:Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Tennis

| games = 2020 Summer

| image = Tennis, Tokyo 2020.svg

| caption = Tennis pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics

| image_size = 150

| venue = Ariake Tennis Park

| dates = 24 July – 1 August 2021

| competitors = 191

| nations = 42

| num_events = 5

| prev = 2016

| next = 2024

}}

{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2020|Summer Olympics|

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| edition = 18th

| category =

| surface = Hard

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| multi = yes

| before_year = 2016

| after_year = 2024

| main_name= Tennis at the Summer Olympics{{!}}Summer Olympics

| champms = {{flagIOCathlete|Alexander Zverev|GER|2020 Summer}}

| champws = {{flagIOCathlete|Belinda Bencic|SUI|2020 Summer}}

| champmd = {{flagIOCathlete|Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić|CRO|2020 Summer}}

| champwd = {{nowrap|{{flagIOCathlete|Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková|CZE|2020 Summer}}}}

| champxd = {{flagIOCathlete|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Andrey Rublev|ROC|2020 Summer}}

}}

File:Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics - venue (2).jpg during the games]]

Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held between 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Tennis Park.

The tournament featured 191 players in five events: singles and doubles for both men and women and mixed doubles. The hard-court Deco Turf surface at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was chosen by the Tokyo Organizing Committee. This marked the fifth time that this type of surface was utilized for the Olympic Games.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-01|title=DecoTurf® Chosen for Tennis Courts at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190731005906/en/DecoTurf%C2%AE-Chosen-for-Tennis-Courts-at-the-2020-Olympics-in-Tokyo|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Business Wire}}

The format at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was a single-elimination tournament with men's and women's singles draws consisting of 64 players.{{Cite web|date=28 July 2021|title=Tokyo 2020: Olympic tennis dates, entry lists, seeds and more|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2193213/tokyo-2020-olympic-tennis-dates-entry-lists-seeds-and-more|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Women's Tennis Association}} There were six rounds of competition in singles, five rounds in doubles (draw size of 32), and four rounds in mixed doubles (draw size of 16). Players and teams reaching the semifinals were assured of competing for a medal with the two losing semifinalists competing for the bronze medal. All singles matches were best of three sets with a standard tiebreak (first to seven points) in every set, including the final set. In all doubles competition, a match tiebreak (first to ten points) was played instead of a third set.{{Cite news|date=3 April 2019|title=Olympic men's final down to three sets|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/47807003|access-date=29 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://event.itftennis.com/olympics/news/%2Folympics%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fitf-announces-changes-for-2020-olympic-tennis-event|title=ITF announces changes for 2020 Olympic Tennis Event |publisher=ITF|date=2019-04-03|access-date=2021-07-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/tennis/|title=Tennis|website=Tokyo 2020|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506044907/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/tennis/|url-status=dead}}

Medal summary

In men's singles, Alexander Zverev of Germany won the gold medal by defeating Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee, 6–3, 6–1.{{cite news |last1=Futterman |first1=Matthew |title=Alexander Zverev wins gold in the men's singles tennis tournament |id={{ProQuest|2557115779}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/sports/olympics/alexander-zverev-tennis-gold.html |work=The New York Times |date=1 August 2021 }} In men's doubles, Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić of Croatia defeated compatriots Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig 6–4, 3–6, 10–6.{{Cite web|title=Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic Capture Olympic Gold In Tokyo Tennis|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/www.atptour.com/en/news/mektic-pavic-cilic-dodig-tokyo-final-2021-friday|access-date=2021-10-10|website=ATP Tour}}

In women's singles, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland won the gold medal over Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Oskar |title=Belinda Bencic of Switzerland wins tennis singles gold |id={{ProQuest|2556895709}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/sports/olympics/belinda-bencic-of-switzerland-wins-tennis-singles-gold.html |work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2021 }} In women's doubles, Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková of the Czech Republic defeated Bencic and Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 7–5, 6–1.{{cite news |last1=Latiff |first1=Rozanna |last2=Grohmann |first2=Karolos |title=Olympics-Tennis-Ecstatic Zverev powers to men's gold in first for Germany |id={{ProQuest|2557210706}} |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/olympics-tennis-ecstatic-zverev-powers-to-mens-gold-in-first-for-germany |work=National Post |agency=Reuters |date=1 August 2021 }}

In mixed doubles, Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of the Russian Olympic Committee defeated compatriots Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev, 6–3, 6–7 (5), [13–11].

