
=9	–	Roosevelt Pell	USA
=9	–	Josef Šebek	BOH
=9	–	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston	RUS
=17	–	Frans Möller	SWE
=17	–	Robert Spies	GER
=17	–	Wollmar Boström	SWE
=17	–	Leif Rovsing	DEN
=17	–	Victor Hansen	DEN
=17	–	Jenő Zsigmondy	HUN
=17	–	Jean-François Blanchy	FRA
=17	–	Axel Thayssen	DEN
=17	–	Torsten Grönfors	SWE
=17	–	Aurél Kelemen	HUN
=17	–	Albert Canet	FRA
=17	–	Noble Stibolt	NOR
=17	–	Karel Fuchs	BOH
=17	–	Gunnar Setterwall	SWE
=31	–	Hakon Leffler	SWE
=31	–	Jaroslav Just	BOH
=31	–	Trygve Smith	NOR
=31	–	Richard Peterson	NOR
=31	–	Jaromír Zeman	BOH
=31	–	Ove Frederiksen	DEN
=31	–	Bohuslav Hykš	BOH
=31	–	Fritz Felix Piepes	AUT
=31	–	Aage Madsen	DEN
=31	–	Peter Frigast	DEN
=31	–	Jørgen Arenholt	DEN
=31	–	Édouard Mény de Marangue	FRA
=31	–	Leó Baráth	HUN
=31	–	Conrad Langaard	NOR
=31	–	Curt Benckert	SWE
=31	–	Otto Blom	NED
=31	–	Herman Bjørklund	NOR
=48	–	Jiří Kodl	BOH
=48	–	Paul Lindpaintner	GER
DNS	–	Aleksandr Alenitsyn	RUS
DNS	–	Bjarne Angell	NOR
DNS	–	Rudolf Bertrand	AUT
DNS	–	Otto Froitzheim	GER
DNS	–	Gyula Paller	HUN
DNS	–	Adolf Hammacher	GER
DNS	–	Carl Kempe	SWE
DNS	–	Daniel Lawton	FRA
DNS	–	Hermann Liebisch	AUT
DNS	–	Jean Montariol	FRA
DNS	–	Herbert Planner von Plaun	AUT
DNS	–	Otto Relly	AUT
DNS	–	Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh	FRA
DNS	–	Ödön Schmid	HUN
DNS	–	Pál Segner	HUN
DNS	–	Ede Tóth	HUN
DNS	–	Kurt von Wessely	AUT
DNS	–	Karel Ardelt	BOH

Round One (28 – 29 June 1912)

