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Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

China's Zheng Qinwen defeated Croatia's Donna Vekić in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was China's first victory in the women's singles, the country's first gold medal in Olympic tennis since the women's doubles in 2004, the first singles gold medal for an Asian country in Olympic tennis, and also the first women's singles medal for Croatia.[1][2][3] Zheng and Vekic each saved a match point en route to the championship match.[4] In the bronze medal match, Poland's tournament No. 1 seed Iga Świątek defeated Slovakia's Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–2, 6–1.[5] It was Poland's first medal in Olympic tennis.[6] Ranked No. 67, Schmiedlová became the lowest ranked semifinalist since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988 and the first Slovak woman to reach that stage.[7][8]

Women's singles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic tennis pictogram
VenueStade Roland Garros
Dates27 July – 3 August
Competitors64 from 30 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zheng Qinwen  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Donna Vekić  Croatia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iga Świątek  Poland
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Women's singles
Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Final
ChampionChina Zheng Qinwen
Runner-upCroatia Donna Vekić
Score6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
Qualification
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The women's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.[9] There were 64 players from 28 nations.[10]

Belinda Bencic was the reigning gold medalist from 2021, but was on maternity leave.[11] The silver medalist, Markéta Vondroušová, also withdrew due to injury.[12] Bronze medalist Elina Svitolina was the only defending medalist, but lost to Barbora Krejčíková in the third round.[13]

This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1, 2016 silver medalist, and three-time major champion Angelique Kerber. She lost in the quarterfinals to Zheng.[14][15][16]

Qualification

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Main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to four players. Nations are limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. Qualification for the women's singles is primarily through the WTA ranking list. There are 64 quota places available for women's singles.[10]

Competition format

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The competition is a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak is played in all sets reaching 6–6, including the last set of a match.[17]

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.[18]

Legend
R64 Round of 64 R32 Round of 32 R16 Round of 16 QF Quarter-finals SF Semi-finals BM Bronze medal match F Final
Schedule
Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3
R64 R32 R16 ¼ ½ BM F

Seeds

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The seeds were released on 22 July 2024.[19]

01.     Iga Świątek (POL) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
02.     Coco Gauff (USA) (third round)
03.     Elena Rybakina (KAZ) (withdrew due to illness)
04.     Jasmine Paolini (ITA) (third round)
05.     Jessica Pegula (USA) (second round)
06.     Zheng Qinwen (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
07.     Maria Sakkari (GRE) (third round)
08.     Danielle Collins (USA) (quarterfinals, retired)
09.     Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) (quarterfinals)
10.     Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) (first round)
11.     Emma Navarro (USA) (third round)
12.     Marta Kostyuk (UKR) (quarterfinals)
13.     Donna Vekić (CRO) (final, silver medalist)
14.     Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) (second round)
15.     Diana Shnaider (AIN) (second round)
16.     Leylah Fernandez (CAN) (third round)
17.     Caroline Garcia (FRA) (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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The draw was held on 25 July 2024.[20][21]

Key

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Flag icon key List of National Flags

