By Nick Georgandis

Net Notes looks back at the Olympic tennis at the Modern Games.

1912: Tennis rose to a new height in terms of number of events at the games held in Stockholm in 1912, with eight events -- four men's two women's and two mixed -- held in total.

As the host country, Sweden entered 16 players out of 82, with a total of 14 nations represented - a new high by leaps and bounds. France led the way with three gold medals, while Great Britain notched the most medals in all with six.

For the first time in Olympic tennis history, a gold medal was won by someone outside of the US or Europe, as South Africa's Charles Winslow took both the men's singles outdoor title and teamted with Harold Kitson for the outdoor doubles title. Also medalling twice were France's Andre Gobert (men's indoor singles and doubles) and Great Britain's Edith Hannam (women's indoor singles and indoor mixed doubles).

1920: The 1916 Games, due to be held in Berlin, were cancelled by the outbreak of World War I, and the 1920 Games awarded to Antwerp, Belgium, a city devastated by the global conflict.

The number of events dropped back to five, all hedl outside on grass, and France and Great Britain each grabbed two of the gold medals, with Frenchwoman Suzanne Lenglen, who would win Wimbldeon six times, grabbing first in both women's singles and mixed doubles.

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