Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

The women's doubles was a tennis event held as part of the Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. A total of 18 players, comprising 9 pairs, from 5 nations competed in the event, which was held from 17 to 24 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club.[1]

Women's doubles tennis at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Dates	17–24 August
Competitors	8 teams from 5 nations
Medalists
Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair  Great Britain Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman  Great Britain Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen  France

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

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)
								Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)  Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)		6	6
								Sigrid Fick (SWE)  Lily Strömberg-von Essen (SWE)		4	3
															Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)  Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)		6	3	6
															Kathleen McKane (GBR)  Winifred McNair (GBR)		2	6	8
								Kathleen McKane (GBR)  Winifred McNair (GBR)		6	7
	Marguerite Chaudoir (BEL)  Marthe Dupont (BEL)		6	2	6			Marguerite Chaudoir (BEL)  Marthe Dupont (BEL)		2	5
	Marie Jones (BEL)  Marguerite Laurenan (BEL)		3	6	2																	Kathleen McKane (GBR)  Winifred McNair (GBR)		8	6
																						Winifred Beamish (GBR)  Dorothy Holman (GBR)		6	4
								Anne de Borman (BEL)  Lucienne Tschaggeny (BEL)		2	4
								Winifred Beamish (GBR)  Dorothy Holman (GBR)		6	6
															Winifred Beamish (GBR)  Dorothy Holman (GBR)		6	6				Bronze medal match
															Fernande Arendt (BEL)  Marie Storms (BEL)		1	1
								Amory Hansen (DEN)  Elsebeth Brehm (DEN)		1	1											Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)  Élisabeth d'Ayen (FRA)
								Fernande Arendt (BEL)  Marie Storms (BEL)		6	6											Fernande Arendt (BEL)  Marie Storms (BEL)		w/o

References

1. "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Doubles, 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 7 May 2008.
• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide