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Tennis At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
The women's doubles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. A total of 18 players, comprising 9 pairs, from 5 nations competed in the event, which was held from 17 to 24 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club. Draw Draw References Sources * * ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide Women's doubles tennis at the Summer Olympics, 1920 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Women's doubles 1920 in women's tennis Women's events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beerschot Tennis Club
The Beerschot Tennis Club, now known as the Royal Beerschot Tennis and Hockey Club is a field hockey and tennis club founded in 1899 in Kontich, Belgium, located in neighboring Antwerp. It hosted the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics, tennis events for the 1920 Summer Olympics. Honours Men Men's Belgian Hockey League: 6 *1925, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1942, 1944 Women Women's Belgian Hockey League, Belgian national title: 5 *1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1951–52 Men's squad ReferencesSports-reference.com profile of Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics. References External linksOfficial website Royal Beerschot THC, 1899 establishments in Belgium Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis venues Tennis venues in Belgium Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage Sports venues in Antwerp Province Field hockey clubs in Belgium Field hockey clubs established in 1899 {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Laurencin
Suzanne Laurencin (23 April 1893 – 26 October 1970) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed in the women's doubles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1893 births 1970 deaths Belgian female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Doubles Tennis At The Summer Olympics
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Marie Storms
Marie Storms (born 19 December 1885, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * 1885 births Year of death missing Belgian female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hainaut (province) 20th-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernande Arendt
Fernande Arendt (born 11 July 1894, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed in the women's singles and doubles events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1894 births Year of death missing Belgian female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsebeth Brehm
Elsebeth Brehm, married name Jørgensen (30 July 1901 – 14 July 1995) was a Danish tennis player. She represented Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics and at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Brehm won many Danish Championships, and in 1921 this athletic and aggressive player emerged as triple champion in the World Covered Court Championships, winning both the singles, the women's doubles along with Ebba Meyer and the mixed doubles with Erik Tegner Erik Tegner (29 October 1896 – 9 September 1965) was a Danish male tennis player. He competed in the singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round on both occasions. With compatriot Amory Hansen .... This tournament was held in at Brehm's home club in Copenhagen Frederiksberg. References Danish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Denmark Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amory Hansen
Amory Ide Agnes Hansen (née Scheel) (24 February 1887 – 6 October 1961) was a Danish tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. She was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1920 she and her partner Erik Tegner finished fourth in the mixed doubles event after losing the bronze medal match to Milada Skrbková and Ladislav Žemla. In the women's doubles tournament she and her partner Elsebeth Brehm Elsebeth Brehm, married name Jørgensen (30 July 1901 – 14 July 1995) was a Danish tennis player. She represented Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics and at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Brehm won many Danish Championships, and in 1921 this athlet ... were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing their match to Marie Storms and Fernande Arendt. Hansen also participated in the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, singles competition but was eliminated in the second round after losing her match to Élisabeth d'Ayen. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucienne Tschaggeny
Lucienne Tschaggeny (born 26 September 1891, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed in the women's doubles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1891 births Year of death missing Belgian female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne De Borman
Anne de Borman (3 February 1881 – 30 September 1962), née ''Christine Anne de Selliers de Moranville'', was a Belgian female tennis player who represented Belgium at the Olympic Games. She competed in the singles event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she had a bye in the first round and was defeated by Kitty McKane in the second round while in 1924 she lost in the first round to Sigrid Fick. With compatriot Lucienne Tschaggeny she had a bye in the first round of the 1920 women's doubles event and lost in the quarterfinal to Winifred Beamish and Edith Holman. At the next Olympics in 1924 she teamed up with Marie Storms and lost in the second round to Phyllis Covell and Kitty McKane after a bye in the first. In the mixed she partnered Jean Washer in 1920 but lost in the second round after a bye in the first and in 1924 she won her first round match with Stéphane Halot and were defeated in the second. De Borman competed in all three events (singles, doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Strömberg-von Essen
Lily Elisabeth Strömberg-von Essen (24 September 1896 – 21 May 1990) was a Swedish tennis player. She competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ... and finished fifth in four of her six events, which included women's singles and women's and mixed doubles. References 1896 births 1990 deaths Swedish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Lund {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid Fick
Sigrid Fick (née ''Frenckell''; 28 March 1887 – 4 June 1979) was a Finnish-born tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player who moved to Sweden in 1910. She competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. She won two mixed doubles medals in 1912, both with Gunnar Setterwall. During her career Fick won 56 Swedish titles.Sigrid Fick Swedish Olympic Committee References External links * * 1887 births 1979 deaths ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Jones (tennis)
Marie Jones (born 1896, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed in the women's doubles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1896 births Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Belgian female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
