Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles tennis competition was one of five tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Women's singles at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue	Stade de Colombes
Dates	13–20 July
Competitors	38 from 15 nations
Medalists
Helen Wills  United States Julie Vlasto  France 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)
	Helen Wills (USA)		6	6
	Molla Mallory (NOR)		2	3
								Helen Wills (USA)		6	6
								Germaine Golding (FRA)		2	1
	Lilí Álvarez (ESP)		5	3
	Germaine Golding (FRA)		7	6
															Helen Wills (USA)		6	6
															Julie Vlasto (FRA)		2	2
	Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		4	2
	Julie Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								Julie Vlasto (FRA)		0	7	6			Bronze medal match
								Kathleen McKane (GBR)		6	5	1
	Marion Jessup (USA)		2	0											Germaine Golding (FRA)		7	3	0
	Kathleen McKane (GBR)		6	6											Kathleen McKane (GBR)		5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								ML Marnet (ESP)		w/o
								H Wills (USA)
															H Wills (USA)		6	6
															P Satterthwaite (GBR)		1	1
								M Forlanini (GBR)		w/o
								P Satterthwaite (GBR)
																						H Wills (USA)		6	6
																						M Mallory (NOR)		2	3
								K Bouman (NED)		8	6
								M Dupont (BEL)		6	4
															K Bouman (NED)		7	0
															M Mallory (NOR)		9	6
								M Mallory (NOR)		6	6
								J Vaussard (FRA)		2	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								N Polley (IND)		1	6	6
								L Valaoritou-Skaramaga (GRE)		6	3	2
															N Polley (IND)		0	3
															E Álvarez (ESP)		6	6
								L Scharman (USA)		2	2
								E Álvarez (ESP)		6	6
																						E Álvarez (ESP)		5	3
																						A Golding (FRA)		7	6
								P Bologna (ITA)		0	3
	A Golding (FRA)		6	6				A Golding (FRA)		6	6
	L von Essen (SWE)		4	2											A Golding (FRA)		6	3	6
	M Janssen (BEL)		4	1											P Covell (GBR)		3	6	2
	I Váradi (HUN)		6	6				I Váradi (HUN)		1	3
	P Covell (GBR)		3	6	6			P Covell (GBR)		6	6
	M Wallis (IRL)		6	0	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	R Gagliardi (ITA)		6	6
	E Brehm (DEN)		0	2				R Gagliardi (ITA)		4	7	6
	R Blair-White (IRL)							R Blair-White (IRL)		6	5	2
	R le Gallais (LUX)		w/o												R Gagliardi (ITA)		1	0
	D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)														D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		6	6
	I Fonrodona (ESP)		w/o					D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		6	6
								M Storms (BEL)		1	1
																						D Shepherd-Barron (GBR)		4	2
																						J Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								H Contostavlos (GRE)		w/o
								E Goss (USA)
															E Goss (USA)		3	6	4
															J Vlasto (FRA)		6	2	6
								J Vlasto (FRA)		6	6
								C Dahl (NOR)		1	0

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								R Torras (ESP)		6	4	8
								G Perelli (ITA)		4	6	6
															R Torras (ESP)		2	0
															M Jessup (USA)		6	6
								M Jessup (USA)
								S Lenglen (FRA)		w/o
																						M Jessup (USA)		2	0
																						K McKane (GBR)		6	6
								M Krencsey (HUN)		w/o
								S Fick (SWE)
															S Fick (SWE)		1	1
															K McKane (GBR)		6	6
								A de Borman (BEL)		0	2
								K McKane (GBR)		6	6

References

1. "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

Sources

• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
• (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIII^e Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. pp. 379–384. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2008.