Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueBeerschot Tennis Club
Dates16–24 August
Competitors21 from 7 nations
Medalists
Suzanne Lenglen  France
Dorothy Holman  Great Britain
Kathleen McKane  Great Britain
Tennis at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Outdoor
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomenmixed

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

Key

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
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