Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Date	23 July–3 August 1996
Edition	12
Surface	Hard (Plexipave)
Location	Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Atlanta
Champions
Men's singles
	Andre Agassi; United States
Women's singles
	Lindsay Davenport; United States
Men's doubles
	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde; Australia
Women's doubles
	Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández; United States

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four tennis events (two for men and two for women) were contested. For the first time since the 1924 Olympics, a third place playoff was held to decide who would be awarded the bronze medal in each event.

Medal summary[edit]

Events[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Andre Agassi United States	Sergi Bruguera Spain	Leander Paes India
Women's singles	Lindsay Davenport United States	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain	Jana Novotná Czech Republic
Men's doubles	Australia (AUS) Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Great Britain (GBR) Neil Broad Tim Henman	Germany (GER) Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil
Women's doubles	United States (USA) Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández	Czech Republic (CZE) Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Spain (ESP) Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Medal table[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	3	0	0	3
2	Australia (AUS)	1	0	0	1
3	Spain (ESP)	0	2	1	3
4	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	1	2
5	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
6	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
6	India (IND)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		4	4	4	12

References[edit]

ITF Olympic Site

^ "Official Report of the centennial Olympics" (PDF). 1997. p. 426. ISBN 1561451517.

[1] "Official Report of the centennial Olympics" (PDF). 1997. p. 426. ISBN 1561451517.

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v t e 1996 ATP Tour « 1995 1997 »
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Mercedes Super 9	Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stuttgart Indoor (S, D) Paris (S, D)
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Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup
Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D)

v t e 1996 WTA Tour « 1995 1997 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Essen (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bol (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Karlovy Vary (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)

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