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. A total of 18 players from 7 nations competed in the event, which was held from 16 to 24 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.[1]

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	16–24 August
Competitors	21 from 7 nations
Medalists
Suzanne Lenglen  France Dorothy Holman  Great Britain Kathleen McKane  Great Britain

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	0^r				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

1. "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

Sources

• 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