Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen
Runner-up Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
Qualification
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Women's singles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Tennis pictogram.svg
Olympic tennis pictogram
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Dates27 July – 3 August
Competitors64 from 30 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zheng Qinwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Donna Vekić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svg Iga Świątek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
←  2020
2028  →

China's Zheng Qinwen defeated Croatia's Donna Vekić in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gold medal in the women's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was China's first gold medal in the women's singles, its first gold medal in Olympic tennis since the women's doubles in 2004, the first singles gold medal for an Asian country in Olympic tennis, and also the first women's singles medal for Croatia. [1] [2] [3] Zheng saved a match point en route to the gold medal, in the third round against the United States' Emma Navarro. [4] In the bronze medal match, Poland's Iga Świątek defeated Slovakia's Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–2, 6–1. [5] It was Poland's first Olympic medal in tennis. [6] Ranked No. 67, Schmiedlová was the lowest-ranked semifinalist since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988, and the first Slovak woman to reach that stage. [7] [8]

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Belinda Bencic was the reigning gold medalist from 2021, but was on maternity leave. [9] The reigning silver medalist, Markéta Vondroušová, also withdrew due to injury. [10] Bronze medalist Elina Svitolina was the only defending medalist, but lost to Barbora Krejčíková in the third round. [11]

The women's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France. [12] There were 64 players from 28 nations. [13]

This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1, 2016 silver medalist, and three-time major champion Angelique Kerber. She lost in the quarterfinals to Zheng. [14] [15] [16]

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to four players. Nations are limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. Qualification for the women's singles is primarily through the WTA ranking list. There are 64 quota places available for women's singles. [13]

Competition format

The competition is a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak is played in all sets reaching 6–6, including the last set of a match. [17]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows. [18]

Legend
R64Round of 64R32Round of 32R16Round of 16QFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsBMBronze medal matchFFinal
Schedule
Sat 27Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3
R64R32R16¼½BMF

Seeds

The seeds were released on 22 July 2024. [19]

1.  Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
2.  Flag of the United States.svg  Coco Gauff  (USA)(third round)
3.  Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Elena Rybakina  (KAZ)(withdrew due to illness)
4.  Flag of Italy.svg  Jasmine Paolini  (ITA)(third round)
5.  Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Pegula  (USA)(second round)
6.  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Qinwen  (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
7.  Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Sakkari  (GRE)(third round)
8.  Flag of the United States.svg  Danielle Collins  (USA)(quarterfinals, retired)
9.  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Barbora Krejčíková  (CZE)(quarterfinals)
10.  Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Jeļena Ostapenko  (LAT)(first round)
11.  Flag of the United States.svg  Emma Navarro  (USA)(third round)
12.  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Marta Kostyuk  (UKR)(quarterfinals)
13.  Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Donna Vekić  (CRO)(final, silver medalist)
14.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Beatriz Haddad Maia  (BRA)(second round)
15.  Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  Diana Shnaider  (AIN)(second round)
16.  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Leylah Fernandez  (CAN)(third round)
17.  Flag of France.svg  Caroline Garcia  (FRA)(first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

The draw was held on 25 July 2024. [20] [21]

Key

Flag icon key List of National Flags

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
               
1 Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)62 4
8 Flag of the United States.svg  Danielle Collins  (USA)1 61r
1 Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)2 5
6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Qinwen  (CHN)67
PR Flag of Germany.svg  Angelique Kerber  (GER)774 66
6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Qinwen  (CHN)64678
6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Qinwen  (CHN)66
13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Donna Vekić  (CRO)2 3
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Barbora Krejčíková  (CZE)4 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová  (SVK)66
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová  (SVK)4 0 Bronze medal match
13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Donna Vekić  (CRO)66
12 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Marta Kostyuk  (UKR)4 6681 Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Świątek  (POL)66
13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Donna Vekić  (CRO)62 710 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová  (SVK)2 1

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Poland.svg  I Świątek  (POL)67
PR Flag of Romania.svg  I-C Begu  (ROU)2 5 1 Flag of Poland.svg  I Świątek  (POL)66
 Flag of Argentina.svg  N Podoroska  (ARG)665 Flag of France.svg  D Parry  (FRA)1 1
 Flag of France.svg  D Parry  (FRA)7871 Flag of Poland.svg  I Świątek  (POL)66
 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  L Nosková  (CZE)3 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiy Wang  (CHN)3 4
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiy Wang  (CHN)66 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiy Wang  (CHN)66
 Flag of Italy.svg  E Cocciaretto  (ITA)2 5 15 Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  D Shnaider  (AIN)3 1
15 Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  D Shnaider  (AIN)671 Flag of Poland.svg  I Świątek  (POL)62 4
10 Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  J Ostapenko  (LAT)4 3 8 Flag of the United States.svg  D Collins  (USA)1 61r
Flag of Colombia.svg  C Osorio  (COL)66 Flag of Colombia.svg  C Osorio  (COL)776
ITF Flag of Brazil.svg  L Pigossi  (BRA)65 0 Flag of Ukraine.svg  D Yastremska  (UKR)644
 Flag of Ukraine.svg  D Yastremska  (UKR)3 76 Flag of Colombia.svg  C Osorio  (COL)0 63
ITF Flag of Egypt.svg  M Sherif  (EGY)65 1 8 Flag of the United States.svg  D Collins  (USA)64 6
ITF Flag of Denmark.svg  C Wozniacki  (DEN)2 76ITF Flag of Denmark.svg  C Wozniacki  (DEN)3 63
 Flag of Germany.svg  L Siegemund  (GER)3 0r8 Flag of the United States.svg  D Collins  (USA)63 6
8 Flag of the United States.svg  D Collins  (USA)62

