The 2024 Paris Olympics will comprise five tennis competitions running from July 27th to August 4th, and the entry lists for the showpiece event have been revealed.
Tennis was reintroduced as an Olympic sport in 1988 after a long hiatus and has since become part of the Olympic Games with singles, doubles, and, as of 2012, mixed doubles tournaments. This year, a total of 41 countries will be represented.
The singles tournaments will each have a 64-player draw in the men's and women's, of which 56 qualified based on their official ATP and WTA ranking of June 10th, 2024. Players with ambitions to win a gold medal must win six rounds.
The runner-up will be awarded a silver medal, and the third-place finish, to be contested by the losing semifinalists, will win bronze. All matches will be held on the clay courts of Roland Garros.
One nation will be allocated a maximum of four spots in singles for their qualifying players. In the men's entry list, a total of six countries will boast a high of four players. These are Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and the USA.
The Spanish team has assembled two of the main favorites: Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, who account for 15 Roland Garros titles. Serbia's hopes will be shouldered by Novak Djokovic, who is pursuing his first gold medal. The World No. 2 is joined by countryman Dusan Lajovic.
The Italian men's team will be led by World No. 1 and reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner. The USA will also send a strong team, with two of its four men ranked inside the Top 20. They are Taylor Fritz and former Roland Garros junior champion Tommy Paul.
Andy Murray will play in his final tournament before retiring. He is slated to play in singles and doubles as part of a four-man British contingent that includes Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, and Daniel Evans.
Russian players will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes comprised of Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, and Pavel Kotov. Greece (Stefanos Tsitsipas), Switzerland (Stan Wawrinka), Denmark (Holger Rune), and the Netherlands (Tallon Griekspoor) are some of the countries with one representative in singles.
2024 Olympics Tennis Men's Singles Entry List:
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Sebastian Baez, Francisco Cerundolo, Mariano Navone, Tomas Martin Etcheverry |
| Australia | Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Rinky Hijikata |
| Austria | Sebastian Ofner |
| Belgium | Zizou Bergs |
| Brazil | Thiago Seyboth Wild, Thiago Monteiro (ITF) |
| Canada | Felix Auger-Aliassime, Milos Raonic |
| China, P.R. | Zhang Zhizhen (ITF) |
| Chile | Nicolas Jarry, Alejandro Tabilo, Tomas Barrios Vera (ITF) |
| Czechia | Tomas Machac, Jakub Mensik |
| Denmark | Holger Rune |
| France | Ugo Humbert, Gael Monfils, Arthur Fils, Corentin Moutet |
| Germany | Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Dominik Koepfer |
| Great Britain | Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Daniel Evans, Andy Murray (ITF) |
| Greece | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Hungary | Fabian Marozsan, Marton Fucsovics |
| Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Pavel Kotov |
| India | Sumit Nagal |
| Italy | Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi, Luciano Darderi |
| Japan | Kei Nishikori, Taro Daniel |
| Kazakhstan | Alexander Bublik, Alexander Shevchenko |
| Korea, Rep. | Kwon Soonwoo |
| Lebanon | Benjamin Hassan (UP) |
| Netherlands | Tallon Griekspoor |
| Norway | Casper Ruud |
| Poland | Hubert Hurkacz |
| Portugal | Nuno Borges |
| Serbia | Novak Djokovic, Dusan Lajovic |
| Spain | Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
| Switzerland | Stan Wawrinka (ITF) |
| Tunisia | Moez Echargui (ITF) |
| USA | Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Christopher Eubanks, Marcos Giron |
The women's singles entry list will include players from 29 countries, excluding Russia. Some leading contenders will consist of China, Czechia, Germany, France, Ukraine, and the USA, each boasting a maximum of four players.
Poland's Iga Swiatek is the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal. She has won four Roland Garros titles in the last five years and dropped just one set in her run to the title last month.
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, the USA's Coco Gauff, Greece's Maria Sakkari, and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals. These players have previously impressed on the Roland Garros clay.
A strong contingent from Czechia will also compete for the top prize. They include Tokyo silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova, 2021 French Open Barbora Krejcikova, and former French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova.
Katie Boulter will represent Great Britain, while Naomi Osaka of Japan will play in her second Olympics. She is the only woman to take a set from Swiatek at last month's French Open.
This year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini leads a three-woman Italian squad, while Jelena Ostapenko, a former champion at the clay-court Grand Slam, is Latvia's only representative.
With Ons Jabeur withdrawing from the Olympic Games, Egypt's Mayar Sherif will represent the African continent. Defending gold medalist Belinda Bencic is on maternity leave, while 2016 Rio gold medalist Monica Puig is now retired. That means we are guaranteed a new gold winner.
