Tennis At The 2012 Simmer Olympics
The tennis tournaments at the 2012 Simmer Olympics in Lunnon wur staged at the Aw Ingland Club in Wimbledon, frae 28 Julie tae 5 August, the first grass court tournament syne tennis wis reintroduced tae the Olympics.
A tot o 190 players competit in five events: singles an doubles for baith men an weemen an, for the first time syne 1924, mixed doubles wur offeecially includit. The Olympic tennis events wur run an organised bi the Lunnon Organising Committee o the Olympic Gemmes (LOCOG) an the Internaitional Tennis Federation (ITF), an wur pairt o the Association o Tennis Professionals an Weemen's Tennis Association's tours.
| 2012 Simmer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date: | 28 Julie – 5 August | |||
| Edeetion: | 16t | |||
| Surface: | Gress | |||
| Location: | All England Club, Wimbledon | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
| Andy Murray | ||||
| Weemen's Singles | ||||
| Serena Williams | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Mike Bryan & Bob Bryan | ||||
| Weemen's Doubles | ||||
| Serena Williams & Venus Williams | ||||
| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Victoria Azarenka & Max Mirnyi | ||||
Simmer Olympics
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Neither o the defendin singles champions competit, syne Elena Dementieva ha retired frae professional tennis in 2010 an Rafael Nadal withdrew due tae tendinitis. Andy Murray beat Roger Federer. Serena Williams defeatit Maria Sharapova an alang wi her sister Venus Williams defendit her Weemen's doubles title. The Bryan brothers teuk the Men's doubles title also.
Serena Williams acame the seicont female player tae win a career Gowden Grand Slam efter winnin the gowd medal an the first player in history, male or female, tae win the career Gowden Grand Slam in baith singles an doubles.
Pynts distribution
The pynts distribution for the Association o Tennis Professionals an the Weemen's Tennis Association tours, anent anly singles competition on the 2012 Olympic Gemmes, is leetit below.
| Stage | Gowd Medal | Siller Medal | Bronze Medal | Fowerth Place | Quarterfinals | Roond o 16 | Roond o 32 | Roond o 64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 750 | 450 | 340 | 270 | 135 | 70 | 35 | 5 |
| Weemen's singles | 685 | 470 | 340 | 260 | 175 | 95 | 55 | 1 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Naition | Gowd | Siller | Bronze | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Great Breetain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Belaroushie (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Fraunce (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Roushie (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Swisserland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Argentinae (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Tot | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Medal events
| Event | Gowd | Siller | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Andy Murray Great Breetain | Roger Federer Swisserland | Juan Martín del Potro Argentinae | |||
| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan an Mike Bryan  United States | Michaël Llodra an Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  Fraunce | Julien Benneteau an Richard Gasquet Fraunce | |||
| Weemen's singles | Serena Williams United States | Maria Sharapova Roushie | Victoria Azarenka Belaroushie | |||
| Weemen's doubles | Serena Williams an Venus Williams United States | Andrea Hlaváčková an Lucie Hradecká  Czech Republic | Maria Kirilenko an Nadia Petrova Roushie | |||
| Mixed doubles | Victoria Azarenka an Max Mirnyi Belaroushie | Laura Robson an Andy Murray Great Breetain | Lisa Raymond an Mike Bryan United States | |||
Singles seeds
Seedins are based on the rankins as o 23 Julie 2012.
Men's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Roger Federer (SUI) | Finals lost tae Andy Murray (GBR) [3] |
| 2 | 2 |  Novak Djokovic (SRB) | Semifinals lost tae Andy Murray (GBR) [3] Bronze medal lost tae Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [8] |
| 3 | 4 | Andy Murray (GBR) | Finals defeatit Roger Federer (SUI) [1] |
| 4 | 5 |  David Ferrer (ESP) | Third Roond lost tae  Kei Nishikori (JPN) [15] |
| 5 | 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) | Quarterfinals lost tae Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych (CZE) | First Roond lost tae  Steve Darcis (BEL) |
| 7 | 8 | Janko Tipsarević (SRB) | Third Roond lost tae John Isner (USA) [10] |
| 8 | 9 | Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) | Semifinals lost tae Roger Federer (SUI) [1] Bronze medal defeated Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] |
| 9 | 10 | Juan Mónaco (ARG) | Seicont Round lost tae Feliciano López (ESP) |
| 10 | 11 | John Isner (USA) | Quarterfinals lost tae Roger Federer (SUI) [1] |
| 11 | 12 | Nicolás Almagro (ESP) | Quarterfinals lost tae Andy Murray (GBR) |
| 12 | 14 | Gilles Simon (FRA) | Third Roond lost tae Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) |
| 13 | 15 |  Marin Čilić (CRO) | Seicont Roond lost tae  Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) |
| 14 | 16 | Fernando Verdasco (ESP) | First Roond lost tae  Denis Istomin (UZB) |
| 15 | 18 | Kei Nishikori (JPN) | Quarterfinals lost tae Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [8] |
| 16 | 21 | Richard Gasquet (FRA) | Seicont Roond lost tae  Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) |
Widrawn Players
| Rank | Player | Pynts | Pynts defendin | Points Won | New pynts | Widrew due tae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Rafael Nadal | 8,905 | 750 | 0 | 8,155 | Knee tendinitis |
Weemen's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | Semifinals lost tae Serena Williams (USA) [4] Bronze medal defeatit Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14] |
| 2 | 2 |  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) | First Roond lost tae  Julia Görges (GER) |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) | Finals lost tae Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 4 | 4 | Serena Williams (USA) | Finals defeatit Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] |
| 5 | 5 | Samantha Stosur (AUS) | First Roond lost tae Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) |
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | Quarterfinals lost tae Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14] |
| 7 | 7 | Angelique Kerber (GER) | Quarterfinals lost tae Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
| 8 | 8 |  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | Quarterfinals lost tae Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 9 | 9 |  Sara Errani (ITA) | First Roond lost tae Venus Williams (USA) |
| 10 | 11 |  Li Na (CHN) | First Roond lost tae  Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) |
| 11 | 12 | Ana Ivanović (SRB) | Third Roond lost tae Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
| 12 | 13 | Dominika Cibulková (SVK) | First Roond lost tae  Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) |
| 13 | 14 | Vera Zvonareva (RUS) | Third Roond lost tae Serena Williams (USA) [4] |
| 14 | 15 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) | Semifinal lost tae Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] Bronze medal lost tae Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
| 15 | 17 | Sabine Lisicki (GER) | Third Roond lost tae Maria Sharapova (RUS) [3] |
| 16 | 19 | Nadia Petrova (RUS) | Third Roond lost tae Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] |
References
External links
| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
- Olympic Tennis Event website Archived 2012-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (International Tennis Federation)
- IOC Media Tennis at London 2012 video
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