Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
In today's article, we will delve into the fascinating world of Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification, exploring its different facets and delving into its impact in different areas of life. From its origin to its evolution today, Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification has been the subject of interest and debate, sparking the curiosity of experts and fans alike. Along these lines, we will learn more about Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification and its relevance in society, as well as its influence on everyday aspects and on the development of various disciplines. Get ready to embark on an exciting journey through the history, current events and future of Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules[1] for tennis published by ITF contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia.
The main qualifying criterion will be the players' positions on the ATP and WTA ranking lists published on 10 June 2024. The players entering are formally submitted by the International Tennis Federation. The ATP and WTA rankings will be determined based on the performances achieved in the previous 52 weeks of the qualifying window. To be eligible, the players must satisfy the key criteria as part of the nominated team in two Billie Jean King Cup (women) or Davis Cup (men) events between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 (with one of the nominations occurring in 2023 or 2024), either if their nation competes at the Zone Group round robin level for the third year of the quadrennial cycle or if the player has represented their nation at least twenty times.[2][3]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of twelve tennis players (six per gender) with a maximum of four entries each in the men's and women's singles (the best ranked within their respective country), two pairs each in the men's and women's doubles and a single pair in the mixed doubles.[1][4]
For the singles, the top 56 players in the world rankings on 10 June 2024 of the ATP and WTA tours will qualify for the Olympics, respecting the four-player limit per NOC and gender. Hence, those ranked outside the top 56 and from NOCs with less than four entries are permitted to compete. A player could only participate if he or she is allowed and drafted to represent the player's country in Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup for three of the following years: 2022, 2023, and 2024. Four of the remaining eight slots are attributed to the NOCs who have not already qualified four tennis players across three continental zones (the winner and runner-up from the 2023 Pan American Games; the gold medalist each from the 2022 Asian Games and 2023 African Games). The final four spots are reserved, one for the host nation France, two for previous Olympic gold medalists or Grand Slam champions, and one for applicants for the Universality place.[4]
For the men's and women's doubles, there are 32 spots for the highest-ranked teams, with 10 of them reserved for players in the top 10 of the doubles rankings, who could select his or her partner from their NOC provided they are ranked in the top 400 in either singles or doubles. The remaining spots are attributed to the pairs with the highest combined ranking (i.e. the sum of either the singles or doubles ranking) until the 32-team field is complete. If the total quota of 86 players in the relevant gender remains incomplete, additional places continue to be allotted through the combined ranking. Once the field completes, the remaining pairs with both players qualified in the singles are officially selected based on their highest combined ranking; otherwise, additional places are assigned to the pairs with one player qualified in singles, followed by the remaining pairs without any qualified player in the singles tournament, if necessary. One team per gender is reserved for the host nation France if none has already become eligible otherwise.[4]
With no quota places available for the mixed doubles, all teams will consist of players already entered in either the singles or doubles, including the top 15 combined ranking teams and the host nation France.[4]
Qualified players
The following tables reflect the official entry lists for the men's and women's singles as well as the men's and women's doubles.[5] For the mixed doubles, the final entry list is to be determined by the ITF on 24 July.
Ranking figures for all lists are based on the ATP and WTA world rankings of 10 June 2024, the cut-off for the Olympic tennis event.
a
Player did not enter due to:
Because of injury;
Declined to compete;
Was not selected by their governing body;
Ineligible to compete (Individual Neutral Athletes)
b
Player failed to fulfill the minimum Billie Jean King Cup / Davis Cup representation level
c
Player is ineligible because of the four-player limit per NOC
d
Player officially retired from the sport
e
Player received special dispensation for the Billie Jean King Cup / Davis Cup requirements from the ITF
^ abQuota is passed from 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist Facundo Díaz Acosta to the bronze medalist at the Pan American Games as four athletes from Argentina had already directly qualified.
^ abcdThe following entries were added to the entry list as late replacements instead of original entrants who had withdrawn.
^Vavassori entered as a last-minute alternate due to Sinner’s withdrawal
^Habib entered as a last-minute alternate due to Hurkacz’s withdrawal
^Ebden entered as a last-minute alternate due to Rune’s withdrawal
^Haase entered as a last-minute alternate due to Murray’s withdrawal
^Cabral entered as a last-minute alternate due to De Minaur’s withdrawal
^Tsitsipas entered as a last-minute alternate due to Norrie’s withdrawal
^ abQuota is passed from gold medalist Angella Okutoyi to the next best placed eligible Africa Games competitor since Okutoyi did not meet the ITF minimum ranking requirement (top 400 or higher).
^Errani entered as a last-minute alternate due to Rybakina's withdrawal
^Sun entered as a last-minute alternate due to Putintseva's withdrawal
^Gadecki entered as a last-minute alternate due to Kalinina's withdrawal
^Unable to enter because there is no other Salvadoran player within the top of the 300 of the rankings in either singles or doubles.
^"大坂なおみ、錦織圭が五輪出場へ 国際テニス連盟から通知" [Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori to participate in the Olympics Notification from the International Tennis Federation]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ ab"テニス内島、パリ五輪出場権獲得 女子単で繰り上がり" [Tennis player Uchishima qualifies for Paris Olympics, advances in women's singles]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ ab"網球/詹家姊妹確定獲奧運女雙資格 連同謝淑薇、曹家宜我已獲57席次" [Tennis/The Zhan sisters are confirmed to qualify for the Olympic women's doubles. Together with Xie Shuwei and Cao Jiayi, I have won 57 seats.]. United Daily (in Chinese). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.