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Singles, Men

Date16 – 23 August 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationRoyal Beerschot Tennis & Hockey Club, Antwerpen
Participants41 from 14 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The men’s field was somewhat weak, from an international standpoint. The three top players in the world were Gerald Patterson of Australia and Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston of the United States. Patterson entered but withdrew because of business conflicts. Tilden and Johnston never entered, nor did any American, because the Olympic events were scheduled at the same time as the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills. In that event, Tilden defeated Johnston in the finals in five sets. The gold medalist at Antwerp, Louis Raymond, had no significant international record outside of his Olympic title. The Olympics was his first major title but he won the South African championship from 1921-24, and then again in 1930-31.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Louis RaymondRSAGold
2Ichiya KumagaeJPNSilver
3Charles WinslowRSABronze
4Noel TurnbullGBR
=5Sune MalmströmSWE
=5José Manuel AlonsoESP
=5George DoddRSA
=5Gordon LoweGBR
=9Armand SimonSUI
=9Jacques BrugnonFRA
=9Mino, Conte Balbi Di RobeccoITA
=9Alfred BeamishGBR
=9Albert LammensBEL
=9Seiichiro KashioJPN
=9Cesare ColomboITA
=9Jean WasherBEL
=17Enrique de SatrústeguiESP
=17Ladislav ŽemlaTCH
=17Maurice Van Den BemdenBEL
=17Alberto ChiesaSUI
=17José Miguel Fernández de LiencresESP1
=17Max WoosnamGBR
=17Karel ArdeltTCH
=17Victor de LaveleyeBEL
=17Carl-Eric von BraunSWE
=17Max DecugisFRA
=17Erik TegnerDEN
=17Avgoustos ZerlentisGRE
=17Jack NielsenNOR
=17Jean-Pierre SamazeuilhFRA
=17Ronald ThomasAUS
=32Albert LindqvistSWE
=32Jaroslav JustTCH
=32Otto WofekTCH
=32José María AlonsoESP
=32Hans SÿzSUI
=32Conrad LangaardNOR
=32Alberto, Conte BonacossaITA
=32Henning MüllerSWE
=32Brian NortonRSA
=32Jean-François BlanchyFRA
DNSJ. SchollerSUI
DNSGerald PattersonAUS
DNSLeopold NypelsNED

Round One

Date16 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Armand SimonSUIbye
Match #2Enrique de SatrústeguiESPbye
Match #3Sune MalmströmSWEbye
Match #4Ladislav ŽemlaTCHbye
Match #5Louis RaymondRSAbye
Match #6Maurice Van Den BemdenBELbye
Match #7Jacques BrugnonFRAbye
Match #8Alberto ChiesaSUIbye
Match #9Noel TurnbullGBRbye
Match #10J. SchollerSUIbye
Match #1116 AugJosé Miguel Fernández de LiencresESP0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2Albert LindqvistSWE
Match #12Mino, Conte Balbi Di RobeccoITAGerald PattersonAUSwalkover
Match #13Karel ArdeltTCHLeopold NypelsNEDwalkover
Match #1416 AugAlfred BeamishGBR6-1, 6-3, 6-4Otto WofekTCH
Match #1516 AugJosé Manuel AlonsoESP6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2Jaroslav JustTCH
Match #1616 AugMax WoosnamGBR3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3Henning MüllerSWE
Match #1716 AugCarl-Eric von BraunSWE4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2Alberto, Conte BonacossaITA
Match #1816 AugAlbert LammensBEL6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5Hans SÿzSUI
Match #1916 AugIchiya KumagaeJPN7-5, 6-3, 6-2José María AlonsoESP
Match #2016 AugVictor de LaveleyeBEL6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3Conrad LangaardNOR
Match #2116 AugMax DecugisFRA6-4, 12-10, 2-6, 8-6Brian NortonRSA
Match #2216 AugGeorge DoddRSA2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 9-7Jean-François BlanchyFRA
Match #23Erik TegnerDENbye
Match #24Seiichiro KashioJPNbye
Match #25Avgoustos ZerlentisGREbye
Match #26Gordon LoweGBRbye
Match #27Jack NielsenNORbye
Match #28Cesare ColomboITAbye
Match #29Jean-Pierre SamazeuilhFRAbye
Match #30Charles WinslowRSAbye
Match #31Ronald ThomasAUSbye
Match #32Jean WasherBELbye

Round Two

Date16 – 18 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Armand SimonSUI3-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-8, 6-2Enrique de SatrústeguiESP
Match #2Sune MalmströmSWE4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5Ladislav ŽemlaTCH
Match #3Louis RaymondRSA7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1Maurice Van Den BemdenBEL
Match #4Jacques BrugnonFRA6-4, 7-5, 6-4Alberto ChiesaSUI
Match #5Noel TurnbullGBRJ. SchollerSUIwalkover
Match #617 AugMino, Conte Balbi Di RobeccoITA6-2, 6-4, 6-1José Miguel Fernández de LiencresESP
Match #717 AugAlfred BeamishGBR6-2, 6-4, 6-3Karel ArdeltTCH
Match #817 AugJosé Manuel AlonsoESP6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3Max WoosnamGBR
Match #917 AugAlbert LammensBEL6-2, 6-1, 6-1Carl-Eric von BraunSWE
Match #1017 AugIchiya KumagaeJPN6-0, 6-1, 6-0Victor de LaveleyeBEL
Match #1117 AugGeorge DoddRSA6-2, 6-1, 6-1Max DecugisFRA
Match #12Seiichiro KashioJPN6-3, 6-1, 6-2Erik TegnerDEN
Match #13Gordon LoweGBR14-12, 8-10, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4Avgoustos ZerlentisGRE
Match #14Cesare ColomboITA6-2, 6-3, 6-1Jack NielsenNOR
Match #15Charles WinslowRSA7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Jean-Pierre SamazeuilhFRA
Match #16Jean WasherBEL6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4Ronald ThomasAUS

Round Three

Date18 – 20 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 AugSune MalmströmSWE6-2, 6-2, 6-0Armand SimonSUI
Match #218 AugLouis RaymondRSA3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1Jacques BrugnonFRA
Match #318 AugNoel TurnbullGBR3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-8, 6-2Mino, Conte Balbi Di RobeccoITA
Match #4José Manuel AlonsoESP6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1Alfred BeamishGBR
Match #5Ichiya KumagaeJPN7-5, 6-1, 6-4Albert LammensBEL
Match #6George DoddRSA6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1Seiichiro KashioJPN
Match #7Gordon LoweGBR6-4, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5Cesare ColomboITA
Match #8Charles WinslowRSA8-6, 6-4, 6-1Jean WasherBEL

Quarter-Finals

Date21 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #121 AugLouis RaymondRSA6-3, 6-1, 6-1Sune MalmströmSWE
Match #221 AugNoel TurnbullGBR0-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5José Manuel AlonsoESP
Match #321 AugIchiya KumagaeJPN7-5, 6-1, 6-1George DoddRSA
Match #421 AugCharles WinslowRSA6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2Gordon LoweGBR

Semi-Finals

Date22 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #122 AugLouis RaymondRSA2-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1Noel TurnbullGBR
Match #222 AugIchiya KumagaeJPN6-2, 6-2, 6-2Charles WinslowRSA

Final Round

Date23 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/223 AugLouis RaymondRSA5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4Ichiya KumagaeJPN
Match 3/423 AugCharles WinslowRSANoel TurnbullGBRwalkover