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Tennis competitions at the XXIX Summer Olympics were held from 10 to 17 August . 176 athletes from 49 countries played four sets of awards. Tennis players competed on open courts with hard cover.
General Information
Two champions of the 2004 Games played in Beijing: Chileans Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massa , who won three medals in men's tournaments.
In the women's singles for the second time in the history of such tournaments, the whole country won the podium: Elena Dementieva ; Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva allowed the Russian team to repeat the achievement of the British national team a hundred years ago. Also, these three medals allowed the Eurasian team to become the most successful team in a tennis tournament. For the third time, Elena Dementieva, who participated in the Olympic tournament, was able to win the finals of the singles at the second attempt.
The Spaniard Rafael Nadal became the strongest in the men's singles competition, who at that time spent one of the best periods of his career and shortly before the Beijing tournament for the first time won the non-Grand Prix Grand Slam tournament. Nadal's medal was for Spain the tenth in tennis tournaments, but for the first time its representatives not only made their way to the podium, but also climbed to its highest step. In the final with Rafael played the Chilean Fernando González , who won the Olympic medal in this category at the second Olympics in a row.
In the women's doubles, the strongest were the Williams sisters, who won a similar competition for the second time in their careers. The Americans repeated the achievement of their compatriots Gigi and Mary-Joe Fernandez by the number of titles in this category. Venus, moreover, became the first three-time champion of the Olympic tournaments (in 2000, she won a single competition).
In the men's doubles, the strongest were the Swiss Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka , who brought their country the first ever “gold” in this category of Olympic competitions. The victory of Roger and Stanislas allowed European countries for the first time since 1992 to become the strongest in this type of competition.
Medals
Total Score
| Total number of medals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| one | Russia | one | one | one | 3 |
| 2 | Spain | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | USA | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| four | Switzerland | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| five | Chile | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Sweden | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| 7 | China | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
Medalists
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Male Singles | Rafael Nadal Spain | Fernando Gonzalez Chile | Novak Djokovic Serbia |
| Male doubles | Switzerland Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka | Sweden Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson | USA Bob brian Mike brian |
| Female singles | Elena Dementieva Russia | Dinara Safina Russia | Vera Zvonareva Russia |
| Female doubles | USA Serena williams Venus Williams | Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | China Yan zi Zheng jie |
Points
| Stage | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 1/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single competition | ||||||||
| Men | 400 | 280 | 205 | 155 | 100 | 50 | 25 | five |
| Women | 353 | 245 | 175 | 135 | 90 | 48 | 28 | one |
Sports facilities
The venue for the competition was the Olympic Green Tennis Center .
Qualification
Each country had the right to declare 6 women and 6 men, taking into account the fact that in singles each country should have no more than 4 athletes, and no more than 2 pairs in doubles.
| Criteria | Qualification | date | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | ||||
| World ranking | 48 tennis players qualify according to world rankings. Every athlete who qualifies for singles competitions is automatically entitled to participate in doubles. | June 9, 2008 | 48 | 48 |
| Commission invitation | 2 places in the men's category and two places in the women's. | April - June 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| Final qualification | 8 places will be distributed on a world rating, 6 places will be distributed for various continents and NOC. | July 2, 2008 | 14 | 14 |
| Couples | ||||
| World ranking | 10 tennis players qualify according to world rankings. Every athlete who qualifies for singles competitions is automatically entitled to participate in doubles. | June 9, 2008 | ten | ten |
| Final qualification | The last 86 locations will be distributed to different continents and NOCs. | June 2, 2008 | ? | ? |
According to the following criteria, tennis players can qualify for the Olympic tournament:
- World ranking.
- The presence of qualified tennis players from a specific country.
- The development of tennis in the country.
- Geographical position.
Links
- Tennis on the official website of the Games (Eng.) (Whale.) (Fr.)
- ITF tournament page (unavailable link) (English)