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Tennis At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. A total of 44 players from 15 nations entered in the event; 41 players from 14 nations competed. The event was held from 16 to 23 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club. Nations were limited to four players each. The event was won by Louis Raymond of South Africa, the nation's second consecutive in the event (second-most all-time behind Great Britain's three). South Africa had nearly had both finalists again, as it had in 1912, but defending champion Charles Winslow fell to Japan's Ichiya Kumagae in the semifinal; Winslow took bronze by walkover against Noel Turnbull of Great Britain. Kumagae's silver was Japan's first medal in the event. Background This was the sixth appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from ... [...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 events for the 1920 Summer Olympics. Honours Men Men's Belgian Hockey League The Men's Belgian Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association. The league was established in 1919 as the Division 1. Between the 2006–07 and the 2015–16 seasons it was known as the Honor Division. S ...: 6 *1925, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1942, 1944 Women 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 1899 establishments in Belgium Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis venues Tennis venues in Belgium Organisations based in Belgium with royal pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique De Satrústegui
Enrique de Satrústegui Fernández Barrié Vicuña (10 February 1897 – 24 March 1977), the fourth Baron de Satrústegui, was a Spanish male tennis player. He represented Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics and competed at the men's singles. De Satrústegui was selected for the team by the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation along with Eduardo Flaquer and brothers José María Alonso and Manuel Alonso Areizaga Manuel Alonso de Areizaga (12 November 1895 – 11 October 1984) was a Spanish tennis player. He was the first Spanish tennis player of international stature. Biography Alonso was born at San Sebastián on 12 November 1895. He won the Spanish ..., with Luis de Olivares (the first Spanish player to play in a Grand Slam tournament, earlier in 1920) "surprisingly left out of that list." He also competed in the 1923 World Covered Court Championships, losing in round one, and a 1920 tournament in Barcelona, losing in round two. De Satrústegui was the son of Enrique de Satrús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henning Müller
Henning Christian Gottfrid Müller (4 November 1896 – 6 May 1980) Swedish Olympic Committee was a Swedish player who competed in singles and doubles at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. He had his best results in the doubles, finishing ninth in 1920, with Olle Andersson, and fifth in 1924, with Charles Wennergren and . At the |
Max Woosnam
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Jaroslav Just
Jaroslav Just (; 6 February 1883 – 5 August 1928) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... He was the president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Association between 1919 and 1928. References External links * 1883 births 1928 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Bohemia Olympic tennis players for Czechoslovakia Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Prague {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Woffek
Otto Woffek was a Czech tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Czech male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Czechoslovakia Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Beamish
Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was an English tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912. Beamish also partnered Charles Dixon to win the bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was runner up in one of tennis early majors, the World Covered Court Championship, in 1921. He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was also twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1912 (where he beat Gordon Lowe before losing to Arthur Gore) and 1914 (where he lost to Norman Brookes Sir Norman Everard Brookes (14 November 187728 September 1968) was an Australian tennis player. During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles; Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 (the first non-British individual to do so) and the Australa ...). Beamish was married to Wimbledon singles semi finalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Ardelt
Karel Ardelt (, 28 January 1889 – 14 February 1978) was a Czech tennis player. As a player for Bohemia, he was entered in two events in tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics: outdoor singles and outdoor doubles (with Jiří Kodl) but did not play. Ardelt competed for Czechoslovakia in two events in tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics: singles and doubles (with Ladislav Žemla). In the Davis Cup, he represented Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ... and lost five times. References Other sources * * * External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robetin, Karel 1889 births 1978 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Bohemia Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Czechoslovaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mino Balbi Di Robecco
Giovanni ''Mino'' Balbi Di Robecco (19 November 1885 – 23 November 1964) is an Italian tennis player. He represented Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics, competing in the Men's singles event. Balbi Di Robecco also represented Italy at the 1922 Wimbledon Championships, competing in the Men's singles event and Men's Doubles event. In 1914, he won the Capri Watch Cup, a tennis tournament that is held annually in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References External links * 1885 births 1964 deaths Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from Genoa Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Italy 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Lindqvist
Fritz Axel Albert Lindqvist (26 February 1888 – 28 March 1961) was a Swedish tennis player. He competed in singles and mixed doubles at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ... and finished 14th–32nd. References External links * * * 1888 births 1961 deaths Swedish male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lund {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Miguel Fernández De Liencres
José Miguel Fernández de Liencres (19 October 1898 – 8 January 1975) was a Spanish tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References External links * 1898 births 1975 deaths Spanish male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Spain Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Madrid {{Spain-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Henri Chiesa
''For people with similar names, see: Alberto Chiesa - Italian rugby union player, Carlo Alberto Chiesa - Italian screenwriter and Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa - Italian general '' Alberto Henri Chiesa was a Swiss tennis player. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ... and participated in the Men's singles tennis event. References External links * * Olympic tennis players for Switzerland Swiss male tennis players Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Switzerland-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |