Olympics tennis 2024: Preview, schedule, player lists, draws & how to watch
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The Olympic gold medal is one of the most coveted prizes in tennis. As Team GB head over to Paris for the 2024 Games for the opportunity to take home a medal – here’s everything you need to know about tennis at the Olympics this summer.
Where is tennis at the 2024 Olympic Games taking place?
In 2024 the Olympic Games will be hosted in Paris, France, with the tennis events scheduled to be held at Roland Garros – home to the French Open Grand Slam tournament.
Roland Garros will have 12 match courts in action, including the world-famous Court Philippe Chatrier and Court Suzanne Lenglen.
When is tennis on at the 2024 Olympic Games?
Tennis will feature as one of the events during the first week of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The draws are set to start from Saturday 27 July through to the finals on Sunday 4 August.
How to watch tennis at the Olympics
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be broadcast live across the BBC throughout the UK. You will be able to watch on TV and via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app.
Eurosport will also broadcast some of the Games in the UK this summer.
What is the format for tennis at the Olympics?
There are five draws at the Olympic Games – women’s and men’s singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles.
Draws are straight knockout and matches are played as best of three tie-break sets with the doubles featuring a match tie-break (to 10) at one set all.
2024 Olympics tennis draws
First round
Women’s singles
- Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
Men’s singles
- Jack Draper (GBR) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN)
- Cam Norrie (GBR) vs Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
- Dan Evans (GBR) vs Moez Echargui (TUN)
Men’s doubles
- Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski (GBR) vs Tomas Mahac & Adam Pavlasek (CZE)
- Andy Murray & Dan Evans (GBR) vs Kei Nishikori & Taro Daniel (JPN)
Women’s doubles
- Heather Watson & Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Angelique Kerber & Laura Siegemund (GER)
Mixed doubles
- Joe Salisbury & Heather Watson (GBR) vs Felix Auger-Aliassime & Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)
Olympics tennis order of play
You can find the full order of play and schedule for the tennis events at the 2024 Olympics via the link below:
What is the schedule for tennis at the Olympics?
Here's the full schedule for the tennis events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games:
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Date |
Schedule |
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Saturday 27 July |
First round – women’s singles / men’s singles / women’s doubles / men’s doubles |
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Sunday 28 July |
First round – women’s singles / men’s singles / women’s doubles / men’s doubles |
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Monday 29 July |
Second round – women’s singles / men’s singles / women’s doubles / men’s doubles First round – mixed doubles |
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Tuesday 30 July |
Quarter-final – men’s doubles Third round – women’s singles Second round – men’s singles / women’s doubles / mixed doubles |
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Wednesday 31 July |
Semi-final – men’s doubles Quarter-final – women’s singles / women’s doubles / mixed doubles Third round – men’s singles |
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Thursday 1 August |
Semi-final – women’s singles / women’s doubles / mixed doubles Quarter-final – men’s singles |
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Friday 2 August |
Gold medal match – mixed doubles Bronze medal match – women’s singles / men’s doubles / mixed doubles |
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Saturday 3 August |
Gold medal match – women’s singles / men’s doubles Bronze medal match – men’s singles |
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Sunday 4 August |
Gold medal match – men’s singles / women’s doubles Bronze medal match – women’s doubles |
Which players are competing for Team GB in tennis?
Here’s the full list of Team GB tennis players at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games:
- Men’s singles: Jack Draper, Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray
- Women’s singles: Katie Boulter
- Men’s doubles: Neal Skupski & Joe Salisbury, Andy Murray & Dan Evans
- Women's doubles: Heather Watson & Katie Boulter
2024 Olympics tennis preview
The Team GB squad brings a variety of new and experienced players to this year’s competition.
British No.1s Katie Boulter and Jack Draper are set to make their Olympics debuts off the back of title-winning grass court seasons. They will be joined by Cam Norrie and Dan Evans, who are also set to compete for a gold medal for the first time in their careers.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray is back for his fifth Olympic Games – a tournament where he’s had some of his biggest successes in the past. Murray is still the only player to win back-to-back singles gold medals in the history of the event.
The Brits will have to go head-to-head with some of the biggest stars in the world if they want to stand a chance of winning a medal.
In the women’s singles draw, world No.1 and four-time Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek will be a heavy favourite, alongside US Open title-holder Coco Gauff and world No.4 Elena Rybakina.
French Open and Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini will be hoping to continue her strong form this season, alongside Jessica Pegula, Qinwen Zheng and Barbora Krejcikova.
On the men’s side, world No.1 Jannik Sinner and French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz are the ones to watch off the back of stellar 2024 campaigns so far.
The big news coming into the Olympics as well is that Alcaraz will form a dream doubles team with 22-time Grand Slam winner and his hero, Rafael Nadal. A former gold medal winner himself, Nadal will also be a huge threat on the courts where he’s won a record 14 French Open titles.
Novak Djokovic will also be hoping to complete his collection of tennis accolades as he bids to win his first Olympic gold medal.
Olympics reigning tennis champions
- Women’s singles: Belinda Bencic (SUI)
- Men’s singles: Alexander Zverev (GER)
- Women’s doubles: Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
- Men’s doubles: Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić (CRO)
- Mixed doubles: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Andrey Rublev (ROC)
