Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Six tennis events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Indoor tennis events were held for the first time, along with the usual outdoor events. Women's tennis returned, with women's singles (but not women's doubles or mixed doubles) and indoor women's singles. 5 nations made their tennis debuts, while 5 more returned to competition for a total of 10 nations. 50 players, 40 men and 10 women, competed.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles |  Josiah RitchieGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Otto FroitzheimGermany (GER) |
Wilberforce Eaves Great Britain (GBR) |
| Women's singles | Dorothea Chambers Great Britain (GBR) |
Penelope Boothby Great Britain (GBR) |
Joan Winch Great Britain (GBR) |
| Men's doubles | George Hillyard & Reginald Doherty Great Britain (GBR) |
Josiah Ritchie & James Parke Great Britain (GBR) |
Charles Cazalet & Charles Dixon Great Britain (GBR) |
| Men's indoor singles | Arthur Gore Great Britain (GBR) |
George Caridia Great Britain (GBR) |
Josiah Ritchie Great Britain (GBR) |
| Women's indoor singles | Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Great Britain (GBR) |
Angela Greene Great Britain (GBR) |
 Märtha AdlerstråhleSweden (SWE) |
| Men's indoor doubles | Arthur Gore & Herbert Barrett Great Britain (GBR) |
George Caridia & George Simond Great Britain (GBR) |
Wollmar Boström & Gunnar Setterwall Sweden (SWE) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) |
6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Austria, Bohemia, Canada, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and South Africa had tennis players compete, but won no medals.
| Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Figure skating • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water motorsports • Water polo • Wrestling |
| Tennis at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928-1964 • 1968 (demonstration) • 1972-1980 • 1984 (demonstration) • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in tennis |
