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Olympic Tennis Centre, in Barra Olympic Park. The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre from 6 to 14 August. [2] The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players. [3]
It was Germany's first medal in women's singles since 1992 and the Czech Republic's first since 1996. The tournament was held from 6 to 13 August 2016 at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. There were 64 competitors from 36 nations. [2]
The tournament was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6–14 August 2016. The United States' Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the two-time reigning gold medalists and top seeds, but they lost in the first round to Šafářová and Strýcová.
Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 (which included mixed doubles) and 1984 (which did not). Mixed doubles did not return with the rest of the tennis programme in 1988; instead, it was not until 2012 that mixed doubles returned to the programme, where it has been since.
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games begin on Aug. 5, marking the first time a South American country has ever hosted the event. ... Bravo will broadcast tennis daily from 9:30 a.m. EST until 10 p.m. EST ...
This is a chronological summary of the medal events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009.
Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka; Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe; March 22 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the United States [9] Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka; Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová; April 30 – May 7: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in Spain [11] Women's Singles: Simona Halep
Pages in category "Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's ...