Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Women's doubles tennis
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Women's doubles tennis; at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	17–24 August
Competitors	8 teams from 5 nations
Medalists

The women's doubles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. A total of 18 players, comprising 9 pairs, from 5 nations competed in the event, which was held from 17 to 24 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.^[1]

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Draw

First round				Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Final (gold-medal match)

				Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)	6	6
				Sigrid Fick (SWE) Lily Strömberg-von Essen (SWE)	4	3
							Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)	6	3	6
							Kathleen McKane (GBR) Winifred McNair (GBR)	2	6	8
				Kathleen McKane (GBR) Winifred McNair (GBR)	6	7
Marguerite Chaudoir (BEL) Marthe Dupont (BEL)	6	2	6	Marguerite Chaudoir (BEL) Marthe Dupont (BEL)	2	5
Marie Jones (BEL) Suzanne Laurencin (BEL)	3	6	2								Kathleen McKane (GBR) Winifred McNair (GBR)	8	6
											Winifred Beamish (GBR) Dorothy Holman (GBR)	6	4
				Anne de Borman (BEL) Lucienne Tschaggeny (BEL)	2	4
				Winifred Beamish (GBR) Dorothy Holman (GBR)	6	6
							Winifred Beamish (GBR) Dorothy Holman (GBR)	6	6		Bronze-medal match
							Fernande Arendt (BEL) Marie Storms (BEL)	1	1
				Amory Hansen (DEN) Elsebeth Brehm (DEN)	1	1					Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)
				Fernande Arendt (BEL) Marie Storms (BEL)	6	6					Fernande Arendt (BEL) Marie Storms (BEL)	w/o

References

^ "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

Sources

Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2008.
ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide

[1] "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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