Men's doubles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Tennis at the 1920 Olympics
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	16–24 August 1920
Competitors	22 teams (44 players) from 11 nations
Medalists
Noel Turnbull Max Woosnam  Great Britain Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae  Japan Pierre Albarran Max Decugis  France
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The men's doubles was atennis event held as part of theTennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. A total of 44 players (22 pairs) from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from 16 to 24 August 1920 at theBeerschot Tennis Club.^[1] Nations were limited to four pairs (eight players) each. The event was won byNoel Turnbull andMax Woosnam of Great Britain, defeatingSeiichiro Kashio andIchiya Kumagae of Japan in the final. It was Great Britain's third victory in the men's doubles, most of any nation. Japan's silver came in its debut in the event. France earned its second consecutive bronze medal asPierre Albarran andMax Decugis had a walkover in what would have been an all-France bronze-medal match.

This was the sixth appearance of men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968.

As in previous Games, the field for this event was relatively weak and without top competitors. The Olympic tennis tournament was no longer scheduled adjacent to or concurrent with Wimbledon, as it had been in 1908 and 1912; however, it was at the same time as the U.S. Championship this year.Bill Tilden andBill Johnston, and all the other American players, thus did not enter.^[2]

Belgium, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its fourth appearance in the event, tying the absent Germany for most among nations.

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.

Key

	Semifinals									Final (gold-medal match)
	François Blanchy (FRA)  Jacques Brugnon (FRA)		4	6	3	1
	Seiichiro Kashio (JPN)  Ichiya Kumagae (JPN)		6	4	6	6
										Seiichiro Kashio (JPN)  Ichiya Kumagae (JPN)		2	7	5	5
										Noel Turnbull (GBR)  Max Woosnam (GBR)		6	5	7	7
	Pierre Albarran (FRA)  Max Decugis (FRA)		6	4	3	8
	Noel Turnbull (GBR)  Max Woosnam (GBR)		4	6	6	10				Bronze-medal match
										François Blanchy (FRA)  Jacques Brugnon (FRA)		w/o
										Pierre Albarran (FRA)  Max Decugis (FRA)

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										F Blanchy (FRA)  J Brugnon (FRA)		6	6	6
										B Hykš (TCH)  J Just (TCH)		1	2	4
																			F Blanchy (FRA)  J Brugnon (FRA)		6	6	6
																			C Langaard (NOR)  J Nielsen (NOR)		1	1	3
										O Andersson (SWE)  H Müller (SWE)		1	8	1	4
	C Langaard (NOR)  J Nielsen (NOR)									C Langaard (NOR)  J Nielsen (NOR)		6	6	6	6
	A Chiesa (SUI)  J Scholler (SUI)		w/o																									F Blanchy (FRA)  J Brugnon (FRA)		4	6	3	1
	A Lammens (BEL)  J Washer (BEL)		6	6	6																							S Kashio (JPN)  I Kumagae (JPN)		6	4	6	6
	S Malmström (SWE)  C-E von Braun (SWE)		2	4	3					A Lammens (BEL)  J Washer (BEL)		1	4	4
	S Kashio (JPN)  I Kumagae (JPN)									S Kashio (JPN)  I Kumagae (JPN)		6	6	6
	A Bonacossa (ITA)  A Suzzi (ITA)		w/o																S Kashio (JPN)  I Kumagae (JPN)		6	6	4	6
	K Ardelt (TCH)  L Žemla (TCH)		6	6	6														B Norton (RSA)  L Raymond (RSA)		3	2	6	3
	A Laloux (BEL)  R Laloux (BEL)		2	4	4					K Ardelt (TCH)  L Žemla (TCH)		1	6	6
	B Norton (RSA)  L Raymond (RSA)		6	7	6					B Norton (RSA)  L Raymond (RSA)		6	8	8
	JM Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)  M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP)		3	5	0

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	D Lawton (FRA)  J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)		6	6	6
	R Grisar (BEL)  M van den Bemden (BEL)		4	2	3					D Lawton (FRA)  J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)		3	0	7
	C Blackbeard (RSA)  G Dodd (RSA)		6	10	6					C Blackbeard (RSA)  G Dodd (RSA)		6	6	7
	A Beamish (GBR)  G Lowe (GBR)		1	8	3														C Blackbeard (RSA)  G Dodd (RSA)		6	4	4	5
	J.M. Fernández (ESP)  E de Satrústegui (ESP)		7	6	1	6													P Albarran (FRA)  M Decugis (FRA)		3	6	6	7
	V de Laveleye (BEL)  S Halot (BEL)		5	3	6	4				J.M. Fernández (ESP)  E de Satrústegui (ESP)		2	6	3	4
	P Albarran (FRA)  M Decugis (FRA)									P Albarran (FRA)  M Decugis (FRA)		6	3	6	6
	J Bures (TCH)  J Popelka (TCH)		w/o																									P Albarran (FRA)  M Decugis (FRA)		6	4	3	8
	F Týř (TCH)  O Woffek (TCH)																											N Turnbull (GBR)  M Woosnam (GBR)		4	6	6	10
	G Patterson (AUS)  R Thomas (AUS)		w/o							F Týř (TCH)  O Woffek (TCH)		1	2	3
										N Turnbull (GBR)  M Woosnam (GBR)		6	6	6
																			N Turnbull (GBR)  M Woosnam (GBR)		6	6	6	6
																			M Balbi di Robecco (ITA)  C Colombo (ITA)		2	8	1	3
										M Balbi di Robecco (ITA)  C Colombo (ITA)		6	7	3	6
										A Simon (SUI)  H Syz (SUI)		3	5	6	4

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• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide

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