The (outdoor) men's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. There were 49 competitors from 12 nations.[1] Nations were limited to 8 players each.[2] The event was won by Charles Winslow in an all-South African final over Harold Kitson; they were the nation's first medals in the men's singles. Oscar Kreuzer of Germany won the bronze-medal match against Bohemian Ladislav Žemla.

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the men's singles 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. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently.

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][1]

Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. France and Germany both made their fourth appearance, tied for most among all nations.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets.

Schedule

The tournament was beset by withdrawals; there were 67 entries, necessitating drawing up a bracket for seven rounds, but only 49 men actually started.

Date Time Round
Friday, 28 June 1912 Round of 128
Round of 64
Saturday, 29 June 1912 Round of 128
Round of 64
Round of 32
Sunday, 30 June 1912 Round of 64
Round of 32
Monday, 1 July 1912 Round of 32
Round of 16
Tuesday, 2 July 1912 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 3 July 1912 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Thursday, 4 July 1912 Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Friday, 5 July 1912 Final

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
                     
 Harold Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
 Ludwig Salm (AUT) 2 2 4
 Harold Kitson (RSA) 2 6 6 4 6
 Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 6 3 2 6 3
 Otto von Müller (GER) 4 5 4
 Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 6 7 6
 Harold Kitson (RSA) 5 6 8 6
 Charles Winslow (RSA) 7 4 10 8
 Charles Winslow (RSA) 6 6 8 4 6
 Luis Heyden (GER) 2 4 10 6 3
 Charles Winslow (RSA) 9 7 6 Bronze-medal match
 Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 7 5 2
 Arthur Zborzil (AUT) 4 3 2  Ladislav Žemla (BOH) 2 6 3 1
 Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 6 6 6  Oscar Kreuzer (GER) 6 3 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 H Leffler (SWE) 2 1 0
 H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
 H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
 F Möller (SWE) 2 2 3
 F Möller (SWE)
 J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) w/o
 H Kitson (RSA) 6 6 6
 H Schomburgk (GER) 2 2 3
 R Spiess (GER) 2 6 3 6 6
 J Just (BOH) 6 3 6 3 1
 R Spiess (GER) 6 1 1
 H Schomburgk (GER) 8 6 4
 H Schomburgk (GER)
 J Montariol (FRA) w/o

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 W Boström (SWE) 6 6 6
 T Smith (NOR) 2 4 1
 W Boström (SWE) 5 4 1
 L Salm (AUT) 7 6 6
 R Peterson (NOR) 1 5 3
 L Salm (AUT) 6 7 6
 L Salm (AUT) 6 5 7 6
 C Wennergren (SWE) 3 7 5 1
 J Zeman (BOH) 1 0 0
 C Wennergren (SWE) 6 6 6
 C Wennergren (SWE) 4 9 6 6 6
 L Rovsing (DEN) 6 7 8 1 1
 L Rovsing (DEN)
 P Segner (HUN) w/o

