ITF announces entries for Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event
July 4, 2024
From the International Tennis Federation –
The complete entry list for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event has been confirmed today by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) – event organisers on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Olympic Tennis Event will be held on clay at the Roland-Garros stadium over nine days from Saturday 27 July – Sunday 4 August. There will be 12 match courts and 6 practice courts, including the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe Chatrier and 9,000-capacity Court Suzanne Lenglen. Both courts have retractable roofs.
A total of 41 nations will be represented at the Olympic Tennis Event, with 184 players competing across five events (men’s and women’s singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles). Lebanon makes its debut in the competition. Sixty-four players will compete in both singles events, while 32 teams will contest the two doubles events. Entries for the 16-team mixed doubles event will be determined on Wednesday 24 July.
The men’s and women’s singles entries are headed by Jannik Sinner (Italy), Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), Iga Swiatek (Poland), Coco Gauff (USA) and Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan). Returning to defend their Olympic titles are Alexander Zverev (Germany) plus the doubles teams of Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic (Croatia) and Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (Czechia).
Other former Olympic champions include two-time singles gold medallist Andy Murray (Great Britain) and Beijing 2008 doubles gold medallist Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland), both of whom receive ITF Places; and singles and doubles gold medallist Rafael Nadal (Spain).
There is a limit of four singles players per gender per country. Nations were also able to nominate up to two doubles teams per event, with a maximum of six players per gender per country in total.
ITF President David Haggerty said: “Today is an exciting day as we confirm the star-studded full entry list for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event. Following a successful but Covid-impacted Tokyo 2020, the prospect of returning to Olympic tennis played in front of thousands of passionate supporters is very exciting for all of us and based on the entry list, we are guaranteed some thrilling tennis.”
