France at The 1920 Summer Olympics - Tennis

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
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
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
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Belgium 4 1 .800
Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000
Denmark 2 0 1.000
Great Britain 4 5 .444
Japan 0 1 .000
Norway 1 0 1.000
South Africa 2 5 .286
Spain 1 0 1.000
Sweden 4 0 1.000
Switzerland 1 0 1.000
Total international 20 12 .625
France 1 1 .500
Total 21 13 .618
Round Wins Losses Percent
Round of 64 1 1 .500
Round of 32 4 3 .571
Round of 16 5 4 .556
Quarterfinals 5 1 .833
Semifinals 2 3 .400
Final 2 0 1.000
Bronze match 2 1 .667
Total 20 12 .625

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