Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
Qualification
  2020  · Summer Olympics ·  2028  

Women's doubles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
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Venue Stade Roland Garros
Dates27 July – 4 August
Competitors64 from 22 nations
Teams32
  2020
2028  

The women's doubles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France. [1] There will be 64 players (32 teams) from 22 nations. [2]

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Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to two teams. Qualification for the women's doubles is primarily through the WTA ranking list. There are 32 quota places available for women's doubles. [2]

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 the first two sets reaching 6–6, while the third set will be a single tiebreak until one team scores ten points, while being two points clear. [3]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows. [4]

Legend
R64Round of 64R32Round of 32R16Round of 16¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBMBronze medal matchFFinal
Schedule
Sat 27Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
R32R16¼½BMF

Draw

The draw will be held on 25 July 2024. [5]

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