Paris will welcome some of the world’s greatest tennis players to its clay courts for the 2024 Olympics, so here is everything to know about it from how to watch to the rules.
It was only two months ago that the biggest and best stars from the ATP and WTA tours took to Rolland Garros looking to win the 2024 French Open. Now, international stakes are on the line as players fight to deliver Olympic gold medals for their countries for the 19th occasion.
Tennis made its debut at the summer Olympic Games back at Athens 1896 and it has been a permanent fixture since Los Angeles 1984. Germany’s Alexander Zverev won the men’s gold medal at the last Olympics at Tokyo 2020, as Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic won the women’s.
Everything you need to know about tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Croatia also won a tennis gold medal at the 2020 Olympics as Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic took home the men’s doubles crown. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, meanwhile, won the Czech Republic the women’s doubles gold medal on the hard courts at Tokyo 2020.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz will now hope to add their names to the gold medal Olympics winners list at Paris 2024 after sealing the single’s tiles at the French Open. Swiatek beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 and Alcaraz beat Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Their success at the French Open will make Swiatek and Alcaraz among the favorites to win gold at Paris 2024. Alcaraz will also fancy his chances at tasting double’s delight as he forms a powerhouse pairing with Rafael Nadal, who skipped Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics.
British interest in the Olympics also comes through Andy Murray, who will retire from tennis after Paris 2024. The Scot has already delivered Great Britain two gold medals after topping the world back on the grass courts of London 2012 and later on the hard courts of Rio 2016.
So, with that in mind, The Tennis Gazette has taken a look into everything you need to know about tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as the top ATP and WTA players jet to France.
When will the tennis take place at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Paris 2024 organizers have scheduled the tennis segment of the Olympic Games to run from Saturday, July 27 until Sunday, August 4. Organizers will also announce the full order of play for the men’s, women’s and doubles titles on the night before every day of the tournament.
The first gold medal match at Paris 2024 is on August 3 and it will decide the mixed doubles title. While the women’s singles and men’s doubles gold medal matches will then take place on August 3 before the men’s singles and women’s doubles gold medal clashes on August 4.
When is the draw for tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The draw for the tennis Olympic events at Paris 2024 will take place in the Club des Loges at Stade Roland Garros on Thursday, July 25 at 11:00 CET (10:00 BST, 05:00 EDT, 02:00 PST).
Where will tennis take place at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Paris 2024 organizers opted to stage the tennis part of the Olympic Games at Stade Roland Garros, the home of the French Open. It is the first time tennis has been played on clay at an Olympic Games since Barcelona 1992 and the first at a Grand Slam site since London 2012.
- Location: Stade Roland Garros, 2 Avenue Gordon-Bennett, 75016 Paris, France
- Centre Court: Court Philippe-Chatrier
- Year built: 1928
- Court Philippe-Chatrier capacity: 14,962
- Court Suzanne Lenglen capacity: 10,068
Who won the tennis gold medals at the last Olympics at Tokyo 2020?
Here, The Tennis Gazette lists the gold medal matches from the last Olympic Games and the scores that decided who left Tokyo 2020 as a champion for their country at the 2021 edition.
- Tokyo 2020 men’s tennis singles gold medal: Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Karen Khachanov (Russian Olympic Committee) 6-3, 6-1
- Tokyo 2020 women’s tennis gold medal: Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) beat Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
- Tokyo 2020 men’s doubles tennis gold medal: Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavi (Croatia) beat Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
- Tokyo 2020 women’s doubles tennis gold medal: Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) beat Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 7-5, 6-1
- Tokyo 2020 mixed doubles tennis gold medal: Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russian Olympic Committee) beat Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev (Russian Olympic Committee) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 13-11
What is the prize money for tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Officially, there is no prize money for the tennis players to compete for at Paris 2024 as the Olympic Games does not reward individual athletes. But the governing body of any national team will generally reward its athletes with prize money for their performances at a Games.
World Athletics even announced in July 2024 that it would be the first international body to ever give out prize money for an Olympic Games. The winners of the 48 athletic disciplines will all receive $50,000 (£39,500) at Paris 2024. But the WTA and ATP are yet to replicate it.
Are the rules for Paris 2024 different from a tennis Grand Slam event?
While the rules at Paris 2024 are not very different from a normal tennis event, the Olympic Games are run under slightly altered guidelines. Mainly, the biggest difference between the Paris 2024 rulebook and a Grand Slam event is that games are played to best-of-three sets.
Should a set in a tennis match at Paris 2024 need a tie-break, the first player to record seven points wins. The first player to get two straight points also wins a tiebreaker if it reaches 6-6.
The tennis players who will represent Team USA at Paris 2024
Team USA has taken the following tennis players to Paris 2024 and has also nominated Coco Gauff as a flagbearer for her nation, despite it being the 20-year-old’s debut at an Olympics.
- Team USA men’s singles tennis players at Paris 2024: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Chris Eubanks and Marcos Giron to Paris 2024 as its
- Team USA men’s doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram
- Team USA women’s singles tennis players at Paris 2024: Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins
- Team USA women’s doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, Desirae Krawczyk and Emma Navarro
- Team USA mixed doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: TBA
READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Team USA’s Paris 2024 tennis players
How to watch tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the USA
Tennis fans in the USA hoping to see the action at Paris 2024 can watch the Olympic Games live on NBC. The broadcaster will have coverage across mobile phone, tablet and connected TV devices through Peacock plus NBCOlympics.com and the NBC and NBC Olympics apps.
The tennis players who will represent Team GB at Paris 2024
Team GB has chosen the following tennis players to represent Great Britain at Paris 2024.
- Team GB men’s singles tennis players at Paris 2024: Andy Murray, Jack Draper, Cam Norrie, Dan Evans
- Team GB men’s doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury.
- Team GB women’s singles tennis players at Paris 2024: Katie Boulter
- Team GB women’s doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: TBA
- Team GB mixed doubles tennis players at Paris 2024: TBA
How to watch tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the UK
Fans in the UK wanting to catch the Paris 2024 tennis action from Roland Garros can watch every game, set and match from the Olympics via Eurosport and Discovery+. Coverage will be shown across Eurosport 1 and 2 on TV, with Discovery+ the streaming hub of Paris 2024.
Full schedule for tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Saturday, July 27
- Men’s singles first round
- Women’s singles first round
- Men’s doubles first round
- Women’s doubles first round
Sunday, July 28
- Men’s singles first round
- Women’s singles first round
- Men’s doubles first round
- Women’s doubles first round
Monday, July 29
- Men’s singles second round
- Women’s singles second round
- Men’s doubles second round
- Women’s doubles second round
- Mixed doubles first round
Tuesday, July 30
- Men’s singles second round
- Women’s singles third round
- Men’s doubles third round
- Women’s doubles second round
- Mixed doubles first round
Wednesday, July 31
- Men’s singles third round
- Women’s singles quarter-finals
- Men’s doubles semi-finals
- Women’s doubles quarter-finals
- Mixed doubles quarter-finals
Thursday, August 1
- Men’s singles quarter-finals
- Women’s singles semi-finals
- Women’s doubles semi-finals
- Mixed doubles semi-finals
Friday, August 2
- Men’s singles semi-finals
- Women’s singles bronze medal match
- Men’s doubles bronze medal match
- Mixed doubles bronze medal match
- Mixed doubles gold medal match
Saturday, August 3
- Men’s singles bronze medal match
- Women’s singles gold medal match
- Men’s doubles gold medal match
Sunday, August 4
- Men’s singles gold medal match
- Women’s doubles bronze medal match
- Women’s doubles gold medal match
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