Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualification for tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

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Qualifying criteria

The main qualifying criteria were the ATP and WTA ranking lists as of June 9, 2008. The players entering were formally submitted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). [1] The ATP and WTA rankings were based on performances from the previous 52 weeks, [2] [3] and there were several tournaments, including the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, in the two-month period between the time of the rankings being frozen for entry, and the beginning of the tennis events at the Olympics. This led one player, Rainer Schüttler, who rose the ATP rankings considerably in that time period, to successfully seek arbitration on the matter and gain entry. Another player, Tamarine Tanasugarn who was outside the ranking places that could qualify on July 9, but re-entered them, like Schuettler, gained entry; although she did so through the Tripartite Commission Invitation places after Stephanie Vogt withdrew. [4]

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter 6 men and 6 women athletes, with a maximum of 4 entries in the individual events, and 2 pairs in the doubles events. [1] This resulted in several high-ranked players being unable to enter, despite players of lower-rank being able to. For example, Vera Zvonareva, world number 13, would not have been entered had all the Russian players ahead of her done so, and world number 21, Nadia Petrova, was unable to participate (the top four Russian women players were all in the world's top eight). In the men's, a notably high-ranked player who could not gain entry was world number 20 Fernando Verdasco of Spain. However, any player in the world's top 56 was eligible, and NOC's had the option to enter players of a lower rank. [1] Athletes were able to compete in both single and doubles events.

Singles:

Doubles:

The ITF places were allocated by the ITF, based on recognized world ranking and continental/NOC participation. [1]

Summary

A total of 48 nations were represented by at least one player in either the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, or women's doubles.

NationMenWomenTotal
SinglesDoublesSinglesDoubles
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 4412(1)6
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24(2)34(1)8
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12(1)13
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 12(1)2
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 124(2)5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 222
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22(2)4
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22(1)3
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 222
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3244(1)8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 112(1)3
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 44(2)44(1)11
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 11
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 11
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 222
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11
Flag of France.svg  France 44(1)34(1)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 222
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12(1)2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12(1)2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12(1)2
Flag of India.svg  India 2(2)12(1)4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2(2)224
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3244(1)8
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1223
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2(2)24(2)6
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 112
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4444(1)9
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 22(1)14
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 122(1)4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12(1)2
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 11
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4444(1)9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 34(1)15
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2222(1)5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 11
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 11
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 11
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 444
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34(2)34(2)10
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 11
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 11
Total: 48 NOCs6464(22)6464(20)170

