Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games – Mixed doubles

The mixed doubles was one of four lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games programme. The tournament was played on clay courts at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club. Frenchmen Marie Decugis and Max Decugis won the gold medal.[1]

Mixed doubles tennis
at the 1906 Intercalated Games
VenueAthens Lawn Tennis Club
Date23–28 April
Competitors5 teams from 2 nations
Medalists
Marie Decugis
Max Decugis		  France
Sophia Marinou
Georgios Simiriotis		  Greece
Aspasia Matsa
Xenophon Kasdaglis		  Greece
Main article: Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games

The silver and bronze medals were awarded on the basis of the best performances against the winner or runner-up instead of the usual losing finalist or winner of a play-off between the losing semi-finalists. Therefore, the silver medals were awarded to Greeks Sophia Marinou and Georgios Simiriotis, as they won 9 games against the French team in the semifinals. The bronze medals were awarded to Greek Aspasia Matsa and Xenophon Kasdaglis, as they only won 8 games against the French team in the final.[2]

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Semifinals Gold Medal Match
 Marie Decugis (FRA)
 Max Decugis (FRA) 		8 6
 Sofia Marinou (GRE)
 Georgios Simiriotis (GRE) 		6 6  Sofia Marinou (GRE)
 Georgios Simiriotis (GRE) 		6 3
 Euphrosine Paspati (GRE)
 Dionysios Kasdaglis (GRE) 		2 2  Marie Decugis (FRA)
 Max Decugis (FRA) 		6 7
 Aspasia Matsa (GRE)
 Xenophon Kasdaglis (GRE) 		3 5
 Aspasia Matsa (GRE)
 Xenophon Kasdaglis (GRE) 		6 6
 Esmée Simirioti (GRE)
 Nikolaos Zarifis (GRE) 		1 4

References
  1. Hernández, Pedro (1 June 2018). "Historias de Roland Garros: Max Decugis, maestro de los Mosqueteros" [Roland Garros stories: Max Decugis, master of the Musketeers] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Retrieved 23 July 2018. In 1906, he won the gold medal in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Athens Olympics.
  2. "Olympic Tennis Event - Medallists". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Athens 1906: The Mixed Doubles Silver was awarded to Georgios Simiriotis and Sophia Marinou as they had taken nine games off the champions in the semi-final, and the Bronze Medal went to the losing finalists who had won one game less.
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