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 V Hansen (DEN)
 Ö Schmid (HUN) w/o
 V Hansen (DEN) 2 1 8 4
 B von Kehrling (HUN) 6 6 6 6
 C Kempe (SWE) w/o
 B von Kehrling (HUN)
 B von Kehrling (HUN) 2 1 1
 O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
 J Zsigmondy (HUN)
 H Liebisch (AUT) w/o
 J Zsigmondy (HUN) 1 2 0
 O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
 O von Müller (GER) 6 6 6
 O Frederiksen (DEN) 2 1 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 H Planner von Plaun (AUT) w/o
 R Bertrand (AUT)
 R Bertrand (AUT) w/o
 L Žemla (BOH)
 A Hammacher (GER) w/o
 L Žemla (BOH)
 L Žemla (BOH) 1 4 6 6 6
 L Tapscott (RSA) 6 6 2 4 2
 F Blanchy (FRA) 5 6 6 6
 B Hykš (BOH) 7 1 2 1
 F Blanchy (FRA) 6 7 3 4 4
 J Kodl (BOH) 4 1 2  L Tapscott (RSA) 1 5 6 6 6
 L Tapscott (RSA) 6 6 6  L Tapscott (RSA) 3 7 4 7 7
 F Pipes (AUT) 6 6 6  F Pipes (AUT) 6 5 6 5 5
 O Lindpaintner (GER) 2 3 3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 A Thayssen (DEN)
 K Ardelt (BOH) w/o  A Thayssen (DEN) 6 6 3 6
 A Madsen (DEN) 1 3 6 3
 A Thayssen (DEN) 4 6 4 4
 C Winslow (RSA) 6 3 6 6
 C Winslow (RSA) 7 6 6
 E Frigast (DEN) 5 2 3
 C Winslow (RSA) 6 8 6
 V Ingerslev (DEN) 4 6 4
 T Grönfors (SWE)
 E Tóth (HUN) w/o
 T Grönfors (SWE) 1 2 2
 V Ingerslev (DEN) 6 6 6
 J Arenholt (DEN) 2 6 0 4
 V Ingerslev (DEN) 6 1 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 É Mény de Marangue (FRA) 9 6 2 5 1
 L Heyden (GER) 7 4 6 7 6
 L Heyden (GER) 6 4 7 7
 A Kelemen (HUN) 3 6 5 5
 L von Baráth (HUN) 1 3 4
 A von Kelemen (HUN) 6 6 6
 L Heyden (GER) 2 7 8 7
 T Pell (USA) 6 5 6 5
 A Canet (FRA) 6 6 6
 C Langaard (NOR) 3 0 1
 A Canet (FRA) 2 3 4
 T Pell (USA) 6 6 6
 P Gyula (HUN)
 T Pell (USA) w/o

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 W Stibolt (NOR)
 D Lawton (FRA) w/o
 W Stibolt (NOR) 1 3 0
 J Šebek (BOH) 6 6 6
 J Šebek (BOH)
 O Froitzheim (GER) w/o
 J Šebek (BOH) 1 0 6 2
 A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 3 6
 K von Wessely (AUT) w/o
 K Robětín (BOH)
 K Robětín (BOH) 4 2 1
 A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 6
 A Zborzil (AUT) 6 6 1 6
 C Benckert (SWE) 2 4 6 3

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
 O Blom (NED) 3 3 6
 G Setterwall (SWE) 6 6 8
 G Setterwall (SWE) 2 3 13 2
 M Sumarokov (RUS) 6 6 11 6
 M Sumarokov (RUS)
 A Alenitsyn (RUS) w/o
 M Sumarokov (RUS) 2 12 4 0
 O Kreuzer (GER) 6 10 6 6
 O Relly (AUT) w/o
 B Angell (NOR)
 B Angell (NOR) w/o
 O Kreuzer (GER)
 O Kreuzer (GER) 6 6 6
 H Bjørklund (NOR) 0 0 1

