At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four tennis events (two for men and two 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.
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 United States | |
Women's singles | |
Lindsay Davenport United States | |
Men's doubles | |
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Australia | |
Women's doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández United States |
Medal summary
editEvents
editMedal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ Official Report of the centennial Olympics (PDF). Vol. II. 1997. p. 426. ISBN 1561451517.