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Doubles, Men

Date23 – 25 April 1906
StatusIntercalated
LocationHomilos Antisfairiseos Athinon, Athina
Participants14 from 5 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The final, between the French tandem of Decugis and Germot and the Greek pair of Ballis and Kasdaglis, was a tremendous match, going five sets, although the last two sets were both won at love. Decugis’ record is noted above. Maurice Germot was the French singles champion in 1905-06, and 1910. Together, Decugis and Germot won the French doubles title in 1904, 1906-09, 1911-14, and 1920 - 10 titles in all. They had also won the German doubles title in 1902, and the French covered court doubles in 1910-12.

The top doubles’ team in 1906 was still probably Britain’s redoubtable Doherty brothers, Laurie and Reggie, who had been Wimbledon champions in 1897-1901, 1903-05, and were runners-up in 1906. In 1906 they had lost at Wimbledon to Britain’s Frank Riseley and Sydney Smith, who had been runners-up to the Dohertys in 1903-05.

PosPairNOC
1Max Decugis / Maurice GermotFRAGold
2Ioannis Ballis / Xenophon CasdagliGRESilver
3Ladislav Žemla / Zdeněk ŽemlaBOHBronze
4Georgios Simiriotis / Nikolaos ZarifisGRE
=5Karel Beukema / Gerard ScheurleerNED
=5Homer Byington / Robert SchaufflerUSA
=5Ioannis Ketseas / Georgios SkouzesGRE
DNSA. Georgiadis / D. SyriotisGRE
DNSJim Giraud (FRA) / Godfrey Whittall (GBR)MIX
DNSHenri Giraud (FRA) / Donald Whittall (GBR)MIX
DNSP. Manesis / H. MelisGRE

Round One

Date
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Beukema / ScheurleerNEDbye
Match #2Decugis / GermotFRAbye
Match #3Žemla / ŽemlaBOHGeorgiadis / SyriotisGREwalkover
Match #4Byington / SchaufflerUSAGiraud (FRA) / Whittall (GBR)MIXwalkover
Match #5Giraud (FRA) / Whittall (GBR)MIXManesis / MelisGRE
Match #6Ballis / CasdagliGREwalkover
Match #7Ketseas / SkouzesGREbye
Match #8Simiriotis / ZarifisGREbye

Quarter-Finals

Date
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Decugis / GermotFRA6-4, 6-0Beukema / ScheurleerNED
Match #2Žemla / ŽemlaBOH6-3, 6-3Byington / SchaufflerUSA
Match #3Ballis / CasdagliGREwalkover
Match #4Simiriotis / ZarifisGRE9-7, 6-1Ketseas / SkouzesGRE

Semi-Finals

Date
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Decugis / GermotFRA6-3, 6-4Žemla / ŽemlaBOH
Match #2Ballis / CasdagliGRE7-5, 6-4Simiriotis / ZarifisGRE

Final Round

Date
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match 1/2Decugis / GermotFRA6-3, 9-7, 3-6, 0-6, 6-0Ballis / CasdagliGRE
Match 3/4Žemla / ŽemlaBOH6-2, 6-3Simiriotis / ZarifisGRE