Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tennis tournament
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||
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Date | 23 July–3 August 1996 | ||
Edition | 12 | ||
Surface | Hard (Plexipave [1] ) | ||
Location | Stone Mountain Tennis Center , Atlanta | ||
Champions | |||
Men's singles | |||
Andre Agassi
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Women's singles | |||
Lindsay Davenport
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Men's doubles | |||
Todd Woodbridge
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Mark Woodforde
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Women's doubles | |||
Gigi Fernández
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Mary Joe Fernández
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta 4 tennis events (2 for men and 2 for women) were contested. For the first time since the 1924 Olympics , a Third place playoff was held to decide who would be awarded the bronze medal in each event.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 |
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0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Andre Agassi
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Sergi Bruguera
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Leander Paes
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Women's singles |
Lindsay Davenport
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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Jana Novotná
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Men's doubles |
![]() and Mark Woodforde ( AUS ) |
![]() and Tim Henman ( GBR ) |
![]() and David Prinosil ( GER ) |
Women's doubles |
![]() and Mary Joe Fernández ( USA ) |
![]() and Helena Suková ( CZE ) |
![]() and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ( ESP ) |
References
- ↑ "Official Report of the centennial Olympics" ( PDF ) . 1997. p. 426. ISBN 1561451517 .
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