Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	August 16–24
Competitors	18 from 7 nations
Medalists
Suzanne Lenglen   France   Dorothy Holman   Great Britain   Kathleen McKane   Great Britain

Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Singles	men				women
Doubles	men		mixed		women

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 August 16 to August 24, 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.

Results

Section 1

Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
								Sigrid Fick (SWE)	7	6	'
								Caroline Dahl (NOR)	5	2
															Sigrid Fick (SWE)	6	8
															Anne de Borman (BEL)	4	6
								Anne de Borman (BEL)
								Walkover

Section 2

Round of 32									Round of 16									Quarterfinals
	Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
	Marie Storms (BEL)	0	0							Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
										Winifred McNair (GBR)	0	0
																			Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
																			Lily Strömberg (SWE)	0	0
										Lily Strömberg (SWE)	7	6
	Elsebreth Brehm (DEN)	6	6							Elsebreth Brehm (DEN)	5	3
	Marthe Dupont (BEL)	3	4

Section 3

Round of 32									Round of 16									Quarterfinals
	Kathleen McKane (GBR)	6	6
	Jeanne Vaussard (FRA)	4	4							Kathleen McKane (GBR)	6	1	6
	Rosetta Gagliardi (ITA)	6								Rosetta Gagliardi (ITA)	1	6	2
	Margareta Lindberg (SWE)	0																	Kathleen McKane (GBR)	6	6
																			Elisabeth D'Ayen (FRA)	2	3
										Elisabeth D'Ayen (FRA)	6	6
										Amory Hansen (DEN)	2	3

Section 4

Round of 32									Round of 16									Quarterfinals
										Edith Holman (GBR)	8	6
										Winifred Beamish (GBR)	6	2
																			Edith Holman (GBR)	6	6
																			Fernande Arendt (BEL)	2	3
										Fernande Arendt (BEL)
										Walkover

Final rounds

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Sigrid Fick (SWE)	6	8
		Anne de Borman (BEL)	4	6
											Sigrid Fick (SWE)	0	1
											Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
		Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
		Lily Strömberg (SWE)	0	0
																				Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)	6	6
																				Edith Holman (GBR)	3	0
		Kathleen McKane (GBR)	6	6
		Elisabeth D'Ayen (FRA)	2	3
											Kathleen McKane (GBR)
											Edith Holman (GBR)								Bronze Medal Match
		Edith Holman (GBR)	6	6
		Fernande Arendt (BEL)	2	3																Sigrid Fick (SWE)	2	0
																				Kathleen McKane (GBR)	6	6

References

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2008.