Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's indoor singles

Men's indoor singles tennis
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueQueen's Club
Dates6–11 May 1908
Competitors10 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Gore  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Caridia  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Major Ritchie  Great Britain
Men's indoor singles
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics

The indoor men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 12 players.[1]

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
 Anthony Wilding (ANZ) w/o
 Arthur Gore (GBR)
 Arthur Gore (GBR) 4 6 5 6 6
 Major Ritchie (GBR) 6 3 7 1 4
 Les Poidevin (ANZ) w/o
 Major Ritchie (GBR)  Major Ritchie (GBR)
 Herbert Roper Barrett (GBR) w/o  Arthur Gore (GBR) 6 7 6
 Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) 6 6 6  George Caridia (GBR) 3 5 4
 Lionel Escombe (GBR) 2 3 1  Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) 2 1 1
 George Caridia (GBR) 6 6 6
 George Caridia (GBR) 7 0 Bronze-medal match
 Wilberforce Eaves (GBR) 5 0r
 Wollmar Boström (SWE) 5 2 7  Major Ritchie (GBR)
 Wilberforce Eaves (GBR) 7 6 9  Wilberforce Eaves (GBR) w/o

There was no match for third place. Eaves, described in the Official Report as "obviously out of condition",[2] had not finished his semifinal match after a tight first set played in great heat. Ritchie, therefore, was awarded the bronze medal.

Notes

  1. ^ Official Report, p. 36.
  2. ^ Cook, p. 221
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (May 1909). The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  • ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
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