Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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The tennis competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics
are scheduled to be staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon
, London
, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. 172 tennis players
are expected to compete in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first time since 1924 mixed doubles will be officially included. The Olympic tennis events are run and organised by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) and the International Tennis Federation
(ITF), and will be part of the Association of Tennis Professionals
and Women's Tennis Association
’s tours.
and R. Norris Williams
of the United States won the gold medal, and will be played for the first time since it was played as a demonstration event in 1968.
The 2012 edition will be played on grass courts at the All England Club, just three weeks after the end of Wimbledon. Sessions will run from 11 am until about 8 pm or whenever the final match on each court finishes. Players will not be requested to follow Wimbledon tradition of wearing predominantly white clothes and will be encouraged to wear the colours of their country. The grounds will also be decked out in Olympic branding. Twelve courts will be used to stage matches including Centre
, #1 and #2
courts. Court #3
will be used for warm-ups.
The Olympic tennis events will be organised jointly by the ITF, the IOC and the All England Club. Both the men’s and women’s singles and doubles events will be a part of the 2012 ATP World Tour
and the 2012 WTA Tour
.
In the doubles competitions, twenty four teams will automatically qualify as per the rankings on 11 June 2012, subject to a maximum of two teams per nation. Players in the top ten of the doubles rankings can reserve a place, provided they have a partner to compete with. The remaining eight teams will be decided by the ITF's Olympic Committee. Entries for the mixed doubles will be confirmed at the Games.
and the Women's Tennis Association
tours for the singles and doubles competition of the 2012 Olympic Games are listed below.
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
are scheduled to be staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. 172 tennis players
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
are expected to compete in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first time since 1924 mixed doubles will be officially included. The Olympic tennis events are run and organised by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) and the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(ITF), and will be part of the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
and Women's Tennis Association
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
’s tours.
Tournament
The 2012 Olympic tournament will be the fourteenth edition of tennis at the Olympics (excluding the two Olympics when tennis was a demonstration event), and the seventh since 1988 where tennis was officially brought back into the Olympic Games. Mixed doubles will be an official Olympic event for the first time since 1924, when Hazel WightmanHazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...
and R. Norris Williams
R. Norris Williams
Richard "Dick" Norris Williams II , generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American male tennis player.-Biography:He was born in Geneva, Switzerland....
of the United States won the gold medal, and will be played for the first time since it was played as a demonstration event in 1968.
The 2012 edition will be played on grass courts at the All England Club, just three weeks after the end of Wimbledon. Sessions will run from 11 am until about 8 pm or whenever the final match on each court finishes. Players will not be requested to follow Wimbledon tradition of wearing predominantly white clothes and will be encouraged to wear the colours of their country. The grounds will also be decked out in Olympic branding. Twelve courts will be used to stage matches including Centre
Centre Court
Centre Court is the main court at the Wimbledon Championship, the 3rd annual Grand Slam event of the tennis calendar. It is situated adjacent to Aorangi Terrace and is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Its only regular use is for the two weeks a year that the Championships take...
, #1 and #2
No. 2 Court (Wimbledon)
No. 2 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of Centre Court.-Old No...
courts. Court #3
No. 3 Court (Wimbledon)
No. 3 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of Centre Court.-Original No. 3 Court and...
will be used for warm-ups.
The Olympic tennis events will be organised jointly by the ITF, the IOC and the All England Club. Both the men’s and women’s singles and doubles events will be a part of the 2012 ATP World Tour
2012 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
and the 2012 WTA Tour
2012 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2012 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Summer Olympics, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of...
.
Qualification
For the singles competitions, the top 56 in the world rankings on 11 June 2012 of the WTA and ATP tours will qualify for the Olympics. However, entry is limited to four players from a country, which means that players who qualify from countries with four higher-ranked players already participating will not participate, and players outside of the top 56 from countries with less than four players already participating will qualify. Of the other eight wildcard slots, six of the slots will be determined by the ITF's Olympic Committee, taking into account ranking and spread of nations represented, while the final two slots will be awarded by the IOC to players from small nations.In the doubles competitions, twenty four teams will automatically qualify as per the rankings on 11 June 2012, subject to a maximum of two teams per nation. Players in the top ten of the doubles rankings can reserve a place, provided they have a partner to compete with. The remaining eight teams will be decided by the ITF's Olympic Committee. Entries for the mixed doubles will be confirmed at the Games.
Points Distribution
The points distribution for the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
and the Women's Tennis Association
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
tours for the singles and doubles competition of the 2012 Olympic Games are listed below.
| Stage | Men's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | 750 | 685 | ||
| Silver Medal | 450 | 470 | ||
| Bronze Medal | 340 | 340 | ||
| 4th Place | 270 | 260 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 135 | 175 | ||
| Third Round | 70 | 95 | ||
| Second Round | 35 | 55 | ||
| First Round | 5 | 1 | ||