Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Date: | 28 July – 5 August | |||
| Edition: | 16th | |||
| Location: | All England Club, Wimbledon | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Andy Murray (GBR) |
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| Women's singles | ||||
 Serena Williams (USA) |
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| Men's doubles | ||||
| Mike Bryan & Bob Bryan (USA) |
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| Women's doubles | ||||
| Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) |
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| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Max Mirnyi & Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
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Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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The tennis tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were staged at the All England Club in Wimbledon, from 28 July to 5 August, the first grass court tournament since tennis was reintroduced to the Olympics.[1] A total of 190 players competed in five events: singles and doubles for both men and women and, for the first time since 1924, mixed doubles were officially included. The Olympic tennis events were run and organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and were part of the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women's Tennis Association's tours.
Neither of the defending singles champions competed, since Elena Dementieva had retired from professional tennis in 2010[2] and Rafael Nadal withdrew due to tendinitis.[3] Andy Murray beat Roger Federer. Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova and along with her sister Venus Williams defended her Women's doubles title. The Bryan brothers took the Men's doubles title also.
Serena Williams became the second female player to win a career Golden Grand Slam after winning the gold medal and the first player in history, male or female, to win the career Golden Grand Slam in both singles and doubles.[4]
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Tournament [edit]
The 2012 Olympic tournament was the fourteenth edition of tennis at the Olympics (excluding the two Olympics, 1968 and 1984, when tennis was a demonstration event), and the seventh since 1988, when tennis was officially brought back into the Olympic Games. Mixed doubles was an official Olympic event for the first time since 1924, when Hazel Wightman and Richard Williams of the United States won the gold medal, and was played for the first time since it was played as a demonstration event in 1968.[5][6]
The 2012 edition was played on grass courts at the All England Club, three weeks after the end of the Wimbledon tournament. Sessions ran from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. as established by the All England Club policy. Players were not requested to follow the Wimbledon tradition of wearing predominantly white clothes, and they were encouraged to wear the colours of their countries. The grounds were also decked out in London 2012 Olympic braiding. Twelve courts were for the matches including Centre Court, No.1 and No.2. No.3 Court was used for warm ups.[7] The Olympic tennis events were organised jointly by the ITF, the IOC and the All England Club. Both the men's and women's singles and doubles events count as a part of the 2012 ATP World Tour and the 2012 WTA Tour.[1]
Points distribution [edit]
The points distribution for the Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women's Tennis Association tours, concerning only singles competition on the 2012 Olympic Games, is listed below.[8]
| Stage | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Fourth Place | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
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| Men's singles | 750 | 450 | 340 | 270 | 135 | 70 | 35 | 5 |
| Women's singles | 685 | 470 | 340 | 260 | 175 | 95 | 55 | 1 |
Qualification [edit]
For the singles competitions, the top 56 players in the world rankings on 11 June 2012 of the WTA and ATP tours qualified for the Olympics. However, entry was limited to four players from a country. This means that players who were ranked in the top 56 but are from countries with four higher-ranked players already participating did not qualify, and players who were ranked outside of the top 56 but are from countries with fewer than four players already participating qualified. A player could only participate if he or she had made him- or herself available to be drafted to represent the player's country in Davis Cup or Fed Cup for two of the following years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, with one of the years being either 2011 or 2012.[9] Of the other eight wildcard slots, six of the slots were determined by the ITF's Olympic Committee, taking into account ranking and spread of nations represented, while the final two slots were awarded by the IOC to players from small nations.
In the doubles competitions, twenty four teams automatically qualified 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 could reserve a place, provided they had a partner to compete with. The remaining eight teams were decided by the ITF's Olympic Committee. Entries for the mixed doubles were confirmed at the Games.[10][11] The Tripartite Commission later decided only to give places in the women's singles leaving eight wildcards to be chosen by the ITF Olympic Committee for the men's singles competition.[12]
Competition [edit]
Format [edit]
The tennis competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament. The size of the singles draw, 64, means that there are six rounds of competition in total,[13] with five in the doubles owing to its smaller draw size of 32, and 4 for mixed with its draw size only being 16.[14] Players reaching the semifinal are assured of an opportunity to compete for a medal, as the two losing parties in each semifinals contest a bronze medal match.
All matches are the best of three sets except for the men's singles final which shall be the best of five sets. The tie break shall operate in every set except the fifth set in the men's singles final and the third set in the other matches (except mixed doubles), when an advantage set shall be played. In the mixed doubles the third set shall be played as a match tie-break (10 points).
