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Tennis At The 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles was an event on the tennis 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. The event was won by brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty, defeating Max Décugis of France and Basil Spalding de Garmendia of the United States in the final. With no bronze medal match, bronzes went to two teams: the French pair of Guy de la Chapelle and André Prévost (tennis), André Prévost and the British pair of Harold Mahony Arthur Norris. Background 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 straight The Championships, Wimbledon singles title. Laurence Doherty would l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Doherty
Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles (also winning a Bronze in mixed doubles). In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships. Early life Doherty was born on 8 October 1875 at Beulah Villa in Wimbledon, London, the youngest son of William Doherty, a printer, and his wife, Catherine Ann Davis. Doherty was the shorter of the two brothers, at 1.78 m, who played championship tennis in their native England and at Wimbledon at the turn of the century. Like his brother he was educated at Westminster School from 1890 to 1894 followed by Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he played for and became President of the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. He gained his blues in 1896, 1897, and 1898. In 1892 Doherty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Decugis
Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a tennis player from France who held the French Open, French Championships record of winning the tournament eight times (a French club members only tournament before 1925), a feat that was surpassed by Rafael Nadal in 2014. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) and the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp), his only gold medal coming in the mixed doubles partnering French legend Suzanne Lenglen. Life Decugis' father was a merchant at Les Halles, the company's name was ''Omer Décugis et fils'', however the accent mark on the é is missing from Max Decugis' birth certificate, and appears inconsistently in later English-speaking sources such as the Ayres' Almanacks edited by Arthur Wallis Myers, but apparently never in any French-speaking sources. The origin of the family name Décugis, spelled with accented é in an 1842 source, is "from Cuges-les-Pins." In 1905 he marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lecaron
Paul Émile Lecaron (29 July 1863 – 17 September 1940) was a French tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... References External links * 1863 births 1940 deaths French male tennis players Olympic tennis players for France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lebréton
Louis Paul Lebreton (October 19, 1875 in Paris – March 31, 1960 in Paris) was a French tennis player. He was born Bordeaux and died in Lyon. He was three-time a runner-up in the singles event of the Amateur French Championships, losing in 1898 and 1899 to Paul Aymé, and in 1901 to André Vacherot. He also competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... Grand Slam finals Singles: 3 (0-3) References External links * 19th-century male tennis players French Championships (tennis) champions French male tennis players Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Paris 1875 births 1960 deaths {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Fauchier-Magnan
Marie Joseph Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (19 November 1873 – 6 August 1963) was a French tennis player. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... References External links * 1873 births 1963 deaths French male tennis players Olympic tennis players for France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Paris {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Durand
Étienne Durand was a French tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing French male tennis players Olympic tennis players for France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lejeune
Guy Lejeune was a French tennis player. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing French male tennis players Olympic tennis players for France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Barons of France Place of death missing {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élie, Count De Lastours
Élie Marie Gabriel Dor de Lastours (12 August 1874 – 18 November 1932), also known as Élie, Count de Lastours, was a French fencer and tennis player. He competed in the individual épée and men's doubles events at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... References External links * 1874 births 1932 deaths Sportspeople from Yvelines Counts of France Republican Federation politicians Members of the 12th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of Parliament for Tarn Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics French male épée fencers French male tennis players Olympic fencers for France Olympic tennis players for France Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Warden
Archibald Adam Warden (11 May 1869 in Edinburgh, Scotland – October 1943 in Cannes, Vichy France) was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem .... References External links * profile 1869 births 1943 deaths 19th-century British people 19th-century male tennis players British male tennis players Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic tennis players for Great Britain Tennis players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{UK-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sands
Charles Edward Sands (December 22, 1865 – August 9, 1945) was an American golfer, tennis and real tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Education Sands was educated at Columbia College, where he played tennis and golf, and graduated in 1887. He was posthumously inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Sports career In 1900 he won the gold medal in the men's individual golf competition. Sands also participated as tennis player in July 1890 he won the Northwestern Championships played at the Hotel St. Louis, Minnetonka, Minnesota. At the 1900 Olympics. In the singles tournament he was eliminated in the first round. He and his British partner Archibald Warden were also eliminated in the first round of the doubles event. Also the mixed doubles competition ended for him and his partner Georgina Jones Miss Georgina Jones is a fictional character played by Juliet Harmer in the BBC television adventure series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
