The women's singles was one of four
lawn tennis
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events on the
Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games program.
The tournament was played on
clay court
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...
s at the
Athens Lawn Tennis Club
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, and five players, all Greek, competed (a French and two Greek players withdrew after the draw to concentrate on the mixed doubles).
22-year-old
Esmée Simirioti
Esmée Simirioti ( el, Εσμέ Σημηριώτου; 1884 – 10 October 1982) was a Greek tennis player, who won the women's singles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Her name is sometimes translated as Esme Simiriotis. ...
won the gold medal by defeating
Sophia Marinou in three sets.
This is one of two events that featured a specific match to determine the bronze medal winner,
in which
Euphrosine Paspati
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won the bronze medal.
Draw
Draw
References
External links
ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media GuideOfficial results archive (ITF)
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Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games
1906 in women's tennis