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17 Flag of France.svg  C Garcia  (FRA)73 4
 Flag of Romania.svg  J Cristian  (ROU)5 66 Flag of Romania.svg  J Cristian  (ROU)4 64
ITF Flag of Japan.svg  N Osaka  (JPN)5 3 PR Flag of Germany.svg  A Kerber  (GER)63 6
PR Flag of Germany.svg  A Kerber  (GER)76PR Flag of Germany.svg  A Kerber  (GER)66
 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  P Martić  (CRO)4 3 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  L Fernandez  (CAN)4 3
 Flag of Spain.svg  C Bucșa  (ESP)66 Flag of Spain.svg  C Bucșa  (ESP)643
 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  K Muchová  (CZE)1 62 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  L Fernandez  (CAN)776
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  L Fernandez  (CAN)64 6PR Flag of Germany.svg  A Kerber  (GER)774 66
11 Flag of the United States.svg  E Navarro  (USA)666/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Q Zheng  (CHN)64678
PR Flag of Austria.svg  J Grabher  (AUT)2 0 11 Flag of the United States.svg  E Navarro  (USA)6566
 Flag of Poland.svg  M Fręch  (POL)4 64Flag of Bulgaria.svg  V Tomova  (BUL)774 1
 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  V Tomova  (BUL)67711 Flag of the United States.svg  E Navarro  (USA)79641
Alt Flag of Australia.svg  O Gadecki  (AUS)4 1 6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Q Zheng  (CHN)67776
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  A Rus  (NED)66 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  A Rus  (NED)2 4
Alt Flag of Italy.svg  S Errani  (ITA)0 0 6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Q Zheng  (CHN)66
6/ITFFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Q Zheng  (CHN)66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of the United States.svg  J Pegula  (USA)66
 Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  V Golubic  (SUI)3 4 5 Flag of the United States.svg  J Pegula  (USA)61 3
 Flag of Japan.svg  M Uchijima  (JPN)2 1  Flag of Ukraine.svg  E Svitolina  (UKR)4 66
 Flag of Ukraine.svg  E Svitolina  (UKR)66Flag of Ukraine.svg  E Svitolina  (UKR)6564
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xin Wang  (CHN)669 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  B Krejčíková  (CZE)772 6
 Flag of Germany.svg  T Korpatsch  (GER)2 1  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xin Wang  (CHN)3 2
 Flag of Spain.svg  S Sorribes Tormo  (ESP)60 639 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  B Krejčíková  (CZE)66
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  B Krejčíková  (CZE)4 6779 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  B Krejčíková  (CZE)4 2
14 Flag of Brazil.svg  B Haddad Maia  (BRA)64 6Flag of Slovakia.svg  AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)66
 Flag of France.svg  V Gracheva  (FRA)4 60 14 Flag of Brazil.svg  B Haddad Maia  (BRA)4 4
Flag of Slovakia.svg  AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)66 Flag of Slovakia.svg  AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)66
 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  K Boulter  (GBR)4 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)73 7
 Flag of Poland.svg  M Linette  (POL)664 Flag of Italy.svg  J Paolini  (ITA)5 65
 Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  M Andreeva  (AIN)3 4 Flag of Poland.svg  M Linette  (POL)4 1
 Flag of Romania.svg  A Bogdan  (ROU)5 3 4 Flag of Italy.svg  J Paolini  (ITA)66
4 Flag of Italy.svg  J Paolini  (ITA)76

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Greece.svg  M Sakkari  (GRE)66
UP Flag of Montenegro.svg  D Kovinić  (MNE)0 1 7 Flag of Greece.svg  M Sakkari  (GRE)66
 Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  E Alexandrova  (AIN)5 772 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Y Yuan  (CHN)2 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Y Yuan  (CHN)76067 Flag of Greece.svg  M Sakkari  (GRE)6654
 Flag of France.svg  C Burel  (FRA)77612 Flag of Ukraine.svg  M Kostyuk  (UKR)4 776
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  K Siniaková  (CZE)634 Flag of France.svg  C Burel  (FRA)632
Alt Flag of New Zealand.svg  L Sun  (NZL)4 3 12 Flag of Ukraine.svg  M Kostyuk  (UKR)776
12 Flag of Ukraine.svg  M Kostyuk  (UKR)6612 Flag of Ukraine.svg  M Kostyuk  (UKR)4 668
13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  D Vekić  (CRO)6713 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  D Vekić  (CRO)62 710
Flag of Italy.svg  L Bronzetti  (ITA)2 5 13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  D Vekić  (CRO)66
PR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  B Andreescu  (CAN)66PR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  B Andreescu  (CAN)3 4
Flag of Denmark.svg  C Tauson  (DEN)2 3 13 Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  D Vekić  (CRO)796
ITF Flag of Argentina.svg  ML Carlé  (ARG)662 Flag of the United States.svg  C Gauff  (USA)672
Flag of Germany.svg  T Maria  (GER)0 0 ITF Flag of Argentina.svg  ML Carlé  (ARG)1 1
PR Flag of Australia.svg  A Tomljanović  (AUS)3 0 2 Flag of the United States.svg  C Gauff  (USA)66
2 Flag of the United States.svg  C Gauff  (USA)66

See also

References

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