Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles tennis competition was one of five tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Women's singles

at the Games of the VIII Olympiad

Venue

Stade de Colombes

Dates

July 13–20

Competitors

38 from 15 nations

Medalists

		Helen Wills	United States
		Julie Vlasto	France
		Kathleen McKane	Great Britain

Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)


	Helen Wills (USA)		6	6

	Molla Mallory (NOR)		2	3
								Helen Wills (USA)		6	6

								Germaine Golding (FRA)		2	1
	Lilí Álvarez (ESP)		5	3

	Germaine Golding (FRA)		7	6
															Helen Wills (USA)		6	6

															Julie Vlasto (FRA)		2	2
	Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		4	2

	Julie Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								Julie Vlasto (FRA)		0	7	6			Bronze medal match

								Kathleen McKane (GBR)		6	5	1
	Marion Jessup (USA)		2	0											Germaine Golding (FRA)		7	3	0

	Kathleen McKane (GBR)		6	6											Kathleen McKane (GBR)		5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								ML Marnet (ESP)		w/o
								H Wills (USA)
															H Wills (USA)		6	6
															P Satterthwaite (GBR)		1	1
								M Forlanini (GBR)		w/o
								P Satterthwaite (GBR)
																						H Wills (USA)		6	6
																						M Mallory (NOR)		2	3
								K Bouman (NED)		8	6
								M Dupont (BEL)		6	4
															K Bouman (NED)		7	0
															M Mallory (NOR)		9	6
								M Mallory (NOR)		6	6
								J Vaussard (FRA)		2	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								N Polley (IND)		1	6	6
								L Valaoritou-Skaramaga (GRE)		6	3	2
															N Polley (IND)		0	3
															E Álvarez (ESP)		6	6
								L Scharman (USA)		2	2
								E Álvarez (ESP)		6	6
																						E Álvarez (ESP)		5	3
																						A Golding (FRA)		7	6
								P Bologna (ITA)		0	3
	A Golding (FRA)		6	6				A Golding (FRA)		6	6
	L von Essen (SWE)		4	2											A Golding (FRA)		6	3	6
	G Janssen (BEL)		4	1											P Covell (GBR)		3	6	2
	I Péteri (HUN)		6	6				I Péteri (HUN)		1	3
	P Covell (GBR)		3	6	6			P Covell (GBR)		6	6
	M Wallis (IRL)		6	0	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	R Gagliardi (ITA)		6	6
	E Brehm (DEN)		0	2				R Gagliardi (ITA)		4	7	6
	R Blair-White (IRL)							R Blair-White (IRL)		6	5	2
	R le Gallais (LUX)		w/o												R Gagliardi (ITA)		1	0
	D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)														D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		6	6
	I Fonrodona (ESP)		w/o					D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		6	6
								M Storms (BEL)		1	1
																						D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		4	2
																						J Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								H Contostavlos (GRE)		w/o
								E Goss (USA)
															E Goss (USA)		3	6	4
															J Vlasto (FRA)		6	2	6
								J Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								C Dahl (NOR)		1	0

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								R Torras (ESP)		6	4	8
								G Ferelli (ITA)		4	6	6
															R Torras (ESP)		2	0
															M Jessup (USA)		6	6
								M Jessup (USA)
								S Lenglen (FRA)		w/o
																						M Jessup (USA)		2	0
																						K McKane (GBR)		6	6
								M Krencsey (HUN)		w/o
								S Fick (SWE)
															S Fick (SWE)		1	1
															K McKane (GBR)		6	6
								A de Borman (BEL)		0	2
								K McKane (GBR)		6	6

References

ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
(ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIII^e Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. pp. 379–384. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2008.

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