Results summary

Rank Player Nation Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Winslow  South Africa Bye  E Frigast (DEN)
W 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 		 A Thayssen (DEN)
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 		 V Ingerslev (DEN)
W 6–4, 8–6, 6–4 		 L Heyden (GER)
W 6–2, 6–4, 8–10, 4–6, 6–3 		 O Kreuzer (GER)
W 9–7, 7–5, 6–2 		 H Kitson (RSA)
W 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harold Kitson  South Africa Bye  H Leffler (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 		 F Möller (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		 H Schomburgk (GER)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		 L Salm (AUT)
W 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 		 L Žemla (BOH)
W 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 		 C Winslow (RSA)
L 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oscar Kreuzer  Germany Bye  H Bjørklund (NOR)
W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 		 B Angell (NOR)
W w/o 		 M Sumarokov (RUS)
W 6–2, 2–4, 6–4, 6–0 		 A Zborzil (AUT)
W 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 		 C Winslow (RSA)
L 9–7, 7–5, 6–2 		 L Žemla (BOH)
W 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
4 Ladislav Žemla  Bohemia Bye  A Hammacher (GER)
W w/o 		 R Bertrand (AUT)
W w/o 		 L Tapscott (RSA)
W 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2 		 O von Müller (GER)
W 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 		 H Kitson (RSA)
L 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 		 O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
5 Luis Maria Heyden  Germany Bye  É Mény de Marangue (FRA)
W 7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 		 A Kelemen (HUN)
W 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		 T Pell (USA)
W 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 7–5 		 C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–4, 8–10, 4–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Otto von Müller  Germany Bye  O Frederiksen (DEN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 		 J Zsigmondy (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 		 B von Kehrling (HUN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 		 L Žemla (BOH)
L 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 		did not advance
Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten  Austria Bye  R Peterson (NOR)
W 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 		 W Boström (SWE)
W 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 		 C Wennergren (SWE)
W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 		 H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 		did not advance
Arthur Zborzil  Austria Bye  C Benckert (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 		 K Robětín (BOH)
W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 		 J Šebek (BOH)
W 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 		 O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 		did not advance
9 Vagn Ingerslev  Denmark Bye  J Arenholt (DEN)
W 6–2, 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 		 T Grönfors (SWE)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 		 C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–4, 8–6, 6–4 		did not advance
Béla von Kehrling  Hungary Bye  C Kempe (SWE)
W w/o 		 V Hansen (DEN)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 		 O von Müller (GER)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 		did not advance
Theodore Pell  United States Bye  P Gyula (HUN)
W w/o 		 A Canet (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 		 L Heyden (GER)
L 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 7–5 		did not advance
Heinrich Schomburgk  Germany Bye  J Montariol (FRA)
W w/o 		 R Spiess (GER)
W 8–6, 6–1, 6–4 		 H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Josef Šebek  Bohemia Bye  O Froitzheim (SWE)
W w/o 		 W Stibolt (NOR)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 		 A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 		did not advance
Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston  Russia Bye  A Alenitsyn (RUS)
W w/o 		 G Setterwall (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–3, 3–5, 6–2 		 O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–2, 2–4, 6–4, 6–0 		did not advance
Lionel Tapscott  South Africa  J Kodl (BOH)
W 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 		 F Pipes (AUT)
W 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		 F Blanchy (FRA)
W 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 		 L Žemla (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2 		did not advance
Charles Wennergren  Sweden Bye  J Zeman (BOH)
W 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 		 L Rovsing (DEN)
W 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1, 6–1 		 L Salm (AUT)
L 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 		did not advance
17 François Blanchy  France Bye  B Hykš (BOH)
W 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 		 L Tapscott (RSA)
L 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 		did not advance
Wollmar Boström  Sweden Bye  T Smith (NOR)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 		 L Salm (AUT)
L 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 		did not advance
Albert Canet  France Bye  C Langaard (NOR)
W 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 		 T Pell (USA)
L 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 		did not advance
Torsten Grönfors  Sweden Bye  E Tóth (HUN)
W w/o 		 V Ingerslev (DEN)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 		did not advance
