Date | 6 – 9 May 1908 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Queen's Club, West Kensington | |
Participants | 10 from 2 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
This was likely the weakest of the tennis tournaments in 1908. Arthur “Wentworth” Gore and Roper Barrett would win the 1909 British covered court title as well. They won a four-set final over George Simond and George Caridia, who had been forced to play 13 sets in their three matches.
Pos | Pair | NOC | |||
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1 | Arthur Wentworth Gore / Roper Barrett | GBR | Gold | ||
2 | George Simond / George Caridia | GBR | Silver | ||
3 | Gunnar Setterwall / Wollmar Boström | SWE | Bronze | ||
4 | Josiah Ritchie / Lionel Escombe | GBR | |||
5 | George Hillyard / Wilberforce Eaves | GBR |
Date | 6 May 1908 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to round two. |
Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 06 May | Setterwall / Boström | SWE | bye | |||
Match #2 | 06 May | Simond / Caridia | GBR | 2-6, 7-9, 6-4, 10-8, 6-4 | Hillyard / Eaves | GBR | |
Match #3 | 06 May | Gore / Barrett | GBR | bye | |||
Match #4 | 06 May | Ritchie / Escombe | GBR | bye |
Date | 6 – 7 May 1908 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final. |
Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 07 May 15:30 | Simond / Caridia | GBR | 6-4, 9-7, 2-6, 6-2 | Setterwall / Boström | SWE | |
Match #2 | 06 May | Gore / Barrett | GBR | 0-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | Ritchie / Escombe | GBR |
Date | 9 May 1908 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to next round. |
Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
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Match 1/2 | 09 May 16:00 | Gore / Barrett | GBR | 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 | Simond / Caridia | GBR | |
Match 3/4 | 09 May 11:00 | Setterwall / Boström | SWE | 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 | Ritchie / Escombe | GBR |