Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics


Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 24 August at the Nanjing Sport Institute in Nanjing, China.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, China is given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender should they not qualify normally, however they normally qualified two female athletes and chose not to use their male quota and a further 6 competitors, 3 per each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. Only four of those spots were used, the other two were reallocated to the World Junior Rankings. The remaining 56 places shall be decided by the ATP Rankings, WTA Rankings and ITF World Junior Rankings update on 9 June 2014. The first 12 spots per each gender will go to any eligible athlete ranked in the top 450 in the ATP rankings for boys and the top 200 in the WTA rankings for girls. Should any spots remain they will be reallocated to the top ranked athletes in the ITF World Junior Rankings. The remaining 16 spots per each gender will be broken down into zones and given to the next best ranked athlete in the ITF World Junior Rankings.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999. Furthermore, all qualified players will take place in the doubles and mixed doubles events.

Boys

Girls

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
Event DateEvent DayStarting TimeEvent Details
17 AugustSunday15:00Boys' Singles: 1st Round
Girls' Doubles: 1st Round
18 AugustMonday15:00Girls' Singles: 1st Round
Boys' Doubles: 1st Round
19 AugustTuesday15:00Boys' Singles: 2nd Round
Girls' Doubles: Quarterfinals
Mixed Doubles: 1st Round
20 AugustWednesday15:00Boys' Singles: Quarterfinals
Girls' Singles: 2nd Round
Boys' Doubles: Quarterfinals
Girls' Doubles: Semifinals
21 AugustThursday15:00Boys' Singles: Semifinals
Girls' Singles: Quarterfinals
Mixed Doubles: 2nd Round
22 AugustFriday15:00Boys' Singles: Bronze Medal Match
Girls' Singles: Semifinals
Boys' Doubles: Semifinals
Girls' Doubles: Bronze Medal Match
Mixed Doubles: Quarterfinals
23 AugustSaturday15:00Boys' Singles: Gold Medal Match
Girls' Singles: Bronze Medal Match
Boys' Doubles: Bronze Medal Match
Girls' Doubles: Gold Medal Match
Mixed Doubles: Semifinals
24 AugustSunday15:00Girls' Singles: Gold Medal Match
Boys' Doubles: Gold Medal Match
Mixed Doubles: Bronze Medal Match
Mixed Doubles: Gold Medal Match

Medal summary

Medal table