Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's singles


The men's singles was one of two tennis events on the Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The sixteen entrants were seeded into a single-elimination tournament, with only thirteen or fifteen of the players actually competing. They represented six nations. None of the leading players of the time such as Wimbledon champion Harold Mahony, U.S champion Robert Wrenn, William Larned or Wilfred Baddeley participated.

Draw

Finals

The International Society of Olympic Historians gives only thirteen players; according to them Frank and George Marshall did not participate.