Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Schedule

Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Elina Svitolina in the third round.{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/09/tennis/serena-williams-beaten-svitolina-rio-olympics/index.html |title=Serena Williams stunned by Elina Svitolina at Rio 2016 Olympics |author=James Masters |publisher=CNN |date=10 August 2016 |access-date=15 August 2016}} Unseeded Puerto Rican Monica Puig won the gold medal, defeating Germany's world number two Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, {{nowrap|6–1.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/13/monica-puig-tops-angelique-kerber-puerto-rico-first-gold/88689078/ |title=Monica Puig tops Angelique Kerber to claim Puerto Rico's first ever gold |publisher=The Associated Press |access-date=15 August 2016}} This marked Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal and made Puig her country's first ever female medalist.

In the men's singles, British flagbearer Andy Murray was the defending champion from the London tournament at Wimbledon, while Novak Djokovic was the number one seed and aiming to complete the Career Golden Slam. However, he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Juan Martín del Potro.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/posnanski-rio-diary-del-potro-stuns-djokovic-olympics |title=Posnanski Rio Diary: Del Potro stuns Djokovic at the Olympics |author=Joe Posnanski |date=8 August 2016 |access-date=15 August 2016 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811174710/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/posnanski-rio-diary-del-potro-stuns-djokovic-olympics |url-status=dead }} Murray defended his title, defeating del Potro in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/15/andy-murray-beats-juan-martin-del-potro-rio-2016 |title=Andy Murray beats Juan Martín del Potro to win second Olympic gold |author=Kevin Mitchell |work=The Guardian |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=15 August 2016}} With the victory, Murray became the first player, male or female, to win singles gold at two consecutive Olympics and the first player to defend an Olympic title since Serena and Venus Willams won the women's doubles title in Beijing and London. This, combined with a second Wimbledon title, becoming the first-ever three-time BBC Sports Personality of the Year and ending the year as the #1-ranked player by the ATP after having led Great Britain to their first Davis Cup since 1936 in 2015, contributed to his being knighted in the New Year's Honours List.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38462146 |title=Andy Murray & Mo Farah knighted in New Year Honours list |work=BBC Sport |date=31 December 2016 |access-date=7 April 2018 |via=BBC}}

Serena and Venus Williams were the two-time defending champions and number one seeds in the women's doubles, but they lost in the first round to Czech pairing Lucie Šafářová and Barbora Strýcová. The defeat ended the sisters' 15 match winning streak in women's doubles at the Olympics, and also marked their first loss together in Olympic competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-williams-sisters-upset-in-first-round-1470612782-htmlstory.html |title=Williams sisters upset in first-round doubles match in Rio |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=15 August 2016}} Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the gold medal, defeating Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–4.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/russias-makarova-and-vesnina-take-womens-doubles-gold |title=Russia's Makarova and Vesnina take women's doubles gold |publisher=NBC Olympics |access-date=15 August 2016 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815160748/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/russias-makarova-and-vesnina-take-womens-doubles-gold |url-status=dead }} Martina Hingis had been attempting to become just the fifth woman to complete the Career Golden Slam in doubles.

In the men's doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but they withdrew before the competition as a result of health concerns.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/07/30/bryan-brothers-doubles-rio-olympics/87802114/ |title=Defending gold medalist Bryan brothers withdraw from Rio |publisher=USA Today Sports |access-date=15 August 2016}} French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the number one seeds, but lost in the first round to Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah from Colombia. Spaniards Marc López and Rafael Nadal won the gold medal, defeating Romanian duo Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/lopez-nadal-win-doubles-gold-in-rio-2016 |title=Lopez/Nadal Top Mergea/Tecau For Gold in Rio |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=15 August 2016}}

Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions in the mixed doubles tournament, but they were not able to defend their title as a result of Azarenka's withdrawal due to pregnancy.{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5731876/title/azarenka-announces-pregnancy |title=Victoria Azarenka announces pregnancy |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=1 August 2016}} American pair Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock won the gold medal, defeating their compatriots Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram in the final, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1, [10–7].

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{{main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

For the singles competitions, the top 56 players in the world rankings on 6 June 2016 of the WTA and ATP tours are qualified for the Olympics. However, entry has been limited to four players from a country. This means that players who are ranked in the top 56 but represent the NOCs with four higher-ranked players already participating do not qualify, allowing players who are ranked outside of the top 56 but from countries with fewer than four players already qualified to compete. Of the remaining eight slots, six of them will be determined by the ITF's Olympic Committee, taking into account ranking and spread of nations represented, while the final two slots are awarded by the IOC to players from small nations.{{cite news |title=Rio 2016 – ITF Tennis Qualification System |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Tennis.pdf |publisher=ITF |access-date=28 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/players/qualification.aspx |title=International Tennis Federation: Qualification Details |publisher=International Tennis Federation |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508082751/http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/players/qualification.aspx |url-status=dead }}

In the doubles competitions, 24 teams are automatically qualified for the Games based on the rankings to be published on 6 June 2016, subject to a maximum of two teams per NOC. Players in the top ten of the doubles rankings could reserve a place, provided they had a partner to compete with. Meanwhile, the remaining eight teams were decided by the ITF Olympic Committee.

