Tennis at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
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Governing body | ITF |
Events | 5 (men: 2; womens: 2; mixed: 1) |
Games | |
Tennis was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010. The program included four competitions: Boys' singles, Boys' doubles, Girls' singles and Girls' doubles. The 2014 edition added a Mixed doubles event. Players from different National Olympic Committees are allowed to participate in doubles events.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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– | Mixed-NOCs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
1 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
3 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Brazil participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Germany participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. The German squad consisted of 70 athletes competing in 20 sports: aquatics (swimming), archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, fencing, gymnastics, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.
Great Britain participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.
Puerto Rico participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Romania participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Russia participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. The Russian team consisted of 96 athletes competing in 20 sports: aquatics (swimming), archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, fencing, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Viktoria Komova won most medals, with 3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal.
Tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics lasted from August 18 until August 25. For the Singles competitions, all matches were determined through a best-of-three tie-break sets. For the Doubles competitions, all matches were determined by two tie-break sets and a match tie-break game in place of a third set. There were competitions for boys' singles, boys' doubles, girls' singles and girls' doubles. It took place at the Kallang Tennis Centre.
Belarus participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Croatia competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Ukraine participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Vladimir Viktorovich Korotkov is a retired Soviet tennis player who won three Junior Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon Boys Singles in 1965, 1966 and the French Juniors in 1966. He also won the mixed doubles at the 1968 Summer Olympics where tennis was a "demonstration sport". He won the men's doubles event at the 1973 Summer Universiade and the 1977 USSR singles championship. From 1981 until his retirement in 1996, Korotkov was coaching at several sports clubs.
Thailand competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Ukraine competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Serbia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. The Olympic Committee of Serbia confirmed that the country will be represented by 24 athletes in 12 sports. The Serbian flag at the opening ceremony was carried by tennis player Ivana Jorović.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. The Sri Lankan team consisted of nine athletes in six sports.
Table tennis was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010. There's one singles event for both boys and girls. Moreover, a mixed-NOC team event is staged every Games.
Badminton was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010. The program included two competitions: Boys' singles and Girls' singles. The 2014 edition added a Mixed Doubles event. Players from different National Olympic Committees are allowed to participate in doubles events.
Romania participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Serbia participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Malaysia competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The chef-de-mission of the contingent was former two-time Olympian archer Cheng Chu Sian. Malaysia won its first gold medal at an Olympic event, having previously won silver and bronze medals.