Match #1	Hakon Leffler	SWE			bye
Match #2	Harry Kitson	RSA			bye
Match #3	Frans Möller	SWE			bye
Match #4	Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh	FRA			bye
Match #5	Robert Spies	GER			bye
Match #6	Jaroslav Just	BOH			bye
Match #7	Heinrich Schomburgk	GER			bye
Match #8	Jean Montariol	FRA			bye
Match #9	Wollmar Boström	SWE			bye
Match #10	Trygve Smith	NOR			bye
Match #11	Richard Peterson	NOR			bye
Match #12	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT			bye
Match #13	Jaromír Zeman	BOH			bye
Match #14	Charles Wennergren	SWE			bye
Match #15	Leif Rovsing	DEN			bye
Match #16	Pál Segner	HUN			bye
Match #17	Victor Hansen	DEN			bye
Match #18	Ödön Schmid	HUN			bye
Match #19	Béla Kehrling	HUN			bye
Match #20	Carl Kempe	SWE			bye
Match #21	Jenő Zsigmondy	HUN			bye
Match #22	Hermann Liebisch	AUT			bye
Match #23	Otto von Müller	GER			bye
Match #24	Ove Frederiksen	DEN			bye
Match #25	Herbert Planner von Plaun	AUT			bye
Match #26	Rudolf Bertrand	AUT			bye
Match #27	Adolf Hammacher	GER			bye
Match #28	Ladislav Žemla	BOH			bye
Match #29	Jean-François Blanchy	FRA			bye
Match #30	Bohuslav Hykš	BOH			bye
Match #31	Eric Tapscott	RSA	Jiří Kodl	BOH	6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Match #32	Fritz Felix Piepes	AUT	Paul Lindpaintner	GER	6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Match #33	Axel Thayssen	DEN	Karel Ardelt	BOH	walkover
Match #34	Aage Madsen	DEN			bye
Match #35	Charles Winslow	RSA			bye
Match #36	Peter Frigast	DEN			bye
Match #37	Torsten Grönfors	SWE			bye
Match #38	Ede Tóth	HUN			bye
Match #39	Jørgen Arenholt	DEN			bye
Match #40	Vagn Ingerslev	DEN			bye
Match #41	Édouard Mény de Marangue	FRA			bye
Match #42	Luis Maria Heyden	GER			bye
Match #43	Leó Baráth	HUN			bye
Match #44	Aurél Kelemen	HUN			bye
Match #45	Albert Canet	FRA			bye
Match #46	Conrad Langaard	NOR			bye
Match #47	Gyula Paller	HUN			bye
Match #48	Roosevelt Pell	USA			bye
Match #49	Noble Stibolt	NOR			bye
Match #50	Daniel Lawton	FRA			bye
Match #51	Josef Šebek	BOH			bye
Match #52	Otto Froitzheim	GER			bye
Match #53	Karel Fuchs	BOH			bye
Match #54	Kurt von Wessely	AUT			bye
Match #55	Arthur Zborzil	AUT			bye
Match #56	Curt Benckert	SWE			bye
Match #57	Otto Blom	NED			bye
Match #58	Gunnar Setterwall	SWE			bye
Match #59	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston	RUS			bye
Match #60	Aleksandr Alenitsyn	RUS			bye
Match #61	Otto Relly	AUT			bye
Match #62	Bjarne Angell	NOR			bye
Match #63	Oskar Kreuzer	GER			bye
Match #64	Herman Bjørklund	NOR			bye

Round Two (28 – 30 June 1912)

Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match #1	Harry Kitson	RSA	Hakon Leffler	SWE	6-2, 6-1, 6-0
Match #2	Frans Möller	SWE	Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh	FRA	walkover
Match #3	Robert Spies	GER	Jaroslav Just	BOH	2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Match #4	Heinrich Schomburgk	GER	Jean Montariol	FRA	walkover
Match #5	Wollmar Boström	SWE	Trygve Smith	NOR	6-2, 6-4, 6-1
Match #6	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT	Richard Peterson	NOR	6-1, 7-5, 6-3
Match #7	Charles Wennergren	SWE	Jaromír Zeman	BOH	6-1, 6-0, 6-0
Match #8	Leif Rovsing	DEN	Pál Segner	HUN	walkover
Match #9	Victor Hansen	DEN	Ödön Schmid	HUN	walkover
Match #10	Béla Kehrling	HUN	Carl Kempe	SWE	walkover
Match #11	Jenő Zsigmondy	HUN	Hermann Liebisch	AUT	walkover
Match #12	Otto von Müller	GER	Ove Frederiksen	DEN	6-2, 6-1, 6-4
Match #13 1	Rudolf Bertrand	AUT	Herbert Planner von Plaun	AUT
Match #14	Ladislav Žemla	BOH	Adolf Hammacher	GER	walkover
Match #15	Jean-François Blanchy	FRA	Bohuslav Hykš	BOH	5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
Match #16	Eric Tapscott	RSA	Fritz Felix Piepes	AUT	3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Match #17	Axel Thayssen	DEN	Aage Madsen	DEN	6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Match #18	Charles Winslow	RSA	Peter Frigast	DEN	7-5, 6-2, 6-3
Match #19	Torsten Grönfors	SWE	Ede Tóth	HUN	walkover
Match #20	Vagn Ingerslev	DEN	Jørgen Arenholt	DEN	6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
Match #21	Luis Maria Heyden	GER	Édouard Mény de Marangue	FRA	7-9, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1
Match #22	Aurél Kelemen	HUN	Leó Baráth	HUN	6-1, 6-3, 6-4
Match #23	Albert Canet	FRA	Conrad Langaard	NOR	6-3, 6-0, 6-1
Match #24	Roosevelt Pell	USA	Gyula Paller	HUN	walkover
Match #25	Noble Stibolt	NOR	Daniel Lawton	FRA	walkover
Match #26	Josef Šebek	BOH	Otto Froitzheim	GER	walkover
Match #27	Karel Fuchs	BOH	Kurt von Wessely	AUT	walkover
Match #28	Arthur Zborzil	AUT	Curt Benckert	SWE	6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Match #29	Gunnar Setterwall	SWE	Otto Blom	NED	6-3, 6-3, 8-6
Match #30	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston	RUS	Aleksandr Alenitsyn	RUS	walkover
Match #31	Bjarne Angell	NOR	Otto Relly	AUT	walkover
Match #32	Oskar Kreuzer	GER	Herman Bjørklund	NOR	6-0, 6-0, 6-1