Calendar [edit]
| Date | 28 July | 29 July | 30 July | 31 July | 1 August | 2 August | 3 August | 4 August | 5 August |
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| Start Time | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Men's singles | Round of 64 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze Final |
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| Women's singles | Round of 64 | Round of 64 Round of 32 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final |
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| Men's doubles | Round of 32 | Round of 32 Round of 16 |
Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final |
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| Women's doubles | Round of 32 | Round of 32 Round of 16 |
Round of 16 | Round of 16 Quarterfinals |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final |
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| Mixed doubles | — | — | — | — | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Bronze Final |
Medal summary [edit]
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Medal events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles | Andy Murray Great Britain (GBR) |
Roger Federer Switzerland (SUI) |
Juan Martín del Potro Argentina (ARG) |
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| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan United States (USA) |
Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France (FRA) |
Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet France (FRA) |
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| Women's singles | Serena Williams United States (USA) |
Maria Sharapova Russia (RUS) |
Victoria Azarenka Belarus (BLR) |
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| Women's doubles | Serena Williams and Venus Williams United States (USA) |
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic (CZE) |
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova Russia (RUS) |
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| Mixed doubles | Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi Belarus (BLR) |
Laura Robson and Andy Murray Great Britain (GBR) |
Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan United States (USA) |
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Wild card entries [edit]
Men's singles wild card entries [edit]The following players received an ITF Invitation:[15] |
Women's singles wild card entries [edit]The following players received an ITF Invitation:[15]
The following players received a Tripartite Commission Invitation:[12][16] |
Men's doubles wild card entries [edit]The following players received an ITF Invitation:[15]
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Women's doubles wild card entries [edit]The following players received an ITF Invitation:[15]
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Mixed doubles wild card entries [edit]
The following players received an ITF Invitation:[15]
Samantha Stosur (AUS) / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Laura Robson (GBR) / Andy Murray (GBR)
Elena Vesnina (RUS) / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
Singles seeds [edit]
Seedings are based on the rankings as of 23 July 2012.
Men's singles [edit]
| Seed | Rank | Player | Status |
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| 1 | 1 | Roger Federer (SUI) |
Finals lost to Andy Murray (GBR) [3] |
| 2 | 2 |  Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
Semifinals lost to Andy Murray (GBR) [3] Bronze medal lost to Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [8] |
| 3 | 4 | Andy Murray (GBR) |
Finals defeated Roger Federer (SUI) [1] |
| 4 | 5 |  David Ferrer (ESP) |
Third Round lost to  Kei Nishikori (JPN) [15] |
| 5 | 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) |
Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych (CZE) |
First Round lost to  Steve Darcis (BEL) |
| 7 | 8 | Janko Tipsarević (SRB) |
Third Round lost to John Isner (USA) [10] |
| 8 | 9 | Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) |
Semifinals lost to Roger Federer (SUI) [1] Bronze medal defeated Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] |
| 9 | 10 | Juan Mónaco (ARG) |
Second Round lost to Feliciano López (ESP) |
| 10 | 11 | John Isner (USA) |
Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer (SUI) [1] |
| 11 | 12 | Nicolás Almagro (ESP) |
Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray (GBR) |
| 12 | 14 | Gilles Simon (FRA) |
Third Round lost to Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) |
| 13 | 15 |  Marin Čilić (CRO) |
Second Round lost to  Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) |
| 14 | 16 | Fernando Verdasco (ESP) |
First Round lost to  Denis Istomin (UZB) |
| 15 | 18 | Kei Nishikori (JPN) |
Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [8] |
| 16 | 21 | Richard Gasquet (FRA) |
Second Round lost to  Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) |
Withdrawn Players [edit]
| Rank | Player | Points |
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Points Won | New points | Withdrew due to |
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| 4 | Rafael Nadal |
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Knee tendinitis[17] |
Women's singles [edit]
| Seed | Rank | Player | Status |
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| 1 | 1 | Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
Semifinals lost to Serena Williams (USA) [4] Bronze medal defeated Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14] |
| 2 | 2 |  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) |
First Round lost to  Julia Görges (GER) |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
Finals lost to Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 4 | 4 | Serena Williams (USA) |
Finals defeated Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] |
| 5 | 5 | Samantha Stosur (AUS) |
First Round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) |
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) |
Quarterfinals lost to Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14] |
| 7 | 7 | Angelique Kerber (GER) |
Quarterfinals lost to Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
| 8 | 8 |  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) |
Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 9 | 9 |  Sara Errani (ITA) |
First Round lost to Venus Williams (USA) |
| 10 | 11 |  Li Na (CHN) |
First Round lost to  Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) |
| 11 | 12 | Ana Ivanović (SRB) |
Third Round lost to Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
| 12 | 13 | Dominika Cibulková (SVK) |
First Round lost to  Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) |
| 13 | 14 | Vera Zvonareva (RUS) |
Third Round lost to Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 14 | 15 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) |
Semifinal lost to Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] Bronze medal lost to Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
| 15 | 17 | Sabine Lisicki (GER) |
Third Round lost to Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] |
| 16 | 19 | Nadia Petrova (RUS) |
Third Round lost to Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Tennis". London 2012 Organization Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Elena Dementieva retiring from tour". ESPN Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Wine, Steven (4 August 2012). "Serena Williams Wins Gold Medal In Olympic Singles Tennis, Beats Maria Sharapova In Final". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "IOC approves new events for London 2012". IOC. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Tennis at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Doubles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Wimbledon outlines plans for 2012". BBC News. 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Ranking Points". itftennis.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Olympic qualification details announced". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ http://2012.itftennis.com/media/80030/80030.pdf
- ^ "ITF and ATP announce Olympic ranking point agreement" (PDF). ATP and ITF. International Tennis Federation. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ a b http://2012.itftennis.com/olympics/news/articles/first-olympic-entries-are-revealed.aspx
- ^ "Men's Singles Main Draw: 1st Round". ITF. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Men's Doubles Main Draw: 1st Round". ITF. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e ITF (26 June 2012). "ITF announces entries for Olympic Tennis Event". United Kingdom: ITF. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "First entrants set for Games tennis". Bristol, United States: ESPN Inc. Associated Press. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Nadal withdraws from Olympics with knee injury". www.globalpost.com. 19 July 2012.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
- Olympic Tennis Event website (International Tennis Federation)
- IOC Media Tennis at London 2012 video
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