Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt.
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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Date | 15–22 August 2004 |
Edition | 14 |
Surface | Hard (DecoTurf) |
Location | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre, Athens |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Nicolás Massú Chile | |
Women's singles | |
Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium | |
Men's doubles | |
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Chile | |
Women's doubles | |
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian China |
172 players competed in four 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.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
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 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Events edit
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Nicolás Massú Chile |
Mardy Fish United States |
Fernando González Chile |
Men's doubles |
Fernando González and Nicolás Massú Chile |
Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler Germany |
Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić Croatia |
Women's singles |
Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium |
Amélie Mauresmo France |
Alicia Molik Australia |
Women's doubles |
Li Ting and Sun Tiantian China |
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain |
Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini Argentina |