The Hologic WTA Tour’s top players are gearing up for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where tennis will feature prominently thanks to the sport’s all-star cast.
Tennis was one of the nine original Olympic sports at the first modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896 and continued until 1924. It returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Olympics:
When are the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The Paris Olympics will begin on July 26 with the Opening Ceremonies and conclude on Aug. 11.
The tennis event will be played during the first week of the Olympics, starting Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, Aug. 4. The medal rounds will be played from Friday, Aug. 2.
Where will the tennis be played?
The tournament will be played on outdoor red clay at the Stade Roland Garros, the same venue that hosts the French Open. It will be the first Olympic tennis event played on clay since Barcelona 1992 and the first Grand Slam venue to hold Olympic action since the All England Club at London 2012.
What are the sizes of the draws?
The Olympic Tennis Event will be comprised of five separate events:
Women’s and men’s singles: 64 players
Women’s and men’s doubles: 32 teams
Mixed doubles: 16 teams
Who is playing in Paris?
Here are the projected Top 8 seeds at the Olympics:
1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Coco Gauff (USA)
3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
4. Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
5. Jessica Pegula (USA)
6. Zheng Qinwen (CHN)
7. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
8. Danielle Collins (USA)
For a full accounting of the Olympic teams, click here.
Are there ranking points at the Olympics?
No. Hologic WTA Tour ranking points are not awarded for Olympic participation.
Who are the reigning Olympic medalists?
Singles
Gold: Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Silver: Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
Bronze: Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Doubles
Gold: Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
Silver: Belinda Bencic & Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Bronze: Laura Pigossi & Luisa Stefani (BRA)
Mixed doubles
Gold: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Andrey Rublev
Silver: Elena Vesnina & Aslan Karatsev
Bronze: Ashleigh Barty & John Peers (AUS)
What does the draw look like?
The draw will be conducted and released on Thursday, July 25.
Will there be WTA Tournaments during the Olympics?
Yes. The Hologic WTA Tour calendar will continue as scheduled during the Olympics:
July 21-26: Hamburg (WTA 250), Prague (WTA 250)
July 29-Aug.4: Washington D.C. (WTA 500)
Aug. 6-12: Toronto (WTA 1000)