Dates, format, tickets, Roland-Garros: Everything you always wanted to know about tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics (but never had time to find out) – updated with draws
From dates, to format, tickets and player list, here’s everything you always wanted to know about the tennis at the 2024 Olympics
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When are the 2024 Olympics?
The 2024 Olympic Games will run from Friday 26 July to Sunday 11 August, 2024. During this time, tennis will be contested from Saturday 27 July through to Sunday 4 August.
Who ARE the defending championS at the 2024 Olympics?
Germany’s Alexander Zverev won the men’s gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021). Karen Khachanov claimed the silver medal, while Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta won the bronze.
In the women’s event, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland claimed the gold medal, while Marketa Vondrousova won the silver and Elina Svitolina the bronze.
Other medallists at the 2024 Olympics include:
- Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic – men’s doubles gold medal
- Ivan Dodig/Marin Cilic – men’s doubles silver medal
- Michael Venus/Marcus Daniell – men’s doubles bronze medal
- Andrey Rublev/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – mixed doubles gold medal
- Aslan Karatsev/Elena Vesnina – mixed doubles silver medal
- Ashleigh Barty/John Peers – mixed doubles bronze medal
- Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova – women’s doubles gold medal
- Belinda Bencic/Viktorija Golubic – women’s doubles silver medal
- Laura Pigossi/Luisa Veras Stefani – women’s doubles bronze medal
Are tickets on sale for the 2024 Olympics?
A step-by-step guide to purchasing tickets for the 2024 Olympics can be viewed here, on the official Olympics website.
During a press conference at Wimbledon on Thursday July 4, 2024, it was revealed that 300,000 tickets had been sold for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. There are no more tickets available for the Olympic tennis tournament.
Who will be playing tennis at the 2024 Olympics?
Among the men, several of the best players in the world have confirmed their presence. Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), and the title holder Alexander Zverev (Germany) will play the Olympic tennis tournament this summer in Paris along with two-time Olympic gold medallist Rafael Nadal.
For women, world No 1 Iga Swiatek (Poland) will be there, as will world No 2 Coco Gauff (United States) and world No 4 Elena Rybakina (Kazakshtan). World No 3 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) decided not to line up in Paris to preserve herself physically.
Will Rafael Nadal play in the 2024 Olympic Games?
Yes, Rafael Nadal will participate in the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros. The Spanish player, gold medalist in singles in Beijing in 2008 and in doubles in Rio in 2016, will play in singles and also in doubles alongside his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
Which teams are playing the mixed doubles event at the Paris Olympics?
Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund have been named as top seeds for the mixed doubles event in Paris, followed by Americans Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff.
The complete list of pairs is as follows:
Who are the top seeds for the Paris Olympics?
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek have been named as top seeds for the singles events at the Paris Olympics. Djokovic was named top seed after world No 1 Jannik Sinner withdrew due to illness. The seedings in the singles events follow the world rankings.
In doubles, Coco Gauff/ Jessica Pegula have been named women’s top seeds based on combination of highest singles or doubles rankings for the team players. Jannik Sinner/ Lorenzo Musetti were named top seeds in the men’s doubles but Sinner had to withdraw post that
Which notable tennis players will not be playing the Paris Olympics?
Notable female players not competing in Paris include Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Emma Raducanu, Tokyo gold medallist Belinda Bencic and Tokyo silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova.
On the men’s side, world No 1 Jannik Sinner (illness) and world No 16 Holger Rune (wrist) both pulled out after the seedings were announced. They joined world No 7 Hubert Hurkacz, American Ben Shelton and Tokyo men’s bronze medal winner Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, on the sidelines.
is andy murray retiring at the 2024 paris olympics?
Yes. Andy Murray will play the final tournament of his career at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
It had been heavily suspected that the Olympics would be where Murray retires, following his revelation in February 2024 that he did not plan to “play much past the summer.”
This was then confirmed in July 2024, as Murray posted a tweet stating he had arrived in Paris for the final tournament of his career.
Are Russian and Belarusian players allowed to play in the 2024 Olympics?
Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to play in the Paris Olympics, but only as “neutrals”. Russia and Belarus are officially banned from team competitions due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. However, “neutral” athletes will not be allowed to march at the opening ceremony.
How many countries will be represented in tennis at the 2024 Olympic Games?
In total, 41 nations will be represented at the Olympic tennis event, with 184 players spread over five events (men’s and women’s singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles). Lebanon will make its debut in the competition. Sixty-four players will compete in the two singles events, while 32 teams will compete in the two doubles events.
When is the draw for the Olympic tennis competition?
The draws for the Olympic tennis event were released at the Roland Garros site on Thursday July 25.
When will the matches take place?
The matches will start at 12 noon at Roland-Garros. During the first seven days of competition, night sessions will begin at 7pm.
Where will the matches take place?
Roland-Garros will host the tennis tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. There will be 12 courts available and six training courts, including Philippe-Chatrier, with a capacity of 15,000 places, and the Suzanne-Lenglen, with a capacity of 9,000 seats.
What is the format of the tennis at the 2024 Olympics?
The men’s and women’s singles events will be 64-player draws, following a standard best-of-three sets knockout structure. The men’s and women’s doubles events will be 32-pair draws, while the mixed doubles will be a 16-pair draw.
When was tennis first included in the Olympics?
Tennis was part of the Summer Olympics from the inaugural edition in 1896. However, it did not feature consistently, as after the 1924 Olympics the sport was dropped due to a disagreement over how to define amateur players between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee. After being included as a test event in Los Angeles in 1984, tennis returned in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and has been a staple ever since.
What surface will the 2024 Olympics tennis be contested on?
The 2024 Olympics tennis will be played on clay at Stade Roland-Garros. This is the first time since 1992 that the Olympics tennis has been played on clay courts, where it was played on clay in Barcelona.
What are the Eligibility rules for the Paris Olympics?
The 2024 Olympics will include five events – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, providing a total of 172 quotas. The total number of athletes who will participate will depend on how many players compete in more than one event.
Each NOC can qualify up to 12 athletes, six men and six women, represented by up to four players (the best ranked within their country) in each of the singles draws, two entries in each of the doubles draws, and only one entry in mixed doubles.
In order to be eligible to play the Olympics, players must follow the ITF eligibility rules, including participation in the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup. The world rankings as of June 10, 2024 will be used as the cut-off to determine the qualifiers.
For more information, you can read the eligibility rules at this link.