A player could only participate if he or she was available to be drafted to represent the player's country in Davis Cup or Fed Cup for two of the following years: 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, with one of the years being either 2015 or 2016.

The tennis competition at the Olympic Games consisted of a single elimination tournament. The size of the singles draw, 64, meant that there were six rounds of competition in total, with five in the doubles owing to its smaller draw size of 32, and 4 for mixed with its draw size only being 16. Players reaching the semifinal were assured of an opportunity to compete for a medal, with the two losing semifinalists contesting a bronze medal match.

All matches were the best of three sets, except for the men's singles final which was the best of five sets. The tie break operated in every set, including the final one (a first for the Olympics). In the mixed doubles the third set was played as a match tie-break (10 points).

{{Main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles}}

The following players received an ITF invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Nikoloz Basilashvili|GEO|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Yūichi Sugita|JPN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Taro Daniel|JPN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Andrej Martin|SVK|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Thomas Fabbiano|ITA|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Radu Albot|MDA|2016 Summer}}

The following players received a Tripartite Commission invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Mirza Bašić|BIH|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Darian King|BAR|2016 Summer}}

The following players were originally in the entry list and supposed to be seeded but withdrew prior to the event:

• {{flagIOCathlete|Roger Federer|SUI|2016 Summer}} – Knee injury
• {{flagIOCathlete|Stan Wawrinka|SUI|2016 Summer}} – Back injury
• {{flagIOCathlete|Milos Raonic|CAN|2016 Summer}} – Anxiety over Zika virus situation
• {{flagIOCathlete|Tomáš Berdych|CZE|2016 Summer}} – Anxiety over Zika virus situation
• {{flagIOCathlete|Richard Gasquet|FRA|2016 Summer}} – Back injury

{{Main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles}}

The following players received an ITF invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Mariana Duque Mariño|COL|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Polona Hercog|SLO|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Magda Linette|POL|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Zheng Saisai|CHN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Teliana Pereira|BRA|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Ons Jabeur|TUN|2016 Summer}}

The following players received a Tripartite Commission invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Verónica Cepede Royg|PAR|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Stephanie Vogt|LIE|2016 Summer}}

The following players were originally in the entry list and supposed to be seeded but withdrew prior to the event:

• {{flagIOCathlete|Simona Halep|ROU|2016 Summer}} – Health concerns
• {{flagIOCathlete|Victoria Azarenka|BLR|2016 Summer}} – Pregnancy
• {{flagIOCathlete|Belinda Bencic|SUI|2016 Summer}} – Wrist injury
• {{flagIOCathlete|Karolína Plíšková|CZE|2016 Summer}} – Health concerns
• {{flagIOCathlete|Dominika Cibulková|SVK|2016 Summer}} – Leg injury

{{Main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles}}

The following players received an ITF invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Lukáš Rosol & Radek Štěpánek|CZE|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus|NZL|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Thomaz Bellucci & André Sá|BRA|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Julio Peralta & Hans Podlipnik-Castillo|CHI|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Andrej Martin & Igor Zelenay|SVK|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Illya Marchenko & Denys Molchanov|UKR|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Santiago González & Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela|MEX|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Sanchai Ratiwatana & Sonchat Ratiwatana|THA|2016 Summer}}

{{Main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles}}

The following players received an ITF invitation:

• {{flagIOCmedalist|Gabriela Dabrowski & Eugenie Bouchard|CAN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Misaki Doi & Eri Hozumi|JPN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Lyudmyla Kichenok & Nadiia Kichenok|UKR|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Raluca Olaru & Andreea Mitu|ROU|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Tímea Babos & Réka Luca Jani|HUN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Zhang Shuai & Peng Shuai|CHN|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Teliana Pereira & Paula Cristina Gonçalves|BRA|2016 Summer}}
• {{flagIOCmedalist|Klaudia Jans-Ignacik & Paula Kania|POL|2016 Summer}}

{{Main|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles}}

• Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

{{reflist}}

{{Commons category|Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}

• {{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/tennis |title=Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com) |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826074548/https://www.rio2016.com/en/tennis |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all }}
• {{SR/Olympics sport at games}}
• [http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/home.aspx ITF Olympic Coverage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728094329/http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/home.aspx |date=28 July 2016 }}
• [http://nbcolympics.com/tennis/ NBC Olympics: Tennis]
• [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165348 Results Book – Tennis]

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