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
               
1   Iga Świątek (POL) 6 2 4
8   Danielle Collins (USA) 1 6 1r
1   Iga Świątek (POL) 2 5
6/ITF   Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 6 7
PR   Angelique Kerber (GER) 77 4 66
6/ITF   Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 64 6 78
6/ITF   Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 6 6
13   Donna Vekić (CRO) 2 3
9   Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) 4 2
  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) 6 6
    Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) 4 0 Bronze medal match
13   Donna Vekić (CRO) 6 6
12   Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 4 6 68 1   Iga Świątek (POL) 6 6
13   Donna Vekić (CRO) 6 2 710     Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) 2 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   I Świątek (POL) 6 7
PR   I-C Begu (ROU) 2 5 1   I Świątek (POL) 6 6
    N Podoroska (ARG) 66 5   D Parry (FRA) 1 1
    D Parry (FRA) 78 7 1   I Świątek (POL) 6 6
    L Nosková (CZE) 3 3   Xiy Wang (CHN) 3 4
    Xiy Wang (CHN) 6 6     Xiy Wang (CHN) 6 6
    E Cocciaretto (ITA) 2 5 15   D Shnaider (AIN) 3 1
15   D Shnaider (AIN) 6 7 1   I Świątek (POL) 6 2 4
10   J Ostapenko (LAT) 4 3 8   D Collins (USA) 1 6 1r
  C Osorio (COL) 6 6     C Osorio (COL) 77 6
ITF   L Pigossi (BRA) 6 5 0   D Yastremska (UKR) 64 4
    D Yastremska (UKR) 3 7 6     C Osorio (COL) 0 6 3
ITF   M Sherif (EGY) 6 5 1 8   D Collins (USA) 6 4 6
ITF   C Wozniacki (DEN) 2 7 6 ITF   C Wozniacki (DEN) 3 6 3
    L Siegemund (GER) 3 0r 8   D Collins (USA) 6 3 6
8   D Collins (USA) 6 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17   C Garcia (FRA) 7 3 4
    J Cristian (ROU) 5 6 6     J Cristian (ROU) 4 6 4
ITF   N Osaka (JPN) 5 3 PR   A Kerber (GER) 6 3 6
PR   A Kerber (GER) 7 6 PR   A Kerber (GER) 6 6
    P Martić (CRO) 4 3 16   L Fernandez (CAN) 4 3
    C Bucșa (ESP) 6 6     C Bucșa (ESP) 64 3
    K Muchová (CZE) 1 6 2 16   L Fernandez (CAN) 77 6
16   L Fernandez (CAN) 6 4 6 PR   A Kerber (GER) 77 4 66
11   E Navarro (USA) 6 6 6/ITF   Q Zheng (CHN) 64 6 78
PR   J Grabher (AUT) 2 0 11   E Navarro (USA) 65 6 6
    M Fręch (POL) 4 64   V Tomova (BUL) 77 4 1
    V Tomova (BUL) 6 77 11   E Navarro (USA) 79 64 1
Alt   O Gadecki (AUS) 4 1 6/ITF   Q Zheng (CHN) 67 77 6
    A Rus (NED) 6 6     A Rus (NED) 2 4
Alt   S Errani (ITA) 0 0 6/ITF   Q Zheng (CHN) 6 6
6/ITF   Q Zheng (CHN) 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   J Pegula (USA) 6 6
    V Golubic (SUI) 3 4 5   J Pegula (USA) 6 1 3
    M Uchijima (JPN) 2 1     E Svitolina (UKR) 4 6 6
    E Svitolina (UKR) 6 6   E Svitolina (UKR) 65 6 4
    Xin Wang (CHN) 6 6 9   B Krejčíková (CZE) 77 2 6
    T Korpatsch (GER) 2 1     Xin Wang (CHN) 3 2
    S Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6 0 63 9   B Krejčíková (CZE) 6 6
9   B Krejčíková (CZE) 4 6 77 9   B Krejčíková (CZE) 4 2
14   B Haddad Maia (BRA) 6 4 6   AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 6 6
    V Gracheva (FRA) 4 6 0 14   B Haddad Maia (BRA) 4 4
  AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 6 6     AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 6 6
    K Boulter (GBR) 4 2   AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 7 3 7
    M Linette (POL) 6 6 4   J Paolini (ITA) 5 6 5
    M Andreeva (AIN) 3 4   M Linette (POL) 4 1
    A Bogdan (ROU) 5 3 4   J Paolini (ITA) 6 6
4   J Paolini (ITA) 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   M Sakkari (GRE) 6 6
UP   D Kovinić (MNE) 0 1 7   M Sakkari (GRE) 6 6
    E Alexandrova (AIN) 5 77 2   Y Yuan (CHN) 2 1
  Y Yuan (CHN) 7 60 6 7   M Sakkari (GRE) 6 65 4
    C Burel (FRA) 77 6 12   M Kostyuk (UKR) 4 77 6
  K Siniaková (CZE) 63 4   C Burel (FRA) 63 2
Alt   L Sun (NZL) 4 3 12   M Kostyuk (UKR) 77 6
12   M Kostyuk (UKR) 6 6 12   M Kostyuk (UKR) 4 6 68
13   D Vekić (CRO) 6 7 13   D Vekić (CRO) 6 2 710
  L Bronzetti (ITA) 2 5 13   D Vekić (CRO) 6 6
PR   B Andreescu (CAN) 6 6 PR   B Andreescu (CAN) 3 4
  C Tauson (DEN) 2 3 13   D Vekić (CRO) 79 6
ITF   ML Carlé (ARG) 6 6 2   C Gauff (USA) 67 2
  T Maria (GER) 0 0 ITF   ML Carlé (ARG) 1 1
PR   A Tomljanović (AUS) 3 0 2   C Gauff (USA) 6 6
2   C Gauff (USA) 6 6

See also

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References

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