=Events=

Men's singles

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Alexander Zverev|GER|2020 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Karen Khachanov|ROC|2020 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Pablo Carreño Busta|ESP|2020 Summer}}

Men's doubles

| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|2020 Summer}}
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić

| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|2020 Summer}}
Marin Čilić
Ivan Dodig

| {{flagIOCteam|NZL|2020 Summer}}
Marcus Daniell
Michael Venus

Women's singles

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Belinda Bencic|SUI|2020 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Markéta Vondroušová|CZE|2020 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Elina Svitolina|UKR|2020 Summer}}

Women's doubles

| {{flagIOCteam|CZE|2020 Summer}}
Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková

| {{flagIOCteam|SUI|2020 Summer}}
Belinda Bencic
Viktorija Golubic

| {{flagIOCteam|BRA|2020 Summer}}
Laura Pigossi
Luisa Stefani

Mixed doubles

| {{flagIOCteam|ROC|2020 Summer}} {{Font|(ROC)|size=90%}}
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Andrey Rublev

| {{flagIOCteam|ROC|2020 Summer}} {{Font|(ROC)|size=90%}}
Elena Vesnina
Aslan Karatsev

| {{flagIOCteam|AUS|2020 Summer}}
Ashleigh Barty
John Peers

=Medals table=

{{Medals table

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| host =

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| event = 2020 Summer

| team = {{abbr|NOC|National Olympic Committee}}

| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 1

| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 0

| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1

| gold_ROC = 1 | silver_ROC = 2 | bronze_ROC = 0

| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1

| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 0

}}

Qualification

To be eligible, a player must meet certain requirements related to play on Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup teams. Qualification for the singles competitions is based primarily on the world rankings of 14 June 2021, with 56 players entering each of the men's and women's events (limited to four per National Olympic Committee (NOC)). Six of the remaining eight slots are to be allocated by continent for NOCs with no other qualifiers. The final two spots are reserved, one for the host nation and one for a previous Olympic gold medalist or Grand Slam champion.{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – ITF Tennis Qualification System|url=https://www.itftennis.com/media/2619/qualification-system.pdf |publisher=ITF|access-date=23 December 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/olympics/news/%2Folympics%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Ftokyo-2020-qualification-system-published |title=ITF announce qualification process for Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=ITF}} In the men's and women's doubles competitions, 32 teams are scheduled to compete. Up to 10 places are reserved for players in the top 10 of the doubles ranking, who could select any player from their NOC ranked in the top 300 in either singles or doubles. The remaining slots are allocated by combined rankings, with preference given to singles players once the total player quota is met.{{Cite web|url=https://olympicsvenue.com/kim-clijsters-will-need-wildcard-to-participate-in-olympics-2020.html|title=Kim Clijsters Will Need Wildcard To Participate in Olympics 2020 {{!}} Olympics 2020|date=30 December 2019|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103055146/https://olympicsvenue.com/kim-clijsters-will-need-wildcard-to-participate-in-olympics-2020.html|url-status=dead}} One team per gender is to be reserved for the host nation if none has already become eligible otherwise. No quota spots are available for mixed doubles; instead, all teams will consist of players already entered in the singles or doubles. The top 15 combined ranking teams and the host nation are eligible.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=2021 Tokyo Olympics Live Stream Reddit Free|url=https://tokyoolympicplay.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416171523/https://tokyoolympicplay.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 April 2021|access-date=2021-04-18}}

