Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tennis, Rio 2016.png
Date6–14 August 2016
Edition17th
SurfaceHard (GreenSet Cushion) [1]
Location Olympic Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Andy Murray  (GBR)
Women's singles
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Monica Puig  (PUR)
Men's doubles
Flag of Spain.svg  Marc López & Rafael Nadal  (ESP)
Women's doubles
Flag of Russia.svg  Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina  (RUS)
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg  Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock  (USA)
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Olympic Tennis Centre, in Barra Olympic Park

The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre from 6 to 14 August. [2] The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players. [3]

Contents

Initially a total of 172 players were expected to compete in five events: singles and doubles for both men and women and the return of the mixed doubles for the second consecutive time. However, eventually 105 male and 94 female players were granted places in the draws. The Olympic tennis events were run and organized by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and were part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tours.

The 2016 Olympic tournament was the fifteenth edition of tennis at the Olympics (excluding the two Olympics, 1968 and 1984, when tennis was a demonstration event), and the eighth since 1988, when the sport was officially brought back into the Games. Unlike previous editions of the Olympic event, it was decided that the Olympic tournaments would not offer ATP and WTA ranking points for the players.

Summary

Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Elina Svitolina in the third round. [4] Unseeded Puerto Rican Monica Puig won the gold medal, defeating Germany's world number two Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. [5] 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. [6] Murray defended his title, defeating del Potro in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9] Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the gold medal, defeating Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–4. [10] 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. [11] 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. [12]

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. [13] 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].

Medal summary

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Andy Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Kei Nishikori
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Men's doubles Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Marc López
Rafael Nadal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
Florin Mergea
Horia Tecău
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Steve Johnson
Jack Sock
Women's singles Monica Puig
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Petra Kvitová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Women's doubles Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Timea Bacsinszky
Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)
Lucie Šafářová
Barbora Strýcová
Mixed doubles Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Venus Williams
Rajeev Ram
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)
Lucie Hradecká
Radek Štěpánek

Medal table

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1113
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1001
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0101
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0101
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0033
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0011
Totals (11 entries)55515

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. [14] [15]

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. [14] [15]

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.

Competition format

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). [2]

Schedule

Date6 August7 August8 August9 August10 August11 August12 August13 August14 August
DaySaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Start time11:0011:0011:0011:0011:0012:0012:0012:00
Men's singles Round of 64Round of 32play cancelled
due to rain [16]
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Women's singles Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Men's doubles Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final
Women's doubles Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronzeFinal
Mixed doubles Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze & final

Singles seeds

Men's singles

SeedRankPlayerStatus
11 Novak Djokovic
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
First round, lost to Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
22 Andy Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svg
Won Gold medal match against Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
35 Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Lost semi-final to Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Lost Bronze medal match to Kei Nishikori
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
46 Kei Nishikori
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Bronze medal icon.svg
Lost semi-final to Andy Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Won Bronze medal match against Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
59 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Flag of France.svg  France
Second round, lost to Gilles Müller
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
611 Gaël Monfils
Flag of France.svg  France
Quarterfinal, lost to Kei Nishikori
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
712 David Ferrer
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Second round, lost to Evgeny Donskoy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
813 David Goffin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Third round, lost to Thomaz Bellucci
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
914 Marin Čilić
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third round, lost to Gaël Monfils
Flag of France.svg  France
1016 Roberto Bautista Agut
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Quarterfinal, lost to Juan Martín del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1121 Pablo Cuevas
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Second round, lost to Thomaz Bellucci
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1222 Steve Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Quarterfinal, lost to Andy Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1323 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Second round, lost to Andrej Martin
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1425 Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
First round, lost to Taro Daniel
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1531 Gilles Simon
Flag of France.svg  France
Third round, lost to Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1632 Benoit Paire
Flag of France.svg  France
Second round, lost to Fabio Fognini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

The following players received an ITF invitation:

The following players received a Tripartite Commission invitation:

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

Women's singles

SeedRankPlayerStatus
11 Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Third round, lost to Elina Svitolina
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
22 Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Lost Gold medal match to Monica Puig
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
34 Garbiñe Muguruza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third round, lost to Monica Puig
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
45 Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
First round, lost to Zheng Saisai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
56 Venus Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
First round, lost to Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
68 Roberta Vinci
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
First round, lost to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
79 Madison Keys
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lost Bronze medal match to Petra Kvitová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
810 Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third round, lost to Johanna Konta
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
912 Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third round, lost to Madison Keys
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1013 Johanna Konta
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Quarterfinal, lost to Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1114 Petra Kvitová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Won Bronze medal match against Madison Keys
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1215 Timea Bacsinszky
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
First round, lost to Zhang Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1318 Samantha Stosur
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Third round, lost to Angelique Kerber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1419 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Second round, lost to Monica Puig
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
1520 Elina Svitolina
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Quarterfinal, lost to Petra Kvitová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1621 Barbora Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Second round, lost to Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

The following players received an ITF invitation:

The following players received a Tripartite Commission invitation:

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

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles

SeedRankTeamStatus
13 Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg  France
First round, lost to Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
26 Andy Murray & Jamie Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
First round, lost to Thomaz Bellucci & André Sá
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
311 Marcelo Melo & Bruno Soares
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Quarterfinal, lost to Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
420 Gael Monfils & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Flag of France.svg  France
First round, lost to Brian Baker & Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
524 Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Lost Gold medal match to Marc López & Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
626 Marc López & Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Won Gold medal match against Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
727 Daniel Nestor & Vasek Pospisil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lost Bronze medal match to Steve Johnson & Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
828 Roberto Bautista Agut & David Ferrer
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Quarterfinal, lost to Steve Johnson & Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The following players received an ITF invitation:

Women's doubles

SeedRankTeamStatus
17 Serena Williams & Venus Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
First round, lost to Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
27 Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of France.svg  France
First round, lost to Misaki Doi & Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
312 Chan Yung-jan & Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Quarterfinal, lost to Martina Hingis & Timea Bacsinszky
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
416 Garbiñe Muguruza & Carla Suárez Navarro
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Quarterfinal, lost to Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
516 Martina Hingis & Timea Bacsinszky
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Lost Gold medal match to Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
620 Lucie Hradecká & Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Lost Bronze medal match to Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
722 Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Won Gold medal match against Martina Hingis & Timea Bacsinszky
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
832 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Quarterfinal, lost to Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

The following players received an ITF invitation:

Mixed doubles

SeedRankTeamStatus
14 Caroline Garcia & Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg  France
First round, lost to Teliana Pereira & Marcelo Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
26 Kristina Mladenovic & Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg  France
First round, lost to Roberta Vinci & Fabio Fognini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
39 Garbiñe Muguruza & Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
First round, withdrew
416 Sania Mirza & Rohan Bopanna
Flag of India.svg  India
Lost Bronze medal match to Lucie Hradecká & Radek Štěpánek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

See also

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