Victor Hansen  Denmark Bye  Ö Schmid (HUN)
W w/o 		 B von Kehrling (HUN)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 		did not advance
Aurél von Kelemen  Hungary Bye  L von Baráth (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 		 L Heyden (GER)
L 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		did not advance
Frans Möller  Sweden Bye  J-P Samazeuilh (FRA)
W w/o 		 H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Karel Robětín  Bohemia Bye  K von Wessely (AUT)
W w/o 		 A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 		did not advance
Leif Rovsing  Denmark Bye  P Segner (HUN)
W w/o 		 C Wennergren (SWE)
L 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1, 6–1 		did not advance
Gunnar Setterwall  Sweden Bye  O Blom (NED)
W 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 		 M Sumarokov (RUS)
L 6–2, 6–3, 3–5, 6–2 		did not advance
Robert Spiess  Germany Bye  J Just (BOH)
W 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 		 H Schomburgk (GER)
L 8–6, 6–1, 6–4 		did not advance
Willem Stibolt  Norway Bye  D Lawton (FRA)
W w/o 		 J Šebek (BOH)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 		did not advance
Axel Thayssen  Denmark  K Ardelt (BOH)
W w/o 		 A Madsen (DEN)
W 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 		 C Winslow (RSA)
L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 		did not advance
Jenő Zsigmondy  Hungary Bye  H Liebisch (AUT)
W w/o 		 O von Müller (GER)
L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 		did not advance
31 Jørgen Arenholt  Denmark Bye  V Ingerslev (DEN)
L 6–2, 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 		did not advance
Leó von Baráth  Hungary Bye  A von Kelemen (HUN)
L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 		did not advance
Curt Benckert  Sweden Bye  A Zborzil (AUT)
L 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Herman Bjørklund  Norway Bye  O Kreuzer (GER)
L 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 		did not advance
Otto Blom  Netherlands Bye  G Setterwall (SWE)
L 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 		did not advance
Trygve Smith  Norway Bye  W Boström (SWE)
L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 		did not advance
Ove Frederiksen  Denmark Bye  O von Müller (GER)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 		did not advance
Ernst Frigast  Denmark Bye  C Winslow (RSA)
L 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 		did not advance
Bohuslav Hykš  Bohemia Bye  F Blanchy (FRA)
L 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 		did not advance
Jaroslav Just  Bohemia Bye  R Spiess (GER)
L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 		did not advance
Conrad Langaard  Norway Bye  A Canet (FRA)
L 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 		did not advance
Hakon Leffler  Sweden Bye  H Kitson (RSA)
L 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 		did not advance
Aage Madsen  Denmark Bye  A Thayssen (DEN)
L 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 		did not advance
Édouard Mény de Marangue  France Bye  L Heyden (GER)
L 7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 		did not advance
Richard Peterson  Norway Bye  L Salm (AUT)
L 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 		did not advance
Felix Pipes  Austria  O Lindpaintner (GER)
W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 		 L Tapscott (RSA)
L 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 		did not advance
Jaromír Zeman  Bohemia Bye  C Wennergren (SWE)
L 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 		did not advance
48 Jiří Kodl  Bohemia  L Tapscott (RSA)
L 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 		did not advance
Otto Lindpaintner  Germany  F Pipes (AUT)
L 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 		did not advance
— Aleksandr Alenitsyn  Russia Bye  M Sumarokov (RUS)
L w/o 		did not advance
Bjarne Angell  Norway Bye  O Relly (AUT)
W w/o 		 O Kreuzer (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Karel Ardelt  Bohemia  A Thayssen (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Rudolf Bertrand  Austria Bye  H Planner von Plaun (AUT)
W w/o 		 L Žemla (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance
Paller Gyula  Hungary Bye  T Pell (USA)
L w/o 		did not advance
Otto Froitzheim  Germany Bye  J Šebek (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance
Adolf Hammacher  Bohemia Bye  L Žemla (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Carl Kempe  Sweden Bye  B von Kehrling (HUN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Daniel Lawton  France Bye  W Stibolt (NOR)
L w/o 		did not advance
Hermann Liebisch  Austria Bye  J Zsigmondy (HUN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Jean Montariol  France Bye  H Schomburgk (GER)
L w/o 		did not advance
Herbert Planner von Plaun  Austria Bye  R Bertrand (AUT)
L w/o 		did not advance
Otto Relly  Austria Bye  B Angell (NOR)
L w/o 		did not advance
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh  France Bye  F Möller (SWE)
L w/o 		did not advance
Ödön Schmid  Hungary Bye  V Hansen (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Pál Segner  Hungary Bye  L Rovsing (DEN)
L w/o 		did not advance
Ede Tóth  Hungary Bye  T Grönfors (SWE)
L w/o 		did not advance
Kurt von Wessely  Austria Bye  K Robětín (BOH)
L w/o 		did not advance

References

  1. ^ a b "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 65.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 618
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 630.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_outdoor_singles
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