2024 Olympics Tennis Women's Singles Entry List:
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Nadia Podoroska, Maria Lourdes Carle (ITF) |
| Australia | Ajla Tomljanovic |
| Austria | Julia Grabher |
| Brazil | Beatriz Haddad Maia, Laura Pigossi (ITF) |
| Bulgaria | Viktoriya Tomova |
| Canada | Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu |
| China, P.R. | Zheng Qinwen (ITF), Yuan Yue, Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu |
| Colombia | Camila Osorio |
| Croatia | Donna Vekic, Petra Martic |
| Czechia | Marketa Vondrousova, Karolina Muchova, Barbora Krejcikova, Linda Noskova |
| Denmark | Clara Tauson, Caroline Wozniacki (ITF) |
| Egypt | Mayar Sherif (ITF) |
| France | Caroline Garcia, Clara Burel, Diane Parry, Varvara Gracheva |
| Germany | Angelique Kerber, Tatjana Maria, Tamara Korpatsch, Laura Siegemund |
| Great Britain | Katie Boulter |
| Greece | Maria Sakkari |
| Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | Ekaterina Alexandrova, Mirra Andreeva, Diana Shnaider |
| Italy | Jasmine Paolini, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Lucia Bronzetti |
| Japan | Naomi Osaka, Moyuka Uchijima |
| Kazakhstan | Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva |
| Latvia | Jelena Ostapenko |
| Montenegro | Danka Kovinic (UP) |
| Netherlands | Arantxa Rus |
| Poland | Iga Swiatek, Magda Linette, Magdalena Frech |
| Romania | Ana Bogdan, Irina-Camelia Begu, Jaqueline Cristian |
| Slovakia | Anna Karolina Schmiedlova |
| Spain | Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cristina Bucsa |
| Switzerland | Viktorija Golubic |
| Ukraine | Marta Kostyuk, Elina Svitolina, Dayana Yastremska, Anhelina Kalinina |
| USA | Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins, Emma Navarro |
The men's and women's doubles tournaments will each comprise a draw size of 32 teams. The path to the win a gold medal in doubles will have five rounds, including the final.
All tennis federations have finalized their list of doubles pairings. For the men's, the most catchy team on paper is Spain, where 14-time French Open champion Nadal will join forces with Alcaraz.
In fact, Spain is one of nine countries that have registered multiple doubles teams. Tokyo bronze medalist Pablo Carreno Busta will also return, aiming to win a second Olympic medal playing in singles and doubles (with Marcel Granollers).
2024 Olympics Tennis Men's Doubles Entry List:
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni, Francisco Cerundolo / Tomas Martin Etcheverry |
| Australia | Matthew Ebden / John Peers, Alex de Minaur / Alexei Popyrin |
| Belgium | Joran Vliegen / Sander Gille |
| Brazil | Thiago Seyboth Wild / Thiago Monteiro |
| Canada | Felix Auger-Aliassime / Milos Raonic |
| Chile | Nicolas Jarry / Alejandro Tabilo |
| Croatia | Mate Pavic / Nikola Mektic |
| Czechia | Adam Pavlasek / Tomas Machac |
| France | Edouard Roger-Vasselin / Fabien Reboul, Ugo Humbert / Arthur Fils |
| Germany | Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz, Jan-Lennard Struff / Dominik Koepfer |
| Great Britain | Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski, Daniel Evans / Andy Murray |
| Greece | Stefanos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas |
| Hungary | Fabian Marozsan / Marton Fucsovics |
| Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | Daniil Medvedev / Roman Safiullin |
| India | Rohan Bopanna / N. Sriram Balaji |
| Italy | Andrea Vavassori / Simon Bolelli, Jannik Sinner / Lorenzo Musetti |
| Kazakhstan | Alexander Bublik / Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
| Lebanon | Benjamin Hassan / Hady Habib |
| Netherlands | Tallon Griekspoor / Wesley Koolhof, Jean-Julien Rojer / Robin Haase |
| Poland | Hubert Hurkacz / Jan Zielinski |
| Portugal | Nuno Borges / Francisco Cabral |
| Spain | Marcel Granollers / Pablo Carreno Busta, Carlos Alcaraz / Rafael Nadal |
| USA | Rajeev Ram / Austin Krajicek, Taylor Fritz / Tommy Paul |
The women's doubles entry list has some familiar pairings. Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff might be playing their last tournament together.
There will be a reunion of one of the most successful doubles teams of the last few years as Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova look to repeat their heroics from Tokyo when they swept the gold medals.
2024 Olympics Tennis Women's Doubles Entry List:
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Nadia Podoroska / Maria Lourdes Carle |
| Australia | Ellen Perez / Daria Saville, Ajla Tomljanovic / Olivia Gadecki |
| Brazil | Luisa Stefani / Beatriz Haddad Maia |
| Canada | Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez |
| China, P.R. | Zhang Shuai / Yuan Yue, Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai |
| Chinese Taipei | Hsieh Su-Wei / Tsao Chia Yi, Chan Hao-Ching / Latisha Chan |
| Czechia | Marketa Vondrousova / Karolina Muchova, Katerina Siniakova / Barbora Krejcikova |
| France | Caroline Garcia / Diane Parry, Clara Burel / Varvara Gracheva |
| Germany | Laura Siegemund / Angelique Kerber, Tatjana Maria / Tamara Korpatsch |
| Greece | Maria Sakkari / Despoina Papamichail |
| Great Britain | Katie Boulter / Heather Watson |
| Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider, Ekaterina Alexandrova / Elena Vesnina (AIN TBC) |
| Italy | Jasmine Paolini / Sara Errani, Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Lucia Bronzetti |
| Japan | Ena Shibahara / Shuko Aoyama |
| Netherlands | Demi Schuurs / Arantxa Rus |
| New Zealand | Erin Routliffe / Lulu Sun |
| Poland | Magda Linette / Alicja Rosolska |
| Romania | Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu, Ana Bogdan / Jaqueline Cristian |
| Spain | Sara Sorribes Tormo / Cristina Bucsa |
| Ukraine | Marta Kostyuk / Dayana Yastremska, Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok |
| USA | Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula, Desirae Krawczyk / Danielle Collins |
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has noted that the 16-team mixed doubles entry lists will be finalized on Wednesday, July 24th.
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