Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's indoor singles

The indoor men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 12 players.[1]

Men's indoor singles tennis at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	Queen's Club
Dates	6–11 May
Competitors	10 from 3 nations
Medalists
Arthur Gore  Great Britain George Caridia  Great Britain Major Ritchie  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

Draw

	First Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final (Gold medal match)
										Anthony Wilding (ANZ)		w/o
										Arthur Gore (GBR)
																			Arthur Gore (GBR)		4	6	5	6	6
																			Major Ritchie (GBR)		6	3	7	1	4
										Les Poidevin (ANZ)		w/o
	Major Ritchie (GBR)									Major Ritchie (GBR)
	Herbert Roper Barrett (GBR)		w/o																									Arthur Gore (GBR)		6	7	6
	Gunnar Setterwall (SWE)		6	6	6																							George Caridia (GBR)		3	5	4
	Lionel Escombe (GBR)		2	3	1					Gunnar Setterwall (SWE)		2	1	1
										George Caridia (GBR)		6	6	6
																			George Caridia (GBR)		7	0						Bronze medal match
																			Wilberforce Eaves (GBR)		5	0^r
										Wollmar Boström (SWE)		5	2	7														Major Ritchie (GBR)
										Wilberforce Eaves (GBR)		7	6	9														Wilberforce Eaves (GBR)		w/o

There was no match for third place. Eaves, described in the Official Report as "obviously out of condition",[2] had not finished his semifinal match after a tight first set played in great heat. Ritchie, therefore, was awarded the bronze medal.

Notes

1. Official Report, p. 36.
2. Cook, p. 221

External links

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (May 1909). The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
• ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide