Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games – Men's doubles
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Men's doubles tennis
| games = 1906 Intercalated
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Athens Lawn Tennis Club
| date = 23–28 April
| competitors = 12 teams
| nations = 7
| gold = Max Decugis
Maurice Germot
| goldNOC = FRA
| silver = Ioannis Ballis
Xenophon Kasdaglis
| silverNOC = GRE
| bronze = Ladislav Žemla
Zdeněk Žemla
| bronzeNOC = BOH
| prev = 1904
| next = 1908
}}
{{main|Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games}}
The men's doubles was one of four lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games programme. The tournament was played on clay courts at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club.
Frenchmen Max Decugis and Maurice Germot won the gold medal{{cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Pedro |title=Historias de Roland Garros: Max Decugis, maestro de los Mosqueteros |trans-title=Roland Garros stories: Max Decugis, master of the Musketeers |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/tenis/20180601/443947653678/historias-roland-garros-max-decugis-tenis.html |accessdate=23 July 2018 |publisher=La Vanguardia |date=1 June 2018 |language=Spanish |quote=In 1906, he won the gold medal in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Athens Olympics.}} by defeating Greeks Ioannis Ballis and Xenophon Kasdaglis in five sets.
This is one of two events that featured a specific match to determine the bronze medal winner (the other being the women's doubles),{{cite web |title=Olympic Tennis Event - Medallists |url=https://www.itftennis.com/olympics/history/%2Folympics%2Fhistory%2Fmedallists |website=International Tennis Federation |accessdate=23 July 2018 |quote=Athens 1906: The Women's Singles and Men's Doubles, however, did have the usual bronze play-off.}} in which Bohemians Ladislav Žemla and Zdeněk Žemla defeated Greeks Georgios Simiriotis and Nikolaos Zarifis in straight sets.
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Draw=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis35
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Gold Medal Match
| RD4b=Bronze Medal Match
| seeds=no
| byes=1
| RD1-team05={{flagIOC2athlete|L Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|Z Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
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| RD1-score05-2=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-team06={{flagIOC2athlete|A Goergiadis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|D Syriotis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
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| RD1-score06-2=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagIOC2athlete|H Byington|USA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|R Schauffler|USA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score07-1=w/o
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-team08={{flagIOC2athlete|J Giraud|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|J Whittal|GBR|1906 Intercalated Games}}
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| RD1-team09={{flagIOC2athlete|H Giraud|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|D Whittal|GBR|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score09-1=
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| RD1-team10={{flagIOC2athlete|P Manesis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|H Melis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score10-1=w/o
| RD1-score10-2=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagIOC2athlete|V Károly|HUN|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|J Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score11-1=
| RD1-score11-2=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-team12={{flagIOC2athlete|I Ballis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|X Kasdaglis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score12-1=w/o
| RD1-score12-2=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD2-team01={{flagIOC2athlete|M Decugis|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|M Germot|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-team02={{flagIOC2athlete|K Beukema|NED|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|G Scheurleer|NED|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score02-1=4
| RD2-score02-2=0
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagIOC2athlete|L Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|Z Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-team04={{flagIOC2athlete|H Byington|USA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|R Schauffler|USA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-team05={{flagIOC2athlete|P Manesis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|H Melis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score05-1=
| RD2-score05-2=
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-team06={{flagIOC2athlete|I Ballis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|X Kasdaglis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score06-1=w/o
| RD2-score06-2=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-team07={{flagIOC2athlete|I Ketseas|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|G Skouzes|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score07-1=7
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-team08={{flagIOC2athlete|G Simiriotis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|N Zarifis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score08-1=9
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-team01={{flagIOC2athlete|M Decugis|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|M Germot|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-team02={{flagIOC2athlete|L Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|Z Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagIOC2athlete|I Ballis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|X Kasdaglis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score03-1=7
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-team04={{flagIOC2athlete|G Simiriotis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|N Zarifis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score04-1=5
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagIOC2athlete|M Decugis|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|M Germot|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=9
| RD4-score01-3=3
| RD4-score01-4=0
| RD4-score01-5=6
| RD4-team02={{flagIOC2athlete|I Ballis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|X Kasdaglis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score02-2=7
| RD4-score02-3=6
| RD4-score02-4=6
| RD4-score02-5=0
| RD4-team03={{flagIOC2athlete|L Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|Z Žemla|BOH|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD4-score03-1=6
| RD4-score03-2=6
| RD4-score03-3=
| RD4-team04={{flagIOC2athlete|G Simiriotis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
{{flagIOC2athlete|N Zarifis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD4-score04-1=2
| RD4-score04-2=3
| RD4-score04-3=
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.itftennis.com/media/80351/80351.pdf ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide]
- [https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010000003 Official results archive (ITF)]
{{Men's Doubles Tennis at the Summer Olympics}}
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