By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 24, 2024
The mixed doubles entry lists are set for the Paris Olympics. Sixteen teams will compete for medals, with action beginning next Monday, July 29.
High profile pairings include the Greek tandem of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, as well as American flag bearer Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz. 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will pair with Alexander Bublik while Daniil Medvedev will partner with 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.
The 16 mixed doubles pairs set to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event have been confirmed. 👀
Full entry list here 👉 https://t.co/XjzsnWuYTt#Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/pG4mbJ6RaJ
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 24, 2024
Laura Siegemund and Alexander Zverev of Germany are the top seeds.
The full list of mixed doubles pairs is below:
[1] Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev (Germany)
[2] Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz (USA)
[3] Ellen Perez / Matthew Ebden (Australia)
[4] Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Gabriela Dabrowski / Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)
Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori (Italy)
Sara Sorribes Tormo / Marcel Granollers (Spain)
Elena Rybakina / Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)
Donna Vekic / Mate Pavic (Croatia)
Caroline Garcia / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France)
Mirra Andreeva / Daniil Medvedev (AIN)
Zheng Qinwen / Zhang Zhizhen (China, P.R.)
Katerina Siniakova / Tomas Machac (Czechia)
Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands)
Heather Watson / Joe Salisbury (Great Britain
Ena Shibahara / Kei Nishikori (Japan)
The mixed doubles event gets underway on Monday 29 July.
The Official Draw Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event takes place on Thursday 25 July (1100 CET) at Club des Loges at Stade Roland Garros.
Olympic Mixed Doubles Plast Champions (Open Era):
2012: Max Mirny and Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
2016: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock (USA)
2020: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev (ROC)
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