Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games – Women's singles
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Women's singles tennis
| games = 1906 Intercalated
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Athens Lawn Tennis Club
| date = 23–28 April
| competitors = 5
| nations = 1
| gold = Esmée Simirioti
| goldNOC = GRE
| silver = Sophia Marinou
| silverNOC = GRE
| bronze = Euphrosine Paspati
| bronzeNOC = GRE
| prev = 1904
| next = 1908
}}
{{main|Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games}}
The women's singles was one of four lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games program.
The tournament was played on clay courts at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club, and five players, all Greek, competed (a French and two Greek players withdrew after the draw to concentrate on the mixed doubles).
22-year-old Esmée Simirioti{{cite book |last1=Mallon |first1=Bill |title=The 1906 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary |date=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=978-0-7864-4067-2 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXYwCgAAQBAJ&q=Esmee+Simiriotis |accessdate=31 July 2018 |quote=Youngest Gold Medalists, Individual (10 athletes): 22 yrs-116 days Esmée Simirioti (GRE-TEN, Ladies' singles)}} won the gold medal by defeating Sophia Marinou in three sets.
This is one of two events that featured a specific match to determine the bronze medal winner,{{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 Euphrosine Paspati won the bronze medal.
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Draw=
{{8TeamBracket|sets=3
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Gold Medal Match
| 3rd=Bronze Medal Match
| team-width=195
| seeds=no
| RD1-team1={{flagIOC2athlete|Euphrosine Paspati|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score1-1=w/o
| RD1-score1-2=
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-team2={{flagIOC2athlete|Domini Elliadis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score2-1=
| RD1-score2-2=
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-team3={{flagIOC2athlete|Sophia Marinou|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-team4={{flagIOC2athlete|Ioanna Tissamenou|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD1-team5={{flagIOC2athlete|Marie Decugis|FRA|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score5-1=
| RD1-score5-2=
| RD1-score5-3=
| RD1-team6={{flagIOC2athlete|Aspasia Matsa|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score6-1=w/o
| RD1-score6-2=
| RD1-score6-3=
| RD1-team7={{flagIOC2athlete|V. Melis|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score7-1=
| RD1-score7-2=
| RD1-score7-3=
| RD1-team8={{flagIOC2athlete|Esmée Simirioti|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD1-score8-1=w/o
| RD1-score8-2=
| RD1-score8-3=
| RD2-team1={{flagIOC2athlete|Euphrosine Paspati|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score1-1=0
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=3
| RD2-team2={{flagIOC2athlete|Sophia Marinou|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=6
| RD2-team3={{flagIOC2athlete|Aspasia Matsa|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score3-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score3-3=
| RD2-team4={{flagIOC2athlete|Esmée Simirioti|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD2-score4-1=7
| RD2-score4-2=6
| RD2-score4-3=
| RD3-team1={{flagIOC2athlete|Sophia Marinou|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score1-2=3
| RD3-score1-3=3
| RD3-team2={{flagIOC2athlete|Esmée Simirioti|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| RD3-score2-1=2
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD3-score2-3=6
| 3rd-team1={{flagIOC2athlete|Euphrosine Paspati|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| 3rd-score1-1=6
| 3rd-score1-2=6
| 3rd-score1-3=
| 3rd-team2={{flagIOC2athlete|Aspasia Matsa|GRE|1906 Intercalated Games}}
| 3rd-score2-1=0
| 3rd-score2-2=4
| 3rd-score2-3=
}}
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/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000003 Official results archive (ITF)]
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