Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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Two events in tennis
were contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics
in St. Louis
, United States
. The competitions were held from Monday, August 29, 1904 to Monday, September 5, 1904.
The host nation won every medal awarded, which was unsurprising as only one foreign entrant competed. The sport, which had been open to women in its previous incarnation, was again restricted to only male competitors as the number of events shrank from 5 to 2 with the elimination of women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
were contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
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, United States
United States
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. The competitions were held from Monday, August 29, 1904 to Monday, September 5, 1904.
The host nation won every medal awarded, which was unsurprising as only one foreign entrant competed. The sport, which had been open to women in its previous incarnation, was again restricted to only male competitors as the number of events shrank from 5 to 2 with the elimination of women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Medal summary
| Men's singles |
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| Men's doubles |
Beals Wright Beals Wright Beals Coleman Wright , was an American male tennis player.Beals was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Cincinnati Red Stockings great George Wright and nephew of Cincinnati Red Stockings team founder Harry Wright... Edgar Leonard Edgar Leonard Edgar Welch Leonard was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics in the men's doubles event, partnering Beals Wright. In the men's singles event he won a bronze medal.... |
Robert LeRoy Robert LeRoy Robert LeRoy was a tennis player from New York in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis... Alphonzo Bell Alphonzo Bell Alphonzo Edward Bell Sr. was an American oil multi-millionaire, real estate developer, philanthropist, and champion tennis player... |
Clarence Gamble Arthur Wear Arthur Wear Arthur Yancey Wear was an American tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he won the bronze medal with his partner Clarence Gamble in the doubles competition.-External links:*... Joseph Wear Joseph Wear Joseph Walker Wear was an American tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he won the bronze medal with his partner Allen West in the doubles competition.-External links:*... Allen West |
Participating nations
A total of 36 tennis players from 2 nations competed at the St. Louis Games:Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|