Qualifiers

Men's singles

No.RankPlayerNOC
World Ranking
11 Roger Federer Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
22 Rafael Nadal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
33 Novak Djokovic Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
44 Nikolay Davydenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
55 David Ferrer Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6 Andy Roddick [5] Flag of the United States.svg  United States
67 James Blake Flag of the United States.svg  United States
78 David Nalbandian Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
89 Stanislas Wawrinka Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
10 Richard Gasquet [6] Flag of France.svg  France
911 Andy Murray Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1012 Tomáš Berdych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1113 Nicolás Almagro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7] [8] Flag of France.svg  France
1215 Fernando González Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
1316 Radek Štěpánek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1417 Paul-Henri Mathieu Flag of France.svg  France
1518 Mikhail Youzhny Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1619 Tommy Robredo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
20 Fernando Verdasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1721 Juan Mónaco Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
22 Ivo Karlović Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
23 Marcos Baghdatis [9] [10] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
24 Juan Carlos Ferrero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1825 Jarkko Nieminen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
26 Carlos Moyá Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
27 Ivan Ljubičić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
1928 Gilles Simon Flag of France.svg  France
2029 Dmitry Tursunov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2130 Lleyton Hewitt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2231 Andreas Seppi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2332 Gaël Monfils Flag of France.svg  France
33 Feliciano López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2434 Igor Andreev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2535 Michaël Llodra [7] [8] Flag of France.svg  France
36 Mardy Fish [11] Flag of the United States.svg  United States
37 Tommy Haas [12] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2638 Nicolas Kiefer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2739 Janko Tipsarević Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
40 Philipp Kohlschreiber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2841 Sam Querrey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2942 Robin Söderling Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
43 Julien Benneteau Flag of France.svg  France
44 Mario Ančić [10] Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
45 Juan Ignacio Chela [4] Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
46 Nicolas Mahut Flag of France.svg  France
3047 Simone Bolelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3148 Guillermo Cañas Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
3249 Agustín Calleri [4] Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
50 José Acasuso Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
3351 Ernests Gulbis Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
52 Fabrice Santoro Flag of France.svg  France
3453 Steve Darcis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
54 Marcel Granollers Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3555 Lee Hyung-Taik Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
3656 Marin Čilić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
57 Marc Gicquel Flag of France.svg  France
3758 Potito Starace Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3859 Robby Ginepri Flag of the United States.svg  United States
60 Sébastien Grosjean Flag of France.svg  France
61 Eduardo Schwank Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
62 Robin Haase [8] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3963 Nicolás Lapentti Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
64 Juan Martín del Potro Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
65 Dudi Sela [10] [13] [14] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
66 Denis Gremelmayr [10] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4067 Olivier Rochus Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
4168 Thomaz Bellucci Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4269 Thomas Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
70 Albert Montañés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4370PR(289) Dominik Hrbatý Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
4471 Ivo Minář Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
4572 Victor Hănescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
4673 Lu Yen-Hsun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
74 Stefan Koubek [8] Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4775 Marcos Daniel Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
76 Marat Safin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
77 Florent Serra Flag of France.svg  France
78 Igor Kunitsyn Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4879 Chris Guccione [8] Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
80 Santiago Ventura Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4981 Jürgen Melzer [8] Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
5082 Jiří Vaněk [10] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
83 Michael Berrer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
84 John Isner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
85 Evgeny Korolev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
86 Arnaud Clément Flag of France.svg  France
87 Martín Vassallo Argüello Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
88 Donald Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5189 Rainer Schüttler [10] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5290 Frank Dancevic [10] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
53248 Frédéric Niemeyer [10] [15] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
54570 Zeng Shao-Xuan [15] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
55605 Yu Xinyuan [15] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
56936 Devin Mullings [15] Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
ITF places
5798 Kevin Anderson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
58103 Kei Nishikori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
59128 Jonas Björkman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
60131 Nicolás Massú Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
61300 Max Mirnyi Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
62489 Sun Peng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tripartite Commission Invitation
63438 Komlavi Loglo Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
64447 Rafael Arevalo Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador

PR Protected/Special Ranking

Rankings as at 9 June 2008

Schüttler entry controversy

On August 4, 2008, German player Rainer Schüttler was granted an exceptional entry into the tournament, despite not having qualified under the original criteria, after having taken his campaign to play at the games to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Schuettler, who was an alternate for Denis Gremelmayr, was ranked outside the qualifying places on June 9, when the players entered for the Games, based upon the ATP rankings of that date, were announced by the ITF. Schüttler then went on to the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semi-finals, elevating his ranking from No. 94 to No. 31 in the world. [16] Germany had received one place in the men's singles, based upon the rankings of June 9, although several players withdrew before the Games. Schüttler was subsequently selected by the German Olympic Committee (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOS), in spite of the regulations set out by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), under which he was designated as an alternate. On August 3, Schüttler took his case to CAS, who the next day ruled in his favour, saying that it was in compliance with the ITF's rules, and asserting that there was an understanding that the decision over which player could be entered would be delegated to the relevant National Olympic Committee. The ITF delivered a hostile response to the decision by CAS, claiming the DOS was ignorant, and admonishing Schüttler's actions — "While recognising the German NOC may not understand how professional tennis works, there is no excuse for Mr Schuettler, who is prepared to take a place earned by his compatriot Denis Gremelmayr and of next alternate Michael Berrer." [17]

