The men's singles was one of four
lawn tennis events on the
Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games programme. The tournament was played on
clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
...
s at the
Athens Lawn Tennis Club.
Frenchman
Max Decugis won the gold medal by defeating his compatriot
Maurice Germot in four sets.
The silver and bronze medals were awarded on the basis of the best performances against the winner or runner-up instead of the usual losing finalist or winner of a play-off between the losing semi-finalists. Therefore, the bronze medal was awarded to Zdeněk Žemla, who had won a set against silver medalist Maurice Germot in the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links
ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media GuideOfficial results archive (ITF)
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Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games