# Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. A total of 44 players from 15 nations entered in the event; 41 players from 14 nations competed. The event was held from 16 to 23 August 1920 at the Beerschot Tennis Club. Nations were limited to four players each. The event was won by Louis Raymond of South Africa, the nation's second consecutive in the event (second-most all-time behind Great Britain's three). South Africa had nearly had both finalists again, as it had in 1912, but defending champion Charles Winslow fell to Japan's Ichiya Kumagae in the semifinal; Winslow took bronze by walkover against Noel Turnbull of Great Britain. Kumagae's silver was Japan's first medal in the event.

## Background

This was the sixth appearance of the men's singles tennis event. 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.
As in previous Games, the field for this event was relatively weak and without top competitors. The Olympic tennis tournament was no longer scheduled adjacent to or concurrent with Wimbledon, as it had been in 1908 and 1912; however, it was at the same time as the U.S. Championship this year. Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston, and all the other American players, thus did not enter. Australia's Gerald Patterson did enter, but withdrew.
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland each made their debut in the event. France made its fifth appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the St. Louis 1904 event.

## Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets.

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Monday, 16 August 1920 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
| Tuesday, 17 August 1920 | Round of 32 |
| Wednesday, 18 August 1920 | Round of 32 Round of 16 |
| Thursday, 19 August 1920 | Round of 16 |
| Friday, 20 August 1920 | Round of 16 |
| Saturday, 21 August 1920 | Quarterfinals |
| Sunday, 22 August 1920 | Semifinals |
| Monday, 23 August 1920 | Bronze medal match Final |

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) | Final (gold-medal match) |
| Sune Malmström (SWE) | Sune Malmström (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louis Raymond (RSA) | Louis Raymond (RSA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louis Raymond (RSA) | Louis Raymond (RSA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Louis Raymond (RSA) | Louis Raymond (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Noel Turnbull (GBR) | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | Manuel Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | Manuel Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | Louis Raymond (RSA) | Louis Raymond (RSA) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| George Dodd (RSA) | George Dodd (RSA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Dodd (RSA) | George Dodd (RSA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | Ichiya Kumagae (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | | | | Charles Winslow (RSA) | Charles Winslow (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | | |
| Gordon Lowe (GBR) | Gordon Lowe (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Charles Winslow (RSA) | Charles Winslow (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | Noel Turnbull (GBR) | w/o | | | | |
| Charles Winslow (RSA) | Charles Winslow (RSA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Charles Winslow (RSA) | Charles Winslow (RSA) | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| C Simon (SUI) | C Simon (SUI) | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E de Satrústegui (ESP) | E de Satrústegui (ESP) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C Simon (SUI) | C Simon (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | S Malmström (SWE) | S Malmström (SWE) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| S Malmström (SWE) | S Malmström (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Žemla (TCH) | L Žemla (TCH) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Malmström (SWE) | S Malmström (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Raymond (RSA) | L Raymond (RSA) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| L Raymond (RSA) | L Raymond (RSA) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M van den Bemden (BEL) | M van den Bemden (BEL) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | L Raymond (RSA) | L Raymond (RSA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Brugnon (FRA) | J Brugnon (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| J Brugnon (FRA) | J Brugnon (FRA) | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Chiesa (SUI) | A Chiesa (SUI) | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | N Turnbull (GBR) | N Turnbull (GBR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Scholler (SUI) | J Scholler (SUI) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | N Turnbull (GBR) | N Turnbull (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J.M. Fernández (ESP) | J.M. Fernández (ESP) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| F Lindqvist (SWE) | F Lindqvist (SWE) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | J.M. Fernández (ESP) | J.M. Fernández (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | | | | | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Patterson (AUS) | G Patterson (AUS) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Turnbull (GBR) | N Turnbull (GBR) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| K Ardelt (TCH) | K Ardelt (TCH) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| L Nypels (NED) | L Nypels (NED) | w/o | | | | K Ardelt (TCH) | K Ardelt (TCH) | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Beamish (GBR) | A Beamish (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Beamish (GBR) | A Beamish (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| O Woffek (TCH) | O Woffek (TCH) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Beamish (GBR) | A Beamish (GBR) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Just (TCH) | J Just (TCH) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Woosnam (GBR) | M Woosnam (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Woosnam (GBR) | M Woosnam (GBR) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Müller (SWE) | H Müller (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| C-E von Braun (SWE) | C-E von Braun (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bonacossa (ITA) | A Bonacossa (ITA) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | C-E von Braun (SWE) | C-E von Braun (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Lammens (BEL) | A Lammens (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | A Lammens (BEL) | A Lammens (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Syz (SUI) | H Syz (SUI) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | A Lammens (BEL) | A Lammens (BEL) | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| I Kumagae (JPN) | I Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Kumagae (JPN) | I Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| JM Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | JM Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) | 5 | 3 | 3 | | I Kumagae (JPN) | I Kumagae (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| V de Laveleye (BEL) | V de Laveleye (BEL) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | V de Laveleye (BEL) | V de Laveleye (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Langaard (NOR) | C Langaard (NOR) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Kumagae (JPN) | I Kumagae (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| M Decugis (FRA) | M Decugis (FRA) | 6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Dodd (RSA) | G Dodd (RSA) | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| B Norton (RSA) | B Norton (RSA) | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | M Decugis (FRA) | M Decugis (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Dodd (RSA) | G Dodd (RSA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | G Dodd (RSA) | G Dodd (RSA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Blanchy (FRA) | F Blanchy (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | G Dodd (RSA) | G Dodd (RSA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Kashio (JPN) | S Kashio (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Tegner (DEN) | E Tegner (DEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Kashio (JPN) | S Kashio (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

