Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Date: | 15–22 August | |||
Edition: | 14 | |||
Location: | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre, Athens | |||
Surface: | DecoTurf | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
Nicolás Massú (CHI) | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú (CHI) | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (CHN) | ||||
Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf.
172 players competed in 4 events. 2004 saw more of the top ranked players appearing, as this tournament saw world ranking points allocated to the players for the first time. Martina Navratilova made her first appearance at the Olympic Games where she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the ladies doubles event. Venus Williams was defending her title in the ladies singles as was Daniel Nestor in the men's doubles although with a different partner.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Nicolás Massú Chile (CHI) |
Mardy Fish United States (USA) |
Fernando González Chile (CHI) |
Men's doubles | Fernando González and Nicolás Massú Chile (CHI) |
Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler Germany (GER) |
Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić Croatia (CRO) |
Women's singles | Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium (BEL) |
Amélie Mauresmo France (FRA) |
Alicia Molik Australia (AUS) |
Women's doubles | Li Ting and Sun Tiantian China (CHN) |
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain (ESP) |
Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini Argentina (ARG) |
References
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