Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Men's singles tennis at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 August–3 September 1904 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the tennis program at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the third time the event was held at the Olympics. There were 27 competitors from 2 nations. The event was won by Beals Wright, with the Americans sweeping the medals. Robert LeRoy finished second, with Alphonzo Bell and Edgar Leonard eliminated in the semifinals.
Background
This was the third appearance of the men's singles 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. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.
Beals Wright was one of the 1903 U.S. doubles champions. His compatriot Robert LeRoy was the 1903 European champion.[1]
No nations made their debut in the event. Germany and the United States both made their second appearance.
Competition format
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches, including the final, were best-of-three sets.
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 29 August 1904 Tuesday, 30 August Wednesday, 31 August Thursday, 1 September Friday, 2 September Saturday, 3 September | Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
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Top half
Section 1
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Section 2
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Bottom half
Section 3
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Section 4
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Results summary
Rank | Player | Nation | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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![]() | Beals Wright | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–3, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–0, 6–2 | ![]() W 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() W 6–3, 6–4 |
![]() | Robert LeRoy | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W w/o | ![]() W 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() W 6–4, 8–6 | ![]() W 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() L 6–3, 6–4 |
![]() | Alphonzo Bell | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() W w/o | ![]() W 6–3, 6–1 | ![]() L 6–3, 6–4 | Did not advance |
Edgar Leonard | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() W 6–2, 6–0 | ![]() L 6–3, 6–3 | Did not advance | |
5 | Wilfred Blatherwick | ![]() | ![]() W w/o | ![]() W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | ![]() L 6–2, 6–0 | did not advance | |
Charles Cresson | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–2, 6–4 | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L 6–4, 8–6 | did not advance | ||
John Neely | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–0, 6–2 | ![]() L 6–0, 6–2 | did not advance | ||
Semp Russ | ![]() | ![]() W w/o | ![]() W 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() W 6–1, 6–2 | ![]() L 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | ||
9 | Joe Cunningham | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | did not advance | ||
Dwight F. Davis | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | |||
Rollin Feitshans | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 8–6, 6–1 | ![]() L 6–0, 6–2 | did not advance | |||
Hugo Hardy | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | |||
Hugh Jones | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() L 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | |||
Ralph McKittrick | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() L 6–2, 6–2 | did not advance | |||
Fred Sanderson | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | |||
16 | Joseph Charles | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 8–6, 6–1 | did not advance | |||
Andrew Drew | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
William Easton | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–2, 6–2 | did not advance | ||||
Chris Forney | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Malcolm MacDonald | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Forest Montgomery | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Nathaniel Semple | ![]() | ![]() W 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() L 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Stewart Tritle | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Douglas Turner | ![]() | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
Orien Vernon | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–3, 6–2 | did not advance | ||||
Frank Wheaton | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L 6–2, 6–4 | did not advance | ||||
27 | George Stadel | ![]() | ![]() L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||
— | Benger | ![]() | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
M. Bergfeld | ![]() | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | |||||
H. Holland | ![]() | Bye | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | |||
Frank Eberhardt | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
John Eberhardt | ![]() | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | |||||
J. Elliott | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
Thomas Holland | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
H. W. Jacobs | ![]() | ![]() W w/o | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | ![]() | Bye | ![]() L w/o | did not advance | ||||
N. M. Smith | ![]() | ![]() L w/o | did not advance |
External links
- ^ "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
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