| Mixed doubles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Gold medalist Suzanne Lenglen | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beerschot Tennis Club | |||||||||
| Dates | 17–24 August 1920 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
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| Tennis at the1920 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
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The mixed doubles was atennis event held as part of theTennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. A total of 32 players (16 pairs) from 7 nations competed in the event, which was held from 17 to 24 August 1920 at theBeerschot Tennis Club.[1] French pairSuzanne Lenglen andMax Decugis took gold, with British playersKathleen McKane Godfree andMax Woosnam earning silver and Czechoslovakia'sMilada Skrbková andLadislav Žemla winning bronze. It was the first victory for France in the event; Czechoslovakia earned its first mixed doubles medal in its event debut.
This was the third appearance of mixed doubles tennis. The event was first held in 1900 and would not be held again until 1912 (when both outdoor and indoor versions were held); it would then be held the next two Games in 1920 and 1924. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 (which included mixed doubles) and 1984 (which did not). Mixed doubles did not return with the rest of the tennis programme in 1988; instead, it was not until 2012 that mixed doubles returned to the programme, where it has been since.[1]
Suzanne Lenglen andMax Decugis had won the last French Championship before World War I (in 1914) and the first French Championship after the war (in 1920). Decugis had won multiple mixed doubles titles with other partners previously.[1]
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, and Italy each made their mixed doubles debut. France competed for the third time, the only nation to have competed at each previous edition.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-three sets.
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Tuesday, 17 August 1920 | Round of 32 Round of 16 | |
| Wednesday, 18 August 1920 | Round of 32 Round of 16 | |
| Thursday, 19 August 1920 | Round of 16 | |
| Friday, 20 August 1920 | Round of 16 | |
| Saturday, 21 August 1920 Sunday, 22 August 1920 Monday, 23 August 1920 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match | |
| Tuesday, 24 August 1920 | Final |
Key
| Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Amory Hansen (DEN) Erik Tegner (DEN) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Kathleen McKane (GBR) Max Woosnam (GBR) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Kathleen McKane (GBR) Max Woosnam (GBR) | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Milada Skrbková (TCH) Ladislav Žemla (TCH) | 7 | 3 | Bronze-medal match | ||||||||||
| Amory Hansen (DEN) Erik Tegner (DEN) | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Milada Skrbková (TCH) Ladislav Žemla (TCH) | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Hansen (DEN) E Tegner (DEN) | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A de Borman (BEL) J Washer (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Hansen (DEN) E Tegner (DEN) | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Strömberg-von Essen (SWE) S Malmström (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Strömberg-von Essen (SWE) S Malmström (SWE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindberg (SWE) O Andersson (SWE) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Hansen (DEN) E Tegner (DEN) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Lenglen (FRA) M Decugis (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Vaussard (FRA) F Blanchy (FRA) | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Chaudoir (BEL) A Lammens (BEL) | M Chaudoir (BEL) A Lammens (BEL) | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Subirana (ESP) M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | w/o | M Chaudoir (BEL) A Lammens (BEL) | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Lenglen (FRA) M Decugis (FRA) | S Lenglen (FRA) M Decugis (FRA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Rospide (ESP) JM Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | w/o | S Lenglen (FRA) M Decugis (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Beamish (GBR) A Beamish (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 7 | G Beamish (GBR) A Beamish (GBR) | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W McNair (GBR) N Turnbull (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| É d'Ayen (FRA) P Hirsch (FRA) | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Fick (SWE) A Lindqvist (SWE) | 5 | 6 | É d'Ayen (FRA) P Hirsch (FRA) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K McKane (GBR) M Woosnam (GBR) | 6 | 6 | K McKane (GBR) M Woosnam (GBR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Holman (GBR) G Lowe (GBR) | 4 | 2 | K McKane (GBR) M Woosnam (GBR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Dahl (NOR) C Langaard (NOR) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Ferelli (ITA) M Balbi di Robecco (ITA) | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dahl (NOR) C Langaard (NOR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K McKane (GBR) M Woosnam (GBR) | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Skrbková (TCH) L Žemla (TCH) | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Dupont (BEL) R Laloux (BEL) | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Skrbková (TCH) L Žemla (TCH) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Skrbková (TCH) L Žemla (TCH) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Storms (BEL) S Halot (BEL) | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Gagliardi (ITA) C Colombo (ITA) | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Storms (BEL) S Halot (BEL) | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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