Date | 13 – 20 July 1924 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Stade Tennis de Colombes, Colombes | |
Participants | 82 from 27 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
Overshadowed by Big Bill Tilden and Little Bill Johnston in the early 20s, Vinnie Richards was one of the original young phenoms of tennis. With Tilden he won the US Doubles championship in 1918, when he was only 15 years old. Tilden and Johnston did not play in Paris, which opened up the tournament. In one semi-final, Henri Cochet defeated one of his fellow Four Musketeers, Jean Borotra, to meet Richards in the final. The final was a closely-fought 5-setter, Richards winning, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2.
Winner of each match advanced to round two.
Winner of each match advanced to round three.
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Dick Williams | ![]() | Béla Kehrling | ![]() | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 | ||
Match #2 | Henri Cochet | ![]() | Masanosuke Fukuda | ![]() | 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 | ||
Match #3 | Jean Borotra | ![]() | Algernon Kingscote | ![]() | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
Match #4 | Sydney Jacob | ![]() | Watty Washburn | ![]() | 6-1, 6-4, 8-10, 6-2 | ||
Match #5 | Uberto De Morpurgo | ![]() | Jean Washer | ![]() | 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6 | ||
Match #6 | Takeichi Harada | ![]() | Brian Gilbert | ![]() | 10-8, 2-6, 11-9, 6-2 | ||
Match #7 | René Lacoste | ![]() | Pat Spence | ![]() | 6-2, 6-0, 6-1 | ||
Match #8 | Vinnie Richards | ![]() | José Manuel Alonso | ![]() | 7-5, 10-8, 2-6, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Henri Cochet | ![]() | Dick Williams | ![]() | 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
Match #2 | Jean Borotra | ![]() | Sydney Jacob | ![]() | 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 | ||
Match #3 | Uberto De Morpurgo | ![]() | Takeichi Harada | ![]() | 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 | ||
Match #4 | Vinnie Richards | ![]() | René Lacoste | ![]() | 8-6, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the final.
Match #1 | Henri Cochet | ![]() | Jean Borotra | ![]() | 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 | ||
Match #2 | Vinnie Richards | ![]() | Uberto De Morpurgo | ![]() | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
Match 1/2 | Vinnie Richards | ![]() | Henri Cochet | ![]() | 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2 | ||
Match 3/4 | Uberto De Morpurgo | ![]() | Jean Borotra | ![]() | 1-6, 6-1, 8-6, 4-6, 7-5 |