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{{Short description|Olympics event}}
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{{see also|Tennis at the Summer Olympics}}
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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Tennis
| games = 2020 Summer
| image = Tennis, Tokyo 2020.svg <!-- Please do NOT replace pictogram with a picture of the event on the infoboxes of general events at the Olympics and Paralympics. -->
| caption = Tennis pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics
| image_size = 150
| venue = [[Ariake Coliseum|Ariake Tennis Park]]
| dates = 24 July – 1 August 2021
| competitors = 191
| nations = 42
| num_events = 5
| prev = [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
| next = [[Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2020|Summer Olympics|
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2020|Summer Olympics|
| logo = Tennis, Tokyo 2020.svg
| Logo =
| logo_size = 150
| Logo_size =
| date = 24 July – 1 August 2021
| date =
| edition = 18th
| edition = 18th
| category =
| category =
| surface = Hard ([[DecoTurf]])
| surface = Hard
| location = [[Ariake Coliseum|Ariake Tennis Park]]
| location =
| multi = yes
| multi = yes
| quadrennial = yes
| before_year = 2016
| after_year = 2024
| main_name= Tennis at the Summer Olympics{{!}}Summer Olympics
| champms = {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alexander Zverev]]|GER|2020 Summer}}
| champms = {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alexander Zverev]]|GER|2020 Summer}}
| champws = {{flagIOCathlete|[[Belinda Bencic]]|SUI|2020 Summer}}
| champws = {{flagIOCathlete|[[Belinda Bencic]]|SUI|2020 Summer}}
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{{see also|Tennis at the Summer Olympics}}
[[File:Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics - venue (2).jpg|thumb|285x285px|[[Ariake Coliseum|Ariake Tennis Park]] during the games]]
[[File:Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics - venue (2).jpg|thumb|285x285px|[[Ariake Coliseum|Ariake Tennis Park]] during the games]]
'''[[Tennis]]''' at the '''[[2020 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Tokyo]] was held between 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the [[Ariake Coliseum|Ariake Tennis Park]].
'''Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics''' in Tokyo was held between 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the [[Ariake Coliseum|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 [[DecoTurf|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.<ref name=DecoTurf>{{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=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
The tournament featured 191 players in five events: singles and doubles for both men and women and mixed doubles. The hard-court [[DecoTurf|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.<ref name=DecoTurf>{{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}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{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|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Women's Tennis Association|language=en}}</ref> 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 [[Glossary of tennis terms#Tiebreak|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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 April 2019|title=Olympic men's final down to three sets|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/47807003|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{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=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|date=2019-04-03|access-date=2021-07-29}}</ref><ref name="Tokyo2020">{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (tennis)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|date=2019-04-03|access-date=2021-07-29}}</ref><ref name="Tokyo2020">{{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}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In men's doubles, [[Nikola Mektić]] and [[Mate Pavić]] of Croatia defeated compatriots [[Marin Čilić]] and [[Ivan Dodig]] 6–4, 3–6, 10–6.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In women's doubles, [[Barbora Krejčíková]] and [[Kateřina Siniaková]] of the Czech Republic defeated Bencic and [[Viktorija Golubic]] of Switzerland 7–5, 6–1.<ref name="Latiff Grohmann 2021">{{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 }}</ref>

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].<ref name="Latiff Grohmann 2021"/>
===Events===
<section begin=events/>
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alexander Zverev]]|GER|2020 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Karen Khachanov]]|ROC|2020 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pablo Carreño Busta]]|ESP|2020 Summer}}
|-
| [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Nikola Mektić]]<br />[[Mate Pavić]]
| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Marin Čilić]]<br />[[Ivan Dodig]]
| {{flagIOCteam|NZL|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Marcus Daniell]]<br />[[Michael Venus]]
|-
| [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Belinda Bencic]]|SUI|2020 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Markéta Vondroušová]]|CZE|2020 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Elina Svitolina]]|UKR|2020 Summer}}
|-
| [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
| {{flagIOCteam|CZE|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Barbora Krejčíková]]<br />[[Kateřina Siniaková]]
| {{flagIOCteam|SUI|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Belinda Bencic]]<br />[[Viktorija Golubic]]
| {{flagIOCteam|BRA|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Laura Pigossi]]<br />[[Luisa Stefani]]
|-
| [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
| {{flagIOCteam|ROC|2020 Summer}} {{Font|(ROC)|size=90%}}<br />[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]]<br />[[Andrey Rublev]]
| {{flagIOCteam|ROC|2020 Summer}} {{Font|(ROC)|size=90%}}<br />[[Elena Vesnina]]<br />[[Aslan Karatsev]]
| {{flagIOCteam|AUS|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Ashleigh Barty]]<br />[[John Peers]]
|}<section end=events/>

