Germany at The 1912 Summer Olympics - Tennis

Tennis

Seven tennis players, including one woman, represented Germany at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's fourth appearance in tennis, having missed only 1900. The lone German woman, Köring, was the most successful German player, taking the silver medal in her outdoor singles competition and winning the gold along with Schomburgk in the outdoor mixed doubles. Kreuzer was the only one of the six men to advance to the semifinals in the men's singles; he finished with the bronze medal.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ludwig Heyden Outdoor singles Bye Mény (FRA)
W 7-9, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1		 Kelemen (HUN)
W 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5		 Pell (USA)
W 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, 7-5		 Winslow (RSA)
L 6-2, 6-4, 8-10, 4-6, 6-3		 Did not advance 5
Oscar Kreuzer Outdoor singles Bye Björklund (NOR)
W 6-0, 6-0, 6-1		 Bye Sumarokow (RUS)
W 6-2, 10-12, 6-4, 6-0		 Zborzil (AUT)
W 6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 Winslow (RSA)
L 9-7, 7-5, 6-2		 Žemla (BOH)
W 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1		 3 !
Otto Lindpainter Outdoor singles Pipes (AUT)
L 6-2, 6-3, 6-3		 Did not advance 48
Heinrich Schomburgk Outdoor singles Bye Bye Spiess (GER)
W 8-6, 6-1, 6-4		 Kitson (RSA)
L 6-2, 6-2, 6-3		 Did not advance 9
Robert Spiess Outdoor singles Bye Just (BOH)
W 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1		 Schomburgk (GER)
L 8-6, 6-1, 6-4		 Did not advance 17
Otto von Müller Outdoor singles Bye Fredriksen (DEN)
W 6-2, 6-1, 6-4		 Zsigmondy (HUN)
W 6-1, 6-2, 6-0		 Kehrling (HUN)
W 6-2, 6-1, 6-1		 Žemla (BOH)
L 6-4, 7-5, 6-4		 Did not advance 5
Ludwig Heyden
Robert Spiess		 Outdoor doubles N/A Grönfors & Möller (SWE)
W 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1		 Frederiksen & Frigast (DEN)
W 6-2, 7-5, 6-3		 Just & Žemla (BOH)
L 6-0, 8-6, 6-4		 Did not advance 5
Heinrich Schomburgk
Otto von Müller		 Outdoor doubles N/A Bárath & Kelemen (HUN)
W 6-0, 6-0, 6-2		 Canet & Mény (FRA)
L 6-8, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3		 Did not advance 9
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Dora Köring Outdoor singles Fick (SWE)
W 7-5, 6-3		 Bye Arnheim (SWE)
W 6-4, 6-3		 Broquedis (FRA)
L 4-6, 6-3, 6-4		 2 !
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Dora Köring
Heinrich Schomburgk		 Outdoor doubles Bye Bye Broquedis & Canet (FRA)
W 6-2, 6-3		 Fick & Setterwall (SWE)
W 6-4, 6-0		 1 !

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