| Men's doubles tennis at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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_-_MAHONY_and_NORRIS_A.B.J._(GBR-IRL).jpg) Semifinal match between the Doherty brothers and Mahony/Norris | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Ile de Puteaux | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–11 July 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams (16 players) from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Tennis at the1900 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
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The men's doubles was an event on thetennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris from 6 to 11 July. Sixteen players from 3 nations competed as eight pairs, including two mixed teams.[1] The event was won by brothersLaurence Doherty andReginald Doherty, defeatingMax Décugis of France andBasil Spalding de Garmendia of the United States in the final. With no bronze-medal match, bronzes went to two teams: the French pair ofGuy de la Chapelle andAndré Prévost and the British pair ofHarold Mahony
Arthur Norris.
This was the second appearance of the 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.
The Doherty brothers of Great Britain were heavily favored.Reginald Doherty had just won his fourth straightThe Championships, Wimbledon singles title.Laurence Doherty would later win five (1902–1906). There were some significant other players, includingMax Decugis (who would win 8 French championships after the Games) andHarold Mahony (who had won Wimbledon in 1896 and the European championship in 1899), but none of the pairs opposing the Doherty brothers were considered to have a chance.[1]
The United States and France each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its second appearance.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches before the final were best-of-three sets; the final was best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday, 6 July 1900 Saturday, 7 July 1900 Sunday, 8 July 1900 Monday, 9 July 1900 Tuesday, 10 July 1900 Wednesday, 11 July 1900 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Key
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 Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Sands (USA) Archibald Warden (GBR) | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elie de Lastours (FRA) Guy Lejeune (FRA) | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Étienne Durand (FRA) Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Lebréton (FRA) Paul Lecaron (FRA) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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