===Medals table===
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC
| 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==
==Qualification==
{{main|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
{{main|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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.<ref name=tennis-qual>{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – ITF Tennis Qualification System|url=https://www.itftennis.com/media/2619/qualification-system.pdf |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=ITFNews>{{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=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> One team per gender is to be reserved for the host nation if none has already become eligible otherwise.<ref name=tennis-qual/> 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.<ref name=tennis-qual/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=2021 Tokyo Olympics Live Stream Reddit Free|url=https://tokyoolympicplay.com/|access-date=2021-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref name=tennis-qual>{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – ITF Tennis Qualification System|url=https://www.itftennis.com/media/2619/qualification-system.pdf |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=ITFNews>{{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=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> One team per gender is to be reserved for the host nation if none has already become eligible otherwise.<ref name=tennis-qual/> 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.<ref name=tennis-qual/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=2021 Tokyo Olympics Live Stream Reddit Free|url=https://tokyoolympicplay.com/|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref>


[[Andy Murray]] of [[Great Britain at the Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] was the two-time defending champion in men’s singles, but withdrew before his first-round match due to a [[quadriceps]] strain.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Monica Puig]] of [[Puerto Rico at the Summer Olympics|Puerto Rico]] was the defending champion in women’s singles, but did not return to defend her title in order to recover from surgery.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
[[Andy Murray]] of [[Great Britain at the Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] was the two-time defending champion in men's singles, but withdrew before his first-round match due to a [[quadriceps]] strain.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Monica Puig]] of [[Puerto Rico at the Summer Olympics|Puerto Rico]] was the defending champion in women's singles, but did not return to defend her title in order to recover from surgery.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The [[United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics|United States]] had the most [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|withdrawals]] of any nation, with 11.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{see also|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Day-by-day summaries}}
{{see also|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Day-by-day summaries}}
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== Participating nations ==
== Participating nations ==
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<small>*''Host nation indicated in '''bold'''.''</small>
<small>*''Host nation indicated in '''bold'''.''</small>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Futterman|first=M|date=2021-09-01|title=Zverev of Germany Wins Gold in Men's Singles|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2557115779|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=www.proquest.com|language=en}}</ref> In men's doubles, [[Nikola Mektić]] and [[Mate Pavić]] of Croatia defeated compatriots [[Marin Čilić]] and [[Ivan Dodig]] 6–4, 3–6, 10–6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic Capture Olympic Gold In Tokyo {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} 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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garcia|first=Oskar|date=2021-07-31|title=Switzerland's Bencic Wins Tennis Singles Gold|work=The New York TImes|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2556895709|access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref> In women's doubles, [[Barbora Krejčíková]] and [[Kateřina Siniaková]] of the Czech Republic defeated Bencic and [[Viktorija Golubic]] of Switzerland 7–5, 6–1.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=Olympics-Tennis-Ecstatic Zverev powers to men's gold in first for Germany|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2557210706|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=National Post}}</ref>

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].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2557210706|access-date=2021-10-07|website=www.proquest.com|language=en}}</ref>{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC
| event = 2020 Summer
| team = {{abbr|NOC|National Olympic Commitee}}
| 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
}}

===Medal events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=1}}
|-
| Men's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alexander Zverev]]|GER|2020 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Karen Khachanov]]|ROC|2020 Summer}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pablo Carreño Busta]]|ESP|2020 Summer}}}}
|-
| Men's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles}}
| {{flagIOC|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Nikola Mektić]]<br />[[Mate Pavić]]
| {{flagIOC|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Marin Čilić]]<br />[[Ivan Dodig]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}}}}<br />[[Marcus Daniell]]<br />[[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]]
|-bgcolor=#DDDDDD
|colspan=7|
|-
| Women's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Belinda Bencic]]|SUI|2020 Summer}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Markéta Vondroušová]]|CZE|2020 Summer}}}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Elina Svitolina]]|UKR|2020 Summer}}
|-
| Women's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles}}
| {{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Barbora Krejčíková]]<br />[[Kateřina Siniaková]]
| {{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Belinda Bencic]]<br />[[Viktorija Golubic]]
| {{flagIOC|BRA|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Laura Pigossi]]<br />[[Luisa Stefani]]
|-bgcolor=#DDDDDD
|colspan=7|
|-
| Mixed doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles}}
| {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]]<br />[[Andrey Rublev]]
| {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Elena Vesnina]]<br />[[Aslan Karatsev]]
| {{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Summer}}<br />[[Ashleigh Barty]]<br />[[John Peers]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 23:12, 2 September 2024