Women's singles

No.RankPlayerNOC
World Ranking
1 Ana Ivanovic [18] Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
2 Maria Sharapova [10] [19] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
13 Jelena Janković Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
24 Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
35 Elena Dementieva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
46 Serena Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
57 Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 Anna Chakvetadze [20] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
69 Dinara Safina [20] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
10 Marion Bartoli [21] Flag of France.svg  France
711 Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
812 Patty Schnyder Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
913 Vera Zvonareva [10] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1014 Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1115 Ágnes Szávay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1216 Victoria Azarenka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
1317 Alizé Cornet Flag of France.svg  France
1418 Francesca Schiavone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1519 Nicole Vaidišová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
20 Tatiana Golovin Flag of France.svg  France
21 Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1622 Flavia Pennetta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
23 Maria Kirilenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
24 Katarina Srebotnik [22] Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1725 Shahar Pe'er Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
26 Lindsay Davenport [23] Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1827 Virginie Razzano Flag of France.svg  France
27PR(NR) Mary Pierce [8] Flag of France.svg  France
1928 Sybille Bammer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2029 Alona Bondarenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
30 Amélie Mauresmo [8] Flag of France.svg  France
2131 Dominika Cibulková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2232 Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2333 Sania Mirza Flag of India.svg  India
2434 Kaia Kanepi Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2535 Anabel Medina Garrigues Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2635PR(153) Mara Santangelo [8] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2736 Olga Govortsova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
2836PR(162) Samantha Stosur Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2937 Eleni Daniilidou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
3038 Ai Sugiyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
39 Karin Knapp [8] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3140 Tsvetana Pironkova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
3241 Casey Dellacqua Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
3342 Gisela Dulko Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
3443 Yan Zi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
44 Elena Vesnina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
3545 Li Na Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
46 Alisa Kleybanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
3647 Lucie Šafářová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
3748 Iveta Benešová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
3849 Carla Suárez Navarro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3950PR(158) Milagros Sequera Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
4050 Peng Shuai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4151 Klára Zakopalová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
52 Petra Cetkovská Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
53 Michaëlla Krajicek [8] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4254 Akgul Amanmuradova Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan
55 Tamira Paszek [10] Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4356 Pauline Parmentier [8] Flag of France.svg  France
4457 Sofia Arvidsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
58 Vera Dushevina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
59 Aravane Rezaï Flag of France.svg  France
60 Petra Kvitová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
4560PR(133) Zheng Jie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4661 Sara Errani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
62 Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4763 Tatiana Perebiynis Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4864 Marina Erakovic Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4965 Marta Domachowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
5066 Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
5167 Timea Bacsinszky Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
5269 Kateryna Bondarenko [8] Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
70 Anastasia Rodionova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
72 Edina Gallovits Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
73 Akiko Morigami Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
74 Ashley Harkleroad Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5375 Jill Craybas [10] Flag of the United States.svg  United States
54101 Maret Ani [15] Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
55120 Tzipora Obziler [15] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
56140 María José Martínez Sánchez [15] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
ITF places
5768 Mariya Koryttseva Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
5871 Chan Yung-Jan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
5989 Tamarine Tanasugarn [4] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
60102 Nuria Llagostera Vives Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
61105 Ayumi Morita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
62115 Alicia Molik Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
63159 Selima Sfar Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Tripartite Commission Invitation
227 Stephanie Vogt [4] [24] Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
64NR Cara Black Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

PR Protected/Special Rankings

Rankings as at 9 June 2008

Men's doubles

No.RankPlayer ARankPlayer BNOC
World Ranking
11 Bob Bryan 1 Mike Bryan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 Daniel Nestor Frédéric Niemeyer^Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
34 Nenad Zimonjić Novak Djokovic^Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
45 Mark Knowles Devin Mullings^Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
56 Pavel Vízner Martin Damm Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
67 Jonathan Erlich 7 Andy Ram Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
79 Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson^Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
810 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer^Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
ITF places
9 Guillermo Cañas^ David Nalbandian^Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
10 Agustín Calleri^ Juan Mónaco^Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
11 Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
12 Chris Guccione^ Lleyton Hewitt^Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
13 Steve Darcis^ Olivier Rochus^Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
14 Marcelo Melo André Sá Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
15 Fernando González^ Nicolás Massú^Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
16 Zeng Shao-Xuan^ Yu Xinyuan^Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Marin Čilić^ [18] Ivan Ljubičić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
17 Tomáš Berdych^ Radek Štěpánek^Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
18 Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra^Flag of France.svg  France
19 Gilles Simon^ [8] Gaël Monfils^Flag of France.svg  France
20 Nicolas Kiefer^ Rainer Schüttler^Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
21 Andy Murray^ Jamie Murray Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
22 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Flag of India.svg  India
23 Simone Bolelli^ Andreas Seppi^Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
24 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
25 Igor Andreev^ Nikolay Davydenko^Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
26 Jeff Coetzee Kevin Anderson^ [10] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
27 Nicolás Almagro^ David Ferrer^Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
28 Rafael Nadal^ Tommy Robredo^Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
29 Jonas Björkman^ Robin Söderling^Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
30 Roger Federer^ Stanislas Wawrinka^Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
31 James Blake^ Sam Querrey^Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 Dmitry Tursunov^ [18] Mikhail Youzhny^Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament

