Date | 17 – 24 August 1920 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Royal Beerschot Tennis & Hockey Club, Antwerpen | |
Participants | 32 from 7 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
In mixed doubles, Suzanne Lenglen teamed with Max Décugis to win the title with the loss of only one set. Decugis had also won bronze in the men’s doubles, teaming with Pierre Albarran. For Max Décugis it was the end of the most distinguished Olympic tennis career ever. It began in 1900 when the Olympics were held in his hometown of Paris and he won a silver medal in the doubles. He did not travel to St. Louis in 1904, but he competed at the Olympic tennis events in 1906, winning a gold medal in all three events, singles, doubles, and mixed. Decugis entered the Olympic tennis events in both 1908 and 1912, but he did not compete in 1912 and although he entered in 1908, he withdrew. His 1920 medals closed his Olympic tennis career with six medals, four of them gold, both of which are Olympic records. At the 1924 Olympic tennis event in Paris, the last held as a medal sport prior to 1988, he was an honored spectator. Between 1902 and 1920, Décugis won 33 titles (8 singles, 11 doubles, 14 mixed) at the French Championships, in those days closed to French players. He reached the semi-finals of the All-Comers Singles at Wimbledon in 1911-12 and won the Wimbledon doubles title in 1911 with André Gobert.
Winner of each match advanced to round two.
Match #1 | Amory Hansen / Erik Tegner | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #2 | Anne de Borman / Jean Washer | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #3 | Lily Strömberg / Sune Malmström | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #4 | Margareta Lindberg / Olle Andersson | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #5 | Jeanne Vaussard / Jean-François Blanchy | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #6 | Marguerite Chaudoir / Albert Lammens | ![]() | Panchita Subarina / José Manuel Alonso | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #7 | Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis | ![]() | Lilí Rózpide / José María Alonso | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #8 | Geraldine Beamish / Alfred Beamish | ![]() | Winifred McNair / Noel Turnbull | ![]() | 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 | ||
Match #9 | Élisabeth d'Ayen / Pierre Hirsch | ![]() | Sigrid Fick / Albert Lindqvist | ![]() | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
Match #10 | Kitty McKane / Max Woosnam | ![]() | Dorothy Holman / Gordon Lowe | ![]() | 7-5, 8-6 | ||
Match #11 | Giulia Perelli / Mino, Count Balbi Di Robecco | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #12 | Caro Dahl / Conrad Langaard | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #13 | Marthe Dupont / François Laloux | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #14 | Milada Skrbková / Ladislav Žemla | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #15 | Rosetta Gagliardi / Cesare Colombo | ![]() | bye | ||||
Match #16 | Marie Storms / Joseph Halot | ![]() | bye |
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | Amory Hansen / Erik Tegner | ![]() | Anne de Borman / Jean Washer | ![]() | 4-6, 8-6, 6-3 | ||
Match #2 | Lily Strömberg / Sune Malmström | ![]() | Margareta Lindberg / Olle Andersson | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #3 | Marguerite Chaudoir / Albert Lammens | ![]() | Jeanne Vaussard / Jean-François Blanchy | ![]() | 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 | ||
Match #4 | Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis | ![]() | Geraldine Beamish / Alfred Beamish | ![]() | 6-2, 6-0 | ||
Match #5 | Kitty McKane / Max Woosnam | ![]() | Élisabeth d'Ayen / Pierre Hirsch | ![]() | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
Match #6 | Caro Dahl / Conrad Langaard | ![]() | Giulia Perelli / Mino, Count Balbi Di Robecco | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #7 | Milada Skrbková / Ladislav Žemla | ![]() | Marthe Dupont / François Laloux | ![]() | 7-5, 6-4 | ||
Match #8 | Marie Storms / Joseph Halot | ![]() | Rosetta Gagliardi / Cesare Colombo | ![]() | 8-6, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Amory Hansen / Erik Tegner | ![]() | Lily Strömberg / Sune Malmström | ![]() | 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 | ||
Match #2 | Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis | ![]() | Marguerite Chaudoir / Albert Lammens | ![]() | 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 | ||
Match #3 | Kitty McKane / Max Woosnam | ![]() | Caro Dahl / Conrad Langaard | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #4 | Milada Skrbková / Ladislav Žemla | ![]() | Marie Storms / Joseph Halot | ![]() | 7-5, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the final.
Match #1 | Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis | ![]() | Amory Hansen / Erik Tegner | ![]() | 6-0, 6-1 | ||
Match #2 | Kitty McKane / Max Woosnam | ![]() | Milada Skrbková / Ladislav Žemla | ![]() | 9-7, 6-3 |
Match 1/2 | Suzanne Lenglen / Max Décugis | ![]() | Kitty McKane / Max Woosnam | ![]() | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
Match 3/4 | Milada Skrbková / Ladislav Žemla | ![]() | Amory Hansen / Erik Tegner | ![]() | 8-6, 6-4 |