Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's outdoor doubles

Men's doubles tennis at the Games of the V Olympiad
Harold Kitson Charles Winslow
Venue	Östermalms IP
Dates	28 June – 5 July 1912
Competitors	21 teams (42 players) from 10 nations
Medalists
Harold Kitson Charles Winslow  South Africa Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil  Austria Albert Canet Édouard Mény de Marangue  France
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The outdoor men's doubles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. There were 42 players from 10 nations, comprising 21 teams.^[1] Nations were limited to 4 pairs (8 players) each.^[2] The event was won by South African team Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow, defeating Austrians Felix Pipes and Arthur Zborzil in the final. It was the first medal in the event for both nations. France earned its first men's double since 1900 as Albert Canet and Édouard Mény de Marangue defeated Jaroslav Just and Ladislav Žemla of Bohemia in the bronze-medal match.

Background

This was the fifth 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. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently.

The British brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty had been dominant for the late 1890s and early 1900s, winning the 1900 Olympic championship and eight consecutive Wimbledon titles. Both had retired by 1912, however, and there was no dominant doubles team.^[1]

The 1908 Official Report's recommendation to schedule Olympic tennis not so close to Wimbledon was not acted upon; indeed, the scheduling issue was worse in 1912. Rather than starting three days after the end of Wimbledon, the Olympic outdoor tennis events were now at the same time as Wimbledon. The indoor events, held in May, were thus attended by top-flight players, while the outdoor competitions were not.^[3][4][5]

Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. Germany made its fourth appearance in the event, most among nations, having missed only the 1900 event.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.

Schedule

The tournament was beset by withdrawals.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals									Final (gold-medal match)
	Albert Canet (FRA)  Édouard Mény de Marangue (FRA)		5	6	6	8	8
	Felix Pipes (AUT)  Arthur Zborzil (AUT)		7	2	3	10	10
										Felix Pipes (AUT)  Arthur Zborzil (AUT)		6	1	2	2
										Harold Kitson (RSA)  Charles Winslow (RSA)		4	6	6	6
	Harold Kitson (RSA)  Charles Winslow (RSA)		4	6	7	6
	Jaroslav Just (BOH)  Ladislav Žemla (BOH)		6	1	5	4				Bronze-medal match
										Albert Canet (FRA)  Édouard Mény de Marangue (FRA)		13	6	8
										Jaroslav Just (BOH)  Ladislav Žemla (BOH)		11	3	6

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	H Schomburgk (GER)  O von Müller (GER)		6	6	6
	L von Bárath (HUN)  A von Kelemen (HUN)		0	0	2					H Schomburgk (GER)  O von Müller (GER)		8	3	2	3
	D Lawton (FRA)  J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)		w/o							A Canet (FRA)  É Mény de Marangue (FRA)		6	6	6	6
	A Canet (FRA)  É Mény de Marangue (FRA)																		A Canet (FRA)  É Mény de Marangue (FRA)		6	6	6
	M Sumarokov (RU1)  A Alenitsyn (RU1)																		M Sumarokov (RU1)  A Alenitsyn (RU1)		3	0	1
	F Blanchy (FRA)  J Montariol (FRA)		w/o							M Sumarokov (RU1)  A Alenitsyn (RU1)		2	6	7	6
	V Hansen (DEN)  L Rovsing (DEN)									V Hansen (DEN)  L Rovsing (DEN)		6	3	5	3
	J Kodl (BOH)  K Robětín (BOH)		w/o																									A Canet (FRA)  É Mény de Marangue (FRA)		5	6	6	8	8
	O Froitzheim (GER)  O Kreuzer (GER)		w/o																									F Pipes (AUT)  A Zborzil (AUT)		7	2	3	10	10
	C Benckert (SWE)  W Boström (SWE)									C Benckert (SWE)  W Boström (SWE)
	A Hammacher (GER)  O Lindpaintner (GER)[a]									A Hammacher (GER)  O Lindpaintner (GER)[a]		w/o
	P Gyula (HUN)  Ö Schmid (HUN)[a]		w/o																C Benckert (SWE)  W Boström (SWE)		3	6	1	1
	C Kempe (SWE)  G Setterwall (SWE)		w/o																F Pipes (AUT)  A Zborzil (AUT)		6	4	6	6
	L Salm (AUT)  H Planner von Plaun (AUT)									L Salm (AUT)  H Planner von Plaun (AUT)		w/o
	H Bjørklund (NOR)  T Smith (NOR)		0	2	0					F Pipes (AUT)  A Zborzil (AUT)
	F Pipes (AUT)  A Zborzil (AUT)		6	6	6

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	B Hykš (BOH)  J Šebek (BOH)		3	4	4
	A Madsen (DEN)  A Thayssen (DEN)		6	6	6					A Madsen (DEN)  A Thayssen (DEN)		1	2	4
	C-O Nylén (SWE)  C Wennergren (SWE)									C-O Nylén (SWE)  C Wennergren (SWE)		6	6	6
	P Segner (HUN)  E Tóth (HUN)		w/o																C-O Nylén (SWE)  C Wennergren (SWE)		3	5	1
	B von Kehrling (HUN)  J Zsigmondy (HUN)		3	6	6	6													H Kitson (RSA)  C Winslow (RSA)		6	7	6
	K Robětín (BOH)  J Zeman (BOH)		6	1	4	4				B von Kehrling (HUN)  J Zsigmondy (HUN)		3	3	9	2
	H Kitson (RSA)  C Winslow (RSA)		6	6	6					H Kitson (RSA)  C Winslow (RSA)		6	6	7	6
	J Arenholt (DEN)  V Ingerslev (DEN)		4	1	4																							H Kitson (RSA)  C Winslow (RSA)		4	6	7	6
	B Angell (NOR)  W Stibolt (NOR)		1	2	0																							J Just (BOH)  L Žemla (BOH)		6	1	5	4
	J Just (BOH)  L Žemla (BOH)		6	6	6					J Just (BOH)  L Žemla (BOH)		6	6	6
	C Langaard (NOR)  R Petersen (NOR)									Langaard (NOR)  Petersen (NOR)		1	2	4
	R Bertrand (AUT)  K von Wessely (AUT)		w/o																J Just (BOH)  L Žemla (BOH)		6	8	6
	L Heyden (GER)  R Spiess (GER)		3	6	6	4	6												L Heyden (GER)  R Spiess (GER)		0	6	4
	T Grönfors (SWE)  F Möller (SWE)		6	4	2	6	1			L Heyden (GER)  R Spiess (GER)		6	7	6
										O Frederiksen (DEN)  E Frigast (DEN)		2	5	3

Notes

External links

• Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 (PDF). Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2007.
• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide

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