Women's doubles

No.RankPlayer ARankPlayer BNOC
World Ranking
1 Cara Black^ [25] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
11 Liezel Huber Lindsay Davenport Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 Ai Sugiyama^ Ayumi Morita^Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
4 Katarina Srebotnik [22] Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
5 Květa Peschke Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
36 Rennae Stubbs Samantha Stosur^Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
47 Chuang Chia-Jung 8 Chan Yung-Jan^Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
59 Victoria Azarenka^ Tatiana Poutchek Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
610 Dinara Safina^ Svetlana Kuznetsova^Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
ITF places
7 Gisela Dulko^ Betina Jozami Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
8 Casey Dellacqua^ Alicia Molik^Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
9 Olga Govortsova^ Darya Kustova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
10 Yan Zi^ Zheng Jie^Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
11 Sun Tiantian Peng Shuai^Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 Nicole Vaidišová^ Iveta Benešová^Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
13 Petra Kvitová Lucie Šafářová^Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
14 Maret Ani^ Kaia Kanepi^Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
15 Pauline Parmentier^ [8] Tatiana Golovin Flag of France.svg  France
16 Virginie Razzano^ Alizé Cornet^Flag of France.svg  France
17 Eleni Daniilidou^ Anna Gerasimou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
18 Ágnes Szávay^ Gréta Arn Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
19 Sania Mirza^ Sunitha Rao Flag of India.svg  India
20 Shahar Pe'er^ Tzipora Obziler^Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
21 Mara Santangelo^ Roberta Vinci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
22 Flavia Pennetta^ Francesca Schiavone^Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
23 Agnieszka Radwańska^ Marta Domachowska^Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
24 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
25 Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva^Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
26 Daniela Hantuchová^ Janette Husárová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
27 Anabel Medina Garrigues^ Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
28 Nuria Llagostera Vives^ María José Martínez Sánchez^Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
29 Patty Schnyder^ Emmanuelle Gagliardi Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
30 Alona Bondarenko^ Kateryna Bondarenko^Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
31 Mariya Koryttseva^ Tatiana Perebiynis^Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
32 Serena Williams^ Venus Williams^Flag of the United States.svg  United States

^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament

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The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships, and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2012. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Qualification for tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles</span> Tennis at the Olympics

Belarus' Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi defeated Great Britain's Laura Robson and Andy Murray in the final, 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] to win the gold medal in Mixed Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas, 6–3, 4–6, [10–4].

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Tennis tournament

The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre from 6 to 14 August. The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Tennis tournament

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics</span> Tennis tournament

Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 24 August at the Nanjing Sport Institute in Nanjing, China.

Qualification for tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was not determined by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles</span> 2020 Olympic tennis tournament

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic defeated the Czech Republic's Markéta Vondroušová in the final, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was Switzerland's first victory in the women's singles. In the bronze medal match, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4. It was Ukraine's first Olympic tennis medal.

Germany's Alexander Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee in the final, 6–3, 6–1, to win the gold medal in men's singles tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was both countries' first medals at the event since 2000, and Germany's first victory. In the bronze medal match, Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3. En route to his bronze medal, Carreño Busta defeated the world's top-two ranked players – Djokovic and the ROC's Daniil Medvedev.

This article details the qualifying phase for tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The qualification pathway will be determined primarily based on the rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

References

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  2. "VIII.ATP RANKINGS" (PDF). ITF. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Changes to Beijing entry list Jul 28
  5. Roddick to defend Washington title and skip Olympics
  6. Gasquet pulls out
  7. 1 2 "Tsonga pulls out of French Olympic squad". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Changes to Beijing entry list Jul 21
  9. Baghdatis out of games with wrist injury [ dead link ]
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Changes to entry list Aug 6
  11. Mardy Fish joins Roddick in skipping Beijing Games
  12. Haas to skip Olympic Games (in German)
  13. Sela loses in first round, then slams OCI [ permanent dead link ]
  14. Sela, whose participation in the Olympics was not approved by the Olympic Committee of Israel, was invited by the ITF to join the petition to CAS of the Belgian players Darcis and Rochus, but he declined the offer and decided to play in the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles and the following tournaments in Washington (Countrywide Classic draw).
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A player who withdraws after August 2 is replaced by the highest ranked doubles-only player
  16. "Rainer Schuettler ranking history". ATP. Retrieved 2008-08-04.[ dead link ]
  17. "Schuettler wins Olympic decision". ITF. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  18. 1 2 3 Ivanovic pulled out with a right thumb injury
  19. Injured Sharapova out of Olympics
  20. 1 2 Safina to replace Chakvetadze Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  21. France pick Pierce for Beijing tennis
  22. 1 2 Srebotnik decided not to take part of Olympics [ permanent dead link ]
  23. Davenport withdrew on Friday from the Olympics because of a lingering right knee injury.
  24. Steffi Vogt will not participate in Beijing Archived 2010-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  25. Zimbabwe doesn't have another player in the WTA ranking beside Cara Black