# Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The men's doubles was an event on the tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris from 6 to 11 July. Sixteen players from 3 nations competed as eight pairs, including two mixed teams. The event was won by brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty, defeating Max Décugis of France and Basil Spalding de Garmendia of the United States in the final. With no bronze-medal match, bronzes went to two teams: the French pair of Guy de la Chapelle and André Prévost and the British pair of Harold Mahony Arthur Norris.

## Background

This was the second appearance of the men's doubles 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. A demonstration event was held in 1968.
The Doherty brothers of Great Britain were heavily favored. Reginald Doherty had just won his fourth straight The Championships, Wimbledon singles title. Laurence Doherty would later win five (1902–1906). There were some significant other players, including Max Decugis (who would win 8 French championships after the Games) and Harold Mahony (who had won Wimbledon in 1896 and the European championship in 1899), but none of the pairs opposing the Doherty brothers were considered to have a chance.
The United States and France each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its second appearance.

## Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches before the final were best-of-three sets; the final was best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 6 July 1900 Saturday, 7 July 1900 Sunday, 8 July 1900 Monday, 9 July 1900 Tuesday, 10 July 1900 Wednesday, 11 July 1900 | | Quarterfinals Semifinals 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

### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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) | |
| Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Sands (USA) Archibald Warden (GBR) | Charles Sands (USA) Archibald Warden (GBR) | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Sands (USA) Archibald Warden (GBR) | Charles Sands (USA) Archibald Warden (GBR) | 3 | 5 | | Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | 6 | 7 | 6 | Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | Guy de la Chapelle (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Elie de Lastours (FRA) Guy Lejeune (FRA) | Elie de Lastours (FRA) Guy Lejeune (FRA) | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elie de Lastours (FRA) Guy Lejeune (FRA) | Elie de Lastours (FRA) Guy Lejeune (FRA) | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | Max Decugis (FRA) Basil de Garmendia (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Étienne Durand (FRA) Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) | Étienne Durand (FRA) Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) | 8 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Étienne Durand (FRA) Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) | Étienne Durand (FRA) Adrien Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) | 8 | 1 | 3 | Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | Harold Mahony (GBR) Arthur Norris (GBR) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | Laurence Doherty (GBR) Reginald Doherty (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Pierre Lebréton (FRA) Paul Lecaron (FRA) | Pierre Lebréton (FRA) Paul Lecaron (FRA) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results summary

| Rank | Players | Nation | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Great Britain | P Lebréton (FRA) P Lecaron (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3 | H Mahony (GBR) A Norris (GBR) W 6–4, 6–1 | M Decugis (FRA) B Spalding de Garmendia (USA) W 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| | Max Decugis Basil Spalding de Garmendia | Mixed team | C Sands (USA) A Warden (GBR) W 6–3, 7–5 | G de la Chapelle (FRA) A Prévost (FRA) W 6–2, 6–4 | L Doherty (GBR) R Doherty (GBR) L 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| | Guy de la Chapelle André Prévost | France | E de Lastours (FRA) G Lejeune (FRA) W 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | M Decugis (FRA) B Spalding de Garmendia (USA) L 6–2, 6–4 | Did not advance |
| | Harold Mahony Arthur Norris | Great Britain | É Durand (FRA) A Fauchier-Magnan (FRA) W 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 | L Doherty (GBR) R Doherty (GBR) L 6–4, 6–1 | Did not advance |
| 5 | Étienne Durand Adrien Fauchier-Magnan | France | H Mahony (GBR) A Norris (GBR) L 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | Élie, Count de Lastours Guy Lejeune | France | G de la Chapelle (FRA) A Prévost (FRA) L 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | Pierre Lebréton Paul Lecaron | France | L Doherty (GBR) R Doherty (GBR) L 6–2, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5 | Charles Sands Archibald Warden | Mixed team | M Decugis (FRA) B Spalding de Garmendia (USA) L 6–3, 7–5 | did not advance | did not advance |