Round Three (29 June – 1 July 1912)

Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match #1	Harry Kitson	RSA	Frans Möller	SWE	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Match #2	Heinrich Schomburgk	GER	Robert Spies	GER	8-6, 6-1, 4-1
Match #3	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT	Wollmar Boström	SWE	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
Match #4	Charles Wennergren	SWE	Leif Rovsing	DEN	4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1
Match #5	Béla Kehrling	HUN	Victor Hansen	DEN	6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4
Match #6	Otto von Müller	GER	Jenő Zsigmondy	HUN	6-1, 6-2, 6-0
Match #7	Ladislav Žemla	BOH	Rudolf Bertrand	AUT	walkover
Match #8	Eric Tapscott	RSA	Jean-François Blanchy	FRA	1-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Match #9	Charles Winslow	RSA	Axel Thayssen	DEN	6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Match #10	Vagn Ingerslev	DEN	Torsten Grönfors	SWE	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Match #11	Luis Maria Heyden	GER	Aurél Kelemen	HUN	6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Match #12	Roosevelt Pell	USA	Albert Canet	FRA	6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Match #13	Josef Šebek	BOH	Noble Stibolt	NOR	6-1, 6-3, 6-0
Match #14	Arthur Zborzil	AUT	Karel Fuchs	BOH	6-4, 6-2, 6-1
Match #15	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston	RUS	Gunnar Setterwall	SWE	6-2, 6-3, 11-13, 6-2
Match #16	Oskar Kreuzer	GER	Bjarne Angell	NOR	walkover

Round Four (1 July 1912)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Harry Kitson	RSA	Heinrich Schomburgk	GER	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Match #2	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT	Charles Wennergren	SWE	6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1
Match #3	Otto von Müller	GER	Béla Kehrling	HUN	6-2, 6-1, 6-1
Match #4	Ladislav Žemla	BOH	Eric Tapscott	RSA	1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Match #5	Charles Winslow	RSA	Vagn Ingerslev	DEN	6-4, 8-6, 6-4
Match #6	Luis Maria Heyden	GER	Roosevelt Pell	USA	2-6, 7-5, 8-6, 7-5
Match #7	Arthur Zborzil	AUT	Josef Šebek	BOH	6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
Match #8	Oskar Kreuzer	GER	Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston	RUS	6-2, 10-12, 6-4, 6-0

Quarter-Finals (2 – 3 July 1912)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Harry Kitson	RSA	Ludwig, Count von Salm-Hoogstraeten	AUT	6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Match #2	Ladislav Žemla	BOH	Otto von Müller	GER	6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Match #3	Charles Winslow	RSA	Luis Maria Heyden	GER	6-2, 6-4, 8-10, 4-6, 6-3
Match #4	Oskar Kreuzer	GER	Arthur Zborzil	AUT	6-4, 6-3, 6-2

Semi-Finals (3 – 4 July 1912)

Winner of each match advanced to the final.

Match #1	Harry Kitson	RSA		Ladislav Žemla	BOH		2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Match #2	Charles Winslow	RSA		Oskar Kreuzer	GER		9-7, 7-5, 6-2

Final Round (4 – 5 July 1912)

Match 1/2	Charles Winslow	RSA		Harry Kitson	RSA		7-5, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6
Match 3/4	Oskar Kreuzer	GER		Ladislav Žemla	BOH		6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1