Date | 14 – 21 July 1924 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Stade Tennis de Colombes, Colombes | |
Participants | 76 from 24 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
Vinnie Richards and Frank Hunter had won the Wimbledon doubles earlier in 1924, defeating Richard Williams and Watson Washburn in the final. Both American teams competed in Paris, where they were challenged by the French Four Musketeers – Henri Cochet, René Lacoste, Jean Borotra, and Jacques Brugnon. In a semi-final, Richards and Hunter prevailed in five sets over Borotra and Lacoste. They then faced the other French team, Brugnon and Cochet, in the final, again winning in five sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
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.
Match #1 | Henning Müller / Charles Wennergren | ![]() | Runar Granholm / Boris Schildt | ![]() | 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
Match #2 | Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet | ![]() | Umberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi | ![]() | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 | ||
Match #3 | Jack Condon / Ivie Richardson | ![]() | Eduardo Flaquer / Ricardo Saprissa | ![]() | 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
Match #4 | Dick Williams / Watty Washburn | ![]() | Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich | ![]() | 6-4, 6-4, 12-10 | ||
Match #5 | Vinnie Richards / Frank Hunter | ![]() | Ladislav Žemla / Jan Koželuh | ![]() | 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
Match #6 | José María Alonso / José Manuel Alonso | ![]() | Avgoustos Zerlentis / Pantelis Papadopoulos | ![]() | 6-2, 9-7, 6-4 | ||
Match #7 | S. M. Hadi / Donald Rutnam | ![]() | Cesare Colombo / Riccardo Sabbadini | ![]() | walkover | ||
Match #8 | Jean Borotra / René Lacoste | ![]() | Carlos Dumas / Guillermo Robson | ![]() | 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet | ![]() | Henning Müller / Charles Wennergren | ![]() | 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 | ||
Match #2 | Jack Condon / Ivie Richardson | ![]() | Dick Williams / Watty Washburn | ![]() | 4-6, 11-9, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | ||
Match #3 | Vinnie Richards / Frank Hunter | ![]() | José María Alonso / José Manuel Alonso | ![]() | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | ||
Match #4 | Jean Borotra / René Lacoste | ![]() | S. M. Hadi / Donald Rutnam | ![]() | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
Winner of each match advanced to the final.
Match #1 | Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet | ![]() | Jack Condon / Ivie Richardson | ![]() | 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 | ||
Match #2 | Vinnie Richards / Frank Hunter | ![]() | Jean Borotra / René Lacoste | ![]() | 6-2, 6-3, 0-6, 5-7, 6-3 |
Match 1/2 | Vinnie Richards / Frank Hunter | ![]() | Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet | ![]() | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 | ||
Match 3/4 | Jean Borotra / René Lacoste | ![]() | Jack Condon / Ivie Richardson | ![]() | 6-3, 10-8, 6-3 |