He met Dionysios Kasdaglis of Greece in the second round, losing to the eventual silver medallist.
In the doubles tournament, Akratopoulos partnered with his brother Aristidis.
The pair was defeated in the first round by eventual gold medallists Friedrich Traun of Germany and John Pius Boland of Great Britain and Ireland.
They finished in a two-way tie for fourth place among the five pairs.
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