Tennis
Three tennis players, one man and two women, competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The team won no medals, but the mixed pair of Hansen and Tegner took fourth place after winning two matches to advance to the semifinals before losing there and in the bronze medal match.
Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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Elsebreth Brehm | Women's singles | N/A | Dupont (BEL) W 6–3, 6–4 |
Strömberg (SWE) L 7–5, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Amory Hansen | Women's singles | N/A | Bye | D'Ayen (FRA) L 6–2, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Erik Tegner | Men's singles | Bye | Kashio (JPN) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Elsebreth Brehm Amory Hansen |
Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Arendt & Storms (BEL) L 6–1, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Amory Hansen Erik Tegner |
Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | de Borman & Washer (BEL) W 4–6, 8–6, 6–3 |
Malström & Strömberg (SWE) W 0–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Décugis & Lenglen (FRA) L 6–0, 6–1 |
Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný (TCH) L 8–6, 6–4 |
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Read more about this topic: Denmark At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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