Aristidis Akratopoulos was a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

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Career

Akratopoulos won his first-round match in the singles tournament

Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's singles

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, defeating Edwin Flack of Australia

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. He met fellow Greek Konstantinos Paspatis

Konstantinos Paspatis

Konstantinos Paspatis was a Greek tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Born in Liverpool, England 5 June 1878 and died in Athens 14 March 1903....

 in the second round, however, and Paspatis beat him. Akratopoulos finished in a three-way tie for fifth place.

In the doubles tournament

Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles

The men's doubles was one of two tennis events on the tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The six pairs that entered were seeded into a single elimination tournament. Only five actually competed, hailing from four nations but entering as a pair of Greek teams and three mixed teams...

, Akratopoulos partnered with his brother Konstantinos

Konstantinos Akratopoulos

Konstantinos Akratopoulos Akratopoulos had a bye in the first round of the singles tournament. He met Dionysios Kasdaglis of Egypt in the second round, losing to the eventual silver medallist. Akratopoulos finished in a three-way tie for fifth place....

. The pair was defeated in the first round by eventual gold medal

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lists Friedrich Traun

Friedrich Traun

Friedrich Adolph Traun was a German athlete and tennis player.He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens — the first modern Olympic games...

 of Germany

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 and John Pius Boland

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 of Great Britain and Ireland

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. They finished in a two-way tie for fourth place among the five pairs.