See also: Tennis at the Summer Olympics

Tennis
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tennis pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics
VenueAriake Tennis Park
Dates24 July – 1 August 2021
No. of events5
Competitors191 from 42 nations
← 2016
2024 →
Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Edition18th
SurfaceHard
Champions
Men's singles
 Alexander Zverev (GER)
Women's singles
 Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Men's doubles
 Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić (CRO)
Women's doubles
 Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
Mixed doubles
 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Andrey Rublev (ROC)
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Ariake Tennis Park 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Medal summary

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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.[6] In men's doubles, Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić of Croatia defeated compatriots Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig 6–4, 3–6, 10–6.[7]

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.[8] In women's doubles, Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková of the Czech Republic defeated Bencic and Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 7–5, 6–1.[9]

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].[9]

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Alexander Zverev
 Germany 		Karen Khachanov
 ROC 		Pablo Carreño Busta
 Spain
Men's doubles  Croatia (CRO)
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		 Croatia (CRO)
Marin Čilić
Ivan Dodig 		 New Zealand (NZL)
Marcus Daniell
Michael Venus
Women's singles Belinda Bencic
 Switzerland 		Markéta Vondroušová
 Czech Republic 		Elina Svitolina
 Ukraine
Women's doubles  Czech Republic (CZE)
Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková 		 Switzerland (SUI)
Belinda Bencic
Viktorija Golubic 		 Brazil (BRA)
Laura Pigossi
Luisa Stefani
Mixed doubles  ROC (ROC)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Andrey Rublev 		 ROC (ROC)
Elena Vesnina
Aslan Karatsev 		 Australia (AUS)
Ashleigh Barty
John Peers

Medals table

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 ROC1203
2 Croatia1102
 Czech Republic1102
 Switzerland1102
5 Germany1001
6 Australia0011
 Brazil0011
 New Zealand0011
 Spain0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (10 entries)55515

Qualification

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Main article: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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.[10][11] 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.[12] One team per gender is to be reserved for the host nation if none has already become eligible otherwise.[10] 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.[10][13]

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.[14] 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.[15] The United States had the most withdrawals of any nation, with 11.[16]

Schedule

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See also: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Day-by-day summaries
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
Men's singles Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final
Women's singles Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals — Bronze & final —
Men's doubles Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze & final — —
Women's doubles Quarterfinals Semifinals — Bronze Final
Mixed doubles — — — — Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final

Participating nations

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*Host nation indicated in bold.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Olympic tennis dates, entry lists, seeds and more". Women's Tennis Association. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Olympic men's final down to three sets". BBC Sport. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ITF announces changes for 2020 Olympic Tennis Event". ITF. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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  6. ^ Futterman, Matthew (1 August 2021). "Alexander Zverev wins gold in the men's singles tennis tournament". The New York Times. ProQuest 2557115779.
  7. ^ "Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic Capture Olympic Gold In Tokyo Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ Garcia, Oskar (31 July 2021). "Belinda Bencic of Switzerland wins tennis singles gold". The New York Times. ProQuest 2556895709.
  9. ^ a b Latiff, Rozanna; Grohmann, Karolos (1 August 2021). "Olympics-Tennis-Ecstatic Zverev powers to men's gold in first for Germany". National Post. Reuters. ProQuest 2557210706.
  10. ^ a b c "Tokyo 2020 – ITF Tennis Qualification System" (PDF). ITF. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "ITF announce qualification process for Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ITF.
  12. ^ "Kim Clijsters Will Need Wildcard To Participate in Olympics 2020 | Olympics 2020". 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. ^ "2021 Tokyo Olympics Live Stream Reddit Free". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Andy Murray withdraws from Tokyo Olympics singles tennis tournament, remains in doubles". 25 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Monica Puig, surprise Rio Olympic tennis champion, to miss Tokyo Games". 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "U.S. leaves Tokyo without an Olympic tennis medal for first time in 101 years". Tennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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