The draw ceremony for the tennis events at the Paris 2024 Olympics will take place on Thursday, July 25, at 11 am local time (2:30 pm IST). The Club des Loges, located within the Roland-Garros complex in Paris, will host the ceremony.
The tennis tournaments are set to commence on July-27 and will run through to August-4, hosted at iconic Roland-Garros venue. Which is synonymous with the French Open.
For only the second time since tennis returned as an Olympic sport in 1988, organizers will play the event on clay courts.
Where to Watch the Draw Ceremony: You can follow live-updates of the draw ceremony on the Sportstar website and app.
Reigning Gold Medallists:
- Men’s Singles: Alexander Zverev (Germany)
- Women’s Singles: Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
- Men’s Doubles: Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (Croatia)
- Women’s Doubles: Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (Czechia)
- Mixed Doubles: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev (Russian Olympic Committee)
Historical Gold Medallists Since 1988:
| Edition | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia) | Steffi Graf (West Germany) | Ken Flach & Robert Seguso (USA) | Pam Shriver & Zina Garrison (USA) | – |
| 1992 | Marc Rosset (Switzerland) | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | Boris Becker & Michael Stich (Germany) | Gigi Fernandez & Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) | – |
| 1996 | Andre Agassi (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (Australia) | Gigi Fernandez & Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) | – |
| 2000 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) | Venus Williams (USA) | Sebastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor (Canada) | Venus & Serena Williams (USA) | – |
| 2004 | Nicolas Massu (Chile) | Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) | Fernando Gonzalez & Nicolas Massu (Chile) | Li Ting & Sun Tiantian (China) | – |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Elena Dementieva (Russia) | Roger Federer & Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) | Venus & Serena Williams (USA) | – |
| 2012 | Andy Murray (Great Britain) | Serena Williams (USA) | Mike & Bob Bryan (USA) | Venus & Serena Williams (USA) | Max Mirnyi & Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) |
| 2016 | Andy Murray (Great Britain) | Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) | Marc Lopez & Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina (Russia) | Jack Sock & Bethanie-Mattek Sands (USA) |
| 2021 | Alexander Zverev (Germany) | Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) | Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic (Croatia) | Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Andrey Rublev (ROC) |
Stay tuned for more updates as the Paris 2024 Olympics approach!
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