Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event: What you need to know
The ITF is pleased to provide some initial information about the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event, which will take place at Stade Roland Garros from Saturday 27 July to Sunday 4 August. Below is some of the key information on the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event. For further details, visit the ITF website to find out more about the qualification process and the eligibility criteria.
Events and Draws
There will be five separate events contested at the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event:
Men’s Singles: 64 players
Women’s Singles: 64 players
Men’s Doubles: 32 teams
Women’s Doubles: 32 teams
Mixed Doubles: 16 teams
Breakdown of Entries
Total number of athletes: 172 (86 men and 86 women). Maximum of six male players and six female players per nation.
Men’s/Women’s Singles:
· 56 Direct Acceptances
· 6 Final Qualification Places (ITF Places*)
· 1 Host Nation place
· 1 Universality place
For men’s and women’s singles, a maximum of four players per nation is permitted.
*ITF Places allocated to Pan American Games winner/runner-up; Asian Games winner; African Games winner; Olympic Gold Medallist/Grand Slam Champion (x2). More details on ITF places can be found here.
Men’s/Women’s Doubles:
· 31 Direct Acceptances
· 1 Host Nation Place
For men’s and women’s doubles, a maximum of two teams per nation is permitted.
Mixed Doubles:
· 15 Direct Acceptances
· 1 Host Nation Place
For mixed doubles, a maximum of one team per nation is permitted. Players must already be entered into singles or doubles.
The ITF will publish entry lists for the men’s and women’s singles and doubles events by Monday 8 July. The entry list for the mixed doubles events will be published later in July.
Eligibility and Qualification System
· According to the ITF’s Qualification System, entries are based on the ATP and WTA rankings of Monday 10 June (the day after the conclusion of 2024 Roland Garros).
· To be eligible to compete in the Olympic Tennis Event at Paris 2024, all athletes must be in good standing with their National Association and the International Tennis Federation.
· The player must have fulfilled the minimum participation requirement in the ITF Davis Cup or ITF Billie Jean King Cup Competitions during the Olympic Cycle, by being part of the final nominated Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup team, and present at the tie/event, on a minimum of two occasions during the Olympic Cycle, provided that one of those occasions is in either 2023 or 2024.
· Nomination for the Davis Cup Finals, Billie Jean King Cup Finals or any regional group event shall count as one nomination, irrespective of how many ties a player may play in during that event.
· The ITF Olympic Committee may hear appeals from players who have not met the minimum participation requirement in the Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup and may rule that they can be considered eligible for nomination when taking into account factors including (but not limited to): injury or illness; newcomer to Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup; strength of a nation; and historic commitment to and/or achievement at the Olympic Tennis Event or the Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup.
View a full explanation of the Qualification System here
View a full explanation of the Eligibility Rules here
Initial information regarding the Paris 2024 Paralympic Tennis Event will be provided in the coming weeks.
For further press enquiries:
ITF Communications
Email: communications@itftennis.com
About the ITF
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the world governing body of tennis. Founded in 1913, its purpose is to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of the sport, delivering tennis for future generations in association with its 213 member National Associations. The ITF oversees the rules and regulations that govern international and national competition. The ITF is responsible for the worldwide development of tennis through its highly regarded global Development Programme, its Science and Technical department which monitors equipment and technology, and its Officiating department which oversees the education and advancement of officials. The ITF organises up to 1,500 weeks of men’s, women’s, and junior tournaments on the ITF World Tennis Tour, and manages the ITF junior team competitions, ITF Beach Tennis Tour, UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour, together with the men’s and women’s World Cups of Tennis, Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge respectively, the two largest annual international team competitions in tennis. The ITF manages the Olympic Tennis Event on behalf of the IOC and the Paralympic Tennis Event on behalf of the IPC and the Qualification Pathways for both events at the Games. For further information please visit the ITF website.
About the Olympic Tennis Event
Tennis was played in the first modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896 (as one of the original nine Olympic sports) and was a mainstay until Paris 1924. After a couple of demonstration/exhibition events, it returned as a full medal sport at Seoul 1988, going on to become one of the most coveted prizes in tennis.
