Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	16–24 August
Competitors	21 from 7 nations
Medalists
Suzanne Lenglen  France Dorothy Holman  Great Britain Kathleen McKane  Great Britain

Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Outdoor
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

The women's singles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.

A total of 18 players from 7 nations competed in the event, which was held from August 16 to August 24, 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)
	Sigrid Fick (SWE)		0	1
	Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)		6	6
								Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)		6	6
								Dorothy Holman (GBR)		3	0
	Kathleen McKane (GBR)		w/o
	Dorothy Holman (GBR)							Bronze medal match
								Sigrid Fick (SWE)		2	0
								Kathleen McKane (GBR)		6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								A de Borman (BEL)
								M Skrbková (TCH)		w/o
															A de Borman (BEL)		4	6
															S Fick (SWE)		6	8
								S Fick (SWE)		7	6
								C Dahl (NOR)		5	2
																						S Fick (SWE)		0	1
																						S Lenglen (FRA)		6	6
								L Strömberg-von Essen (SWE)		7	6
	E Brehm (DEN)		6	6				E Brehm (DEN)		5	3
	M Dupont (BEL)		3	4											L Strömberg-von Essen (SWE)		0	0
	W McNair (GBR)														S Lenglen (FRA)		6	6
	F Subirana (ESP)		w/o					W McNair (GBR)		0	0
	S Lenglen (FRA)		6	6				S Lenglen (FRA)		6	6
	M Storms (BEL)		0	0

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	R Gagliardi (ITA)		6	0
	M Lindberg (SWE)		0	0r				R Gagliardi (ITA)		1	6	2
	K McKane (GBR)		6	6				K McKane (GBR)		6	1	6
	J Vaussard (FRA)		4	4											K McKane (GBR)		6	6
															É d'Ayen (FRA)		2	3
								A Hansen (DEN)		2	3
								É d'Ayen (FRA)		6	6
																						K McKane (GBR)		w/o
																						D Holman (GBR)
								G Ferelli (ITA)		w/o
								F Arendt (BEL)
															F Arendt (BEL)		2	3
															D Holman (GBR)		6	6
								G Beamish (GBR)		6	2
								D Holman (GBR)		8	6

References

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2008.
• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide