Tennis
Ten tennis players, seven men and two women, competed for France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tied with Great Britain for the most of any country. Lenglen won the women's singles gold, not losing a single game until her fourth match and not losing any of her ten sets. Lenglen also paired with Décugis to take the gold in the mixed pairs, and added a bronze medal in the women's pairs with D'Ayen. Décugis and Albarran won the bronze in the men's pairs, beating Blanchy and Brugnon in the bronze medal match.
Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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François Blanchy | Men's singles | Dodd (RSA) L 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 |
Did not advance | 32 | ||||
Jacques Brugnon | Men's singles | Bye | Chiesa (SUI) W 6–4, 6–5, 6–4 |
Raymond (RSA) L 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Maxime Décugis | Men's singles | Norton (RSA) W 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6 |
Dodd (RSA) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Elisabeth D'Ayen | Women's singles | N/A | Bye | Hansen (DEN) W 6–2, 6–3 |
McKane (GBR) L 6–2, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Suzanne Lenglen | Women's singles | N/A | Storms (BEL) W 6–0, 6–0 |
McNair (GBR) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Strömberg (SWE) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Fick (SWE) W 6–0, 6–1 |
Holman (GBR) W 6–3, 6–0 |
1 ! |
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh | Men's singles | Bye | Winslow (RSA) L 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Jeanne Vaussard | Women's singles | N/A | McKane (GBR) L 6–4, 6–4 |
Did not advance | 15 | |||
Pierre Albarran Maxime Décugis |
Men's doubles | N/A | Bye | de Satrústegui & Flaquer (ESP) W 6–2, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Blackbeard & Dodd (RSA) W 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–5 |
Turnbull & Woosnam (GBR) L 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 10–8 |
Blanchy & Brugnon (FRA) W |
3 ! |
François Blanchy Jacques Brugnon |
Men's doubles | N/A | Bye | Hykš-Černý & Just (TCH) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Langaard & Nielsen (NOR) W 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
Kashio & Kumagai (JPN) L 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Albarran & Décugis (FRA) L |
4 |
François Blanchy Jeanne Vaussard |
Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | Chaudoir & Lammens (BEL) L 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Elisabeth D'Ayen Fernand Hirsch |
Mixed doubles | N/A | Fick & Lindqvist (SWE) W 6–4, 6–2 |
McKane & Woosnam (GBR) L 6–4, 6–2 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Elisabeth D'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen |
Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Fick & Strömberg (SWE) W 6–4, 6–3 |
McKane & McNair (GBR) L 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
Arendt & Storms (BEL) W |
3 ! |
Maxime Décugis Suzanne Lenglen |
Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | Beamish & Beamish (GBR) W 6–2, 6–0 |
Chaudoir & Lammens (BEL) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Hansen & Tegner (DEN) W 6–0, 6–1 |
McKane & Woosnam (GBR) W 6–4, 6–2 |
1 ! |
Daniel Lawton Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh |
Men's doubles | N/A | Grisar & van den Bemden (BEL) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
Blackbeard & Dodd (RSA) L 6–3, 6–0, 9–7 |
Did not advance | 9 |
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