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Singles, Women

Date13 – 20 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationStade Tennis de Colombes, Colombes
Participants31 from 14 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

Because of illness, the woman considered the greatest player in the first half of the 20th century, Suzanne Lenglen, withdrew from the Olympic tournament in her native Paris. This opened the tournament for the woman who would succeed her as the top player in the world, America’s 18-year-old Helen Wills. In the final, Wills played the second-best French player, Julie Vlasto, but defeated her easily, 6-2, 6-2. Wills and Lenglen would play only one time, in February 1926 in Cannes, with Lenglen winning, 6-3, 8-6. Wills would eventually win seven US singles titles, and eight Wimbledon singles championships.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Helen WillsUSAGold
2Julie VlastoFRASilver
3Kitty McKaneGBRBronze
4Germaine GoldingFRA
=5Molla MalloryNOR
=5Lilí ÁlvarezESP
=5Dorothy Shepherd-BarronGBR
=5Marion JessupUSA
=9Phyllis SatterthwaiteGBR
=9Kea BoumanNED
=9Nora PolleyIND
=9Phyllis CovellGBR
=9Rosetta GagliardiITA
=9Eleanor GossUSA
=9Rosa TorrasESP
=9Sigrid FickSWE
=17Marthe DupontBEL
=17Jeanne VaussardFRA
=17Lena ValaoritouGRE
=17Lillian ScharmanUSA
=17Paola BolognaITA
=17Ilona VáradiHUN
=17Phoebe Blair-WhiteIRL
=17Marie StormsBEL
=17Caro DahlNOR
=17Giulia PerelliITA
=17Anne de BormanBEL
=28Lily von EssenSWE
=28Marie JanssenBEL
=28Hilda WallisIRL
=28Elsebeth BrehmDEN
DNSMaría Luisa MarnetESP
DNSMaria ForlaniniITA
DNSHélène KontostavlosGRE
DNSSuzanne LenglenFRA
DNSMedy KrencseyHUN
DNSRozel Le GallaisLUX
DNSIsabel FonrodonaESP

Round One

Date13 – 14 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1María Luisa MarnetESPbye
Match #2Helen WillsUSAbye
Match #3Maria ForlaniniITAbye
Match #4Phyllis SatterthwaiteGBRbye
Match #5Kea BoumanNEDbye
Match #6Marthe DupontBELbye
Match #7Molla MalloryNORbye
Match #8Jeanne VaussardFRAbye
Match #9Nora PolleyINDbye
Match #10Lena ValaoritouGREbye
Match #11Lillian ScharmanUSAbye
Match #12Lilí ÁlvarezESPbye
Match #13Paola BolognaITAbye
Match #14Germaine GoldingFRA6-4, 6-2Lily von EssenSWE
Match #15Ilona VáradiHUN6-4, 6-1Marie JanssenBEL
Match #16Phyllis CovellGBR3-6, 6-0, 6-2Hilda WallisIRL
Match #17Rosetta GagliardiITA6-0, 6-2Elsebeth BrehmDEN
Match #18Phoebe Blair-WhiteIRLRozel Le GallaisLUXwalkover
Match #19Dorothy Shepherd-BarronGBRIsabel FonrodonaESPwalkover
Match #20Marie StormsBELbye
Match #21Hélène KontostavlosGREbye
Match #22Eleanor GossUSAbye
Match #23Julie VlastoFRAbye
Match #24Caro DahlNORbye
Match #25Rosa TorrasESPbye
Match #26Giulia PerelliITAbye
Match #27Marion JessupUSAbye
Match #28Suzanne LenglenFRAbye
Match #29Medy KrencseyHUNbye
Match #30Sigrid FickSWEbye
Match #31Anne de BormanBELbye
Match #32Kitty McKaneGBRbye

Round Two

Date14 – 15 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Helen WillsUSAMaría Luisa MarnetESPwalkover
Match #2Phyllis SatterthwaiteGBRMaria ForlaniniITAwalkover
Match #3Kea BoumanNED8-6, 6-4Marthe DupontBEL
Match #4Molla MalloryNOR6-2, 6-3Jeanne VaussardFRA
Match #5Nora PolleyIND1-6, 6-3, 6-2Lena ValaoritouGRE
Match #6Lilí ÁlvarezESP6-2, 6-2Lillian ScharmanUSA
Match #7Germaine GoldingFRA6-0, 6-3Paola BolognaITA
Match #8Phyllis CovellGBR6-1, 6-3Ilona VáradiHUN
Match #9Rosetta GagliardiITA4-6, 7-5, 6-2Phoebe Blair-WhiteIRL
Match #10Dorothy Shepherd-BarronGBR6-1, 6-1Marie StormsBEL
Match #11Eleanor GossUSAHélène KontostavlosGREwalkover
Match #12Julie VlastoFRA6-1, 6-0Caro DahlNOR
Match #13Rosa TorrasESP6-4, 4-6, 8-6Giulia PerelliITA
Match #14Marion JessupUSASuzanne LenglenFRAwalkover
Match #15Sigrid FickSWEMedy KrencseyHUNwalkover
Match #16Kitty McKaneGBR6-0, 6-2Anne de BormanBEL

Round Three

Date15 – 16 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Helen WillsUSA6-1, 6-2Phyllis SatterthwaiteGBR
Match #2Molla MalloryNOR9-7, 6-0Kea BoumanNED
Match #3Lilí ÁlvarezESP6-0, 6-3Nora PolleyIND
Match #4Germaine GoldingFRA6-3, 3-6, 6-2Phyllis CovellGBR
Match #5Dorothy Shepherd-BarronGBR6-1, 6-0Rosetta GagliardiITA
Match #6Julie VlastoFRA6-3, 2-6, 6-4Eleanor GossUSA
Match #7Marion JessupUSA6-2, 6-0Rosa TorrasESP
Match #8Kitty McKaneGBR6-1, 6-1Sigrid FickSWE

Quarter-Finals

Date17 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #117 JulHelen WillsUSA6-2, 6-3Molla MalloryNOR
Match #217 JulGermaine GoldingFRA7-5, 6-3Lilí ÁlvarezESP
Match #317 JulJulie VlastoFRA6-4, 6-2Dorothy Shepherd-BarronGBR
Match #417 JulKitty McKaneGBR6-2, 6-0Marion JessupUSA

Semi-Finals

Date18 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 JulHelen WillsUSA6-2, 6-1Germaine GoldingFRA
Match #218 JulJulie VlastoFRA0-6, 7-5, 6-1Kitty McKaneGBR

Final Round

Date20 July 1924
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/220 JulHelen WillsUSA6-2, 6-2Julie VlastoFRA
Match 3/420 JulKitty McKaneGBR5-7, 6-3, 6-0Germaine GoldingFRA