The match between Lowe and Zerlendis was played over two days, and lasted for nearly six hours. At one point the ballboys, bored by the long rallying, left the court and went to lunch, forcing the match to stop until they returned.
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| A Zerlendis (GRE) | A Zerlendis (GRE) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Lowe (GBR) | G Lowe (GBR) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | G Lowe (GBR) | G Lowe (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C Colombo (ITA) | C Colombo (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| J Nielsen (NOR) | J Nielsen (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Colombo (ITA) | C Colombo (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Lowe (GBR) | G Lowe (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Winslow (RSA) | C Winslow (RSA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) | J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Winslow (RSA) | C Winslow (RSA) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C Winslow (RSA) | C Winslow (RSA) | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Washer (BEL) | J Washer (BEL) | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| R Thomas (AUS) | R Thomas (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Washer (BEL) | J Washer (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results summary

| Rank | Player | Nation | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| | Louis Raymond | South Africa | Bye | M van den Bemden (BEL) W 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | J Brugnon (FRA) W 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | S Malmström (SWE) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | N Turnbull (GBR) W 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | I Kumagae (JPN) W 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| | Ichiya Kumagae | Japan | JM Alonso (ESP) W 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | V de Laveleye (BEL) W 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 | A Lammens (BEL) W 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | G Dodd (RSA) W 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 | C Winslow (RSA) W 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | L Raymond (RSA) L 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| | Charles Winslow | South Africa | Bye | J-P Samazeuilh (FRA) W 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | J Washer (BEL) W 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | G Lowe (GBR) W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | I Kumagae (JPN) L 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | N Turnbull (GBR) W w/o |
| 4 | Noel Turnbull | Great Britain | Bye | J Scholler (SUI) W w/o | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2 | M Alonso Areyzaga (ESP) W 0–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | L Raymond (RSA) L 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | C Winslow (RSA) L w/o |
| 5 | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | Spain | J Just (TCH) W 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 | M Woosnam (GBR) W 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | A Beamish (GBR) W 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | N Turnbull (GBR) L 0–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | George Dodd | South Africa | F Blanchy (FRA) W 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 | M Decugis (FRA) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | S Kashio (JPN) W 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | I Kumagae (JPN) L 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | Gordon Lowe | Great Britain | Bye | A Zerlendis (GRE) W 14–12, 8–10, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | C Colombo (ITA) W 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 | C Winslow (RSA) L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | Sune Malmström | Sweden | Bye | L Žemla (TCH) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | C Simon (SUI) W 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | L Raymond (RSA) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Mino Balbi Di Robecco | Italy | G Patterson (AUS) W w/o | J.M. Fernández (ESP) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | N Turnbull (GBR) L 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Alfred Beamish | Great Britain | O Woffek (TCH) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | K Ardelt (TCH) W 6–6, 6–4, 6–3 | M Alonso Areizaga (ESP) L 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Jacques Brugnon | France | Bye | A Chiesa (SUI) W 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | L Raymond (RSA) L 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Cesare Colombo | Italy | Bye | J Nielsen (NOR) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | G Lowe (GBR) L 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Seiichiro Kashio | Japan | Bye | E Tegner (DEN) W 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | G Dodd (RSA) L 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Albert Lammens | Belgium | H Syz (SUI) W 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | C-E von Braun (SWE) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | I Kumagae (JPN) L 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Charles Simon | Switzerland | Bye | E de Satrústegui (ESP) W 3–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 | S Malmström (SWE) L 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Jean Washer | Belgium | Bye | R Thomas (AUS) W 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | C Winslow (RSA) L 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Karel Ardelt | Czechoslovakia | L Nypels (NED) W w/o | A Beamish (GBR) L 6–6, 6–4, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Maurice van den Bemden | Belgium | Bye | L Raymond (RSA) L 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Carl-Eric von Braun | Sweden | A Bonacossa (ITA) W 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 | A Lammens (BEL) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Alberto Henri Chiesa | Switzerland | Bye | J Brugnon (FRA) L 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Max Decugis | France | B Norton (RSA) W 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6 | G Dodd (RSA) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | José Miguel Fernández de Liencres | Spain | F Lindqvist (SWE) W 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Victor de Laveleye | Belgium | C Langaard (NOR) W 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | I Kumagae (JPN) L 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Jack Nielsen | Norway | Bye | C Colombo (ITA) L 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh | France | Bye | C Winslow (RSA) L 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Enrique de Satrústegui | Spain | Bye | C Simon (SUI) L 3–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Erik Tegner | Denmark | Bye | S Kashio (JPN) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Ronald Thomas | Australia | Bye | J Washer (BEL) L 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Max Woosnam | Great Britain | H Müller (SWE) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | M Alonso Areizaga (ESP) L 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Ladislav Žemla | Czechoslovakia | Bye | S Malmström (SWE) L 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Augustos Zerlendis | Greece | Bye | G Lowe (GBR) L 14–12, 8–10, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | José María Alonso | Spain | I Kumagae (JPN) L 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | François Blanchy | France | G Dodd (RSA) L 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Alberto Bonacossa | Italy | C-E von Braun (SWE) L 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Jaroslav Just | Czechoslovakia | M Alonso Areizaga (ESP) L 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Conrad Langaard | Norway | V de Laveleye (BEL) L 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Fritz Lindqvist | Sweden | J.M. Fernández (ESP) L 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Henning Müller | Sweden | M Woosnam (GBR) L 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Brian Norton | South Africa | M Decugis (FRA) L 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Hans Syz | Switzerland | A Lammens (BEL) L 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | Otto Woffek | Czechoslovakia | A Beamish (GBR) L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| — | Leopold Nypels | Netherlands | K Ardelt (TCH) L w/o | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| — | Gerald Patterson | Australia | M Balbi Di Robecco (ITA) L w/o | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| — | J. Scholler | Switzerland | Bye | N Turnbull (GBR) L w/o | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |