One of the most awaited sporting events, the 2024 Summer Olympics Games is scheduled to take place in Paris. The tennis events at the Olympics will take place from July 27 to August 4. The matches will be played at the Stade Roland Garros stadium. Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be played on a natural surface and is the first claycourt event since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Tennis was part of the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics but was dropped in 1924 due to differences between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the Olympic Committee. It returned as a full medal game at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament will feature 172 players across five events. Players must have played Billie Jean King or Davis Cup team events to qualify for the quadrennial event.
Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic won the gold medals in the men's and women's singles categories, respectively, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The duo of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic won gold in the men's doubles category. On the other hand, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won the gold medals in the women's doubles category. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev won gold in the mixed doubles category. Andy Murray is the only tennis player to win two gold medals and retain an Olympic title.
Female Tennis Player to win Grand Slam and an Olympic Gold
Steffi Graf is the first tennis player to win all four Major singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same year. The 22-Grand Slam winner was 19 years old when she became the Golden Slam winner in 1988. Graf is the only male or female tennis player to win each Major singles title at least four times in her career. She defeated Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in the final of the 1988 Seoul Olympics by a 6-3, 6-3 margin. She also won a bronze medal in the doubles category with Claudia Kohde Kilsch. Graf was named as the 1988 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
Who won Olympic gold in 2020 women's tennis?
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games by defeating Marketa Vondrousova in the final. 2024 Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won gold medals in the doubles category. The duo defeated Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic in the final.
FAQ's On Grand Slam and an Olympic Gold
A. Charlotte Cooper was the first female player to win an Olympic gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 1900.
A. Steffi Graf is known as the golden girl of tennis. She is the only player to win all four Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.
A. Olympics 2024 will take place from July 26, 2024, to August 11, 2024.
A. The Olympic Games 2024 will take place in Paris, France.
A. Venus Williams has won the most Olympic medals, with four gold and one silver medal in women's tennis.