Andy Murray of Great Britain was the two-time defending champion in men's singles, but withdrew before his first-round match due to a quadriceps strain.{{cite web|title=Andy Murray withdraws from Tokyo Olympics singles tennis tournament, remains in doubles|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31878689/andy-murray-withdraws-tokyo-olympics-singles-tournament-remains-doubles|date=2021-07-25}} Monica Puig of Puerto Rico was the defending champion in women's singles, but did not return to defend her title in order to recover from surgery.{{cite web|url= https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/06/monica-puig-olympics-tennis/amp/|title= Monica Puig, surprise Rio Olympic tennis champion, to miss Tokyo Games|date= 6 June 2021|access-date= 13 July 2021|archive-date= 7 June 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210607121424/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/06/monica-puig-olympics-tennis/amp/|url-status= dead}} The United States had the most withdrawals of any nation, with 11.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/usa-tokyo-without-olympic-tennis-medal-first-101-years-daniell-venus-new-zealand|title=U.S. leaves Tokyo without an Olympic tennis medal for first time in 101 years|website=Tennis.com|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731082431/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/usa-tokyo-without-olympic-tennis-medal-first-101-years-daniell-venus-new-zealand|url-status=live}}

Schedule

{{see also|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Day-by-day summaries}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
Date !24 July !25 July !26 July !27 July !28 July !29 July !30 July !31 July !1 August
Day !Saturday !Sunday !Monday !Tuesday !Wednesday !Thursday !Friday !Saturday !Sunday
Start time !11:00 !11:00 !11:00 !11:00 !11:00 !15:00 !15:00 !15:00 !15:00
align="left"\|Men's singles \|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 64 \|colspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 32 \|bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 16 \|bgcolor=#ffebcd\|Quarterfinals \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\|Semifinals \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Bronze \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Final
align="left"\|Women's singles \|bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 32 \|bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 16 \|bgcolor=#ffebcd\|Quarterfinals \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\|Semifinals \| — \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Bronze & final \| —
align="left"\|Men's doubles \|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 32 \|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 16 \|bgcolor=#ffebcd\|Quarterfinals \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\|Semifinals \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Bronze & final \| — \| —
align="left"\|Women's doubles \|bgcolor=#ffebcd\|Quarterfinals \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\|Semifinals \| — \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Bronze \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Final
align="left"\|Mixed doubles \| — \| — \| — \| — \|bgcolor="#afeeee"\|Round of 16 \|bgcolor=#ffebcd\|Quarterfinals \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\|Semifinals \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Bronze \|bgcolor=#D8BFD8\|Final

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Date

!24 July

!25 July

!26 July

!27 July

!28 July

!29 July

!30 July

!31 July

!1 August

Day

!Saturday

!Sunday

!Monday

!Tuesday

!Wednesday

!Thursday

!Friday

!Saturday

!Sunday

Start time

!11:00

!15:00

align="left"|Men's singles

|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 64

|colspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 32

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 16

|bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Bronze

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Final

align="left"|Women's singles

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 32

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 16

|bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals

| —

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Bronze & final

| —

align="left"|Men's doubles

|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 32

|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 16

|bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Bronze & final

| —

align="left"|Women's doubles

|bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals

| —

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Bronze

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Final

align="left"|Mixed doubles

| —

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|Round of 16

|bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Bronze

|bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Final

Participating nations

{{flagIOC|ARG|2020 Summer|7}}
{{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Summer|10}}
{{flagIOC|AUT|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|BLR|2020 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|BEL|2020 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|BOL|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|BRA|2020 Summer|7}}
{{flagIOC|CAN|2020 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|CHI|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|COL|2020 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|CRO|2020 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|EGY|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|EST|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|FRA|2020 Summer|10}}
{{flagIOC|GEO|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer|9}}
{{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|GRE|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|IND|2020 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|ITA|2020 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|JPN|2020 Summer|11}}*
{{flagIOC|KAZ|2020 Summer|7}}
{{flagIOC|LAT|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|MEX|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|NED|2020 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|PAR|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|PER|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|POL|2020 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|POR|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer|8}}
{{flagIOC|ROU|2020 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|SRB|2020 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|SVK|2020 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|KOR|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|ESP|2020 Summer|8}}
{{flagIOC|SWE|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|TPE|2020 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|TUN|2020 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|UKR|2020 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|USA|2020 Summer|11}}
{{flagIOC|UZB|2020 Summer|1}}

*Host nation indicated in bold.

References

External links

[https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/TEN/OG2020-_TEN_B99_TEN-------------------------------.pdf Results book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811100028/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/TEN/OG2020-_TEN_B99_TEN-------------------------------.pdf |date=11 August 2021 }}

2020

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Medal summary

=Events=

=Medals table=

Qualification

Schedule

Participating nations

See also

References

External links