Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the tennis program at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the third time the event was held at the Olympics. There were 27 competitors from 2 nations. The event was won by Beals Wright, with the Americans sweeping the medals. Robert LeRoy finished second, with Alphonzo Bell and Edgar Leonard eliminated in the semifinals.

Background

This was the third appearance of the men's singles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.

Beals Wright was one of the 1903 U.S. doubles champions. His compatriot Robert LeRoy was the 1903 European champion.

No nations made their debut in the event. Germany and the United States both made their second appearance.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches, including the final, were best-of-three sets.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 29 August 1904 Tuesday, 30 August Wednesday, 31 August Thursday, 1 September Friday, 2 September Saturday, 3 September		Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Results summary

Rank	Player	Nation	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
	Beals Wright	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–0, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–4	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–4
	Robert LeRoy	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–4, 8–6	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–4
	Alphonzo Bell	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–4	Did not advance
	Edgar Leonard	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–1, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–3	Did not advance
5	Wilfred Blatherwick	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 0–6, 6–4	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–0	did not advance
	Charles Cresson	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–4	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–4, 8–6	did not advance
	John Neely	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–1, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–0, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–0, 6–2	did not advance
	Semp Russ	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–1, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–1	did not advance
9	Joe Cunningham	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 0–6, 6–4	did not advance
	Dwight F. Davis	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	Rollin Feitshans	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 8–6, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–0, 6–2	did not advance
	Hugo Hardy	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–1	did not advance
	Hugh Jones	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–4, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–1, 6–2	did not advance
	Ralph McKittrick	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–2	did not advance
	Fred Sanderson	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–3	did not advance
16	Joseph Charles	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 8–6, 6–1	did not advance
	Andrew Drew	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–4, 6–1	did not advance
	William Easton	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–2	did not advance
	Chris Forney	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–1, 6–1	did not advance
	Malcolm MacDonald	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–1, 6–1	did not advance
	Forest Montgomery	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–1	did not advance
	Nathaniel Semple	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–2, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	did not advance
	Stewart Tritle	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–1	did not advance
	Douglas Turner	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–1	did not advance
	Orien Vernon	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–3, 6–2	did not advance
	Frank Wheaton	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–4	did not advance
27	George Stadel	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–2, 6–1	did not advance
—	Benger	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	M. Bergfeld	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	H. Holland	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	Frank Eberhardt	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	John Eberhardt	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	J. Elliott	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	Thomas Holland	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	H. W. Jacobs	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete W w/o	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe	Template:FlagIOC	Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance
	N. M. Smith	Template:FlagIOC	Template:FlagIOCathlete L w/o	did not advance

External links

• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide