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Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics — Tennis competition at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games

January 1, 2021

Tennis returned to Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Park for the 2020 Olympics, contested across five events on hard-court Deco Turf surface from 24 July to 1 August 2021.

Quick Facts

Year
2021
Category
sports

Key Facts

Dates
24 July – 1 August 2021
Number of players
191 players
Number of events
5 (men's/women's singles & doubles, mixed doubles)
Court surface
Hard-court Deco Turf
Men's/Women's singles draw size
64 players, 6 rounds
Olympic surface usage
Fifth time Deco Turf used at Olympics

By the Numbers

24
Dates
191players
Number of players
5
Number of events
64
Men's/Women's singles draw size

Location

Map of Tokyo, JapanMap of Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympics, and tennis was included as an Olympic sport with the Ariake Tennis Park designated as the venue. The Tokyo Organizing Committee selected the Deco Turf hard-court surface, continuing its use for a fifth Olympic Games.

Event

Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held at Ariake Tennis Park from 24 July to 1 August 2021, featuring 191 players across five events. Competition followed a single-elimination format, with singles draws of 64 players over six rounds, doubles draws of 32 over five rounds, and mixed doubles draws of 16 over four rounds.

Consequence

Medalists in all five events were determined through the single-elimination bracket, with losing semifinalists competing for bronze medals. The competition concluded successfully, continuing Olympic tennis traditions and crowning champions across men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

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