Tennis is an old-timer Olympic discipline. Competitions were included in the program of the Games already in 1896, but they were removed from their composition in 1924. Tennis entered the Olympics again only in 1988, when the Summer Olympic Games were held in Seoul. Since 1900, tennis has been played by both men's and women's teams.
Tennis players
Participants of the Summer Olympic Tennis Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 are 172 athletes, 86 men and women each. Total for tennis players Olympic Committee prepared five sets of awards in the following types of competitions:
- Men's singles (64 participants);
- Women's singles (64 participants);
- Men's doubles (32 duets);
- Women's doubles (32 duets);
- Mixed (16 pairs).
No more than 12 athletes can go from one country to the Summer Olympic Games. Men and women, up to six of each gender. Competition qualification is still underway, qualifying tournament did not end at the beginning of June. The final list of participants will appear only in June, shortly before the start of the Olympics itself. Only at this point will the selection be completed. If a country has more than four tennis players who have the highest numbers in the world ranking, no more than four of them can participate in the Games.
Tennis calendar
Competitions will begin on the second day after the start of the Olympics, and will last from 6 to 14 August. For the Games, hard surface courts will be used, which contributes to a dynamic and tough game. It was decided that in this way it would be possible to increase the spectacle and drama, which are well known to those who are fond of tennis.
- 6–7 August: First round of singles and doubles in men's and women's categories will take place;
- August 8: for singles 1/16 finals, for doubles - 1/8;
- August 9: Singles and doubles: 1/16, 1/8 and quarter-finals;
- 10 August: Singles and Doubles, Mixed Doubles Round 1 starts;
- 11 August: Men's singles and mixed doubles quarter-finals, women's semi-finals;
- 12 August: Men's doubles finals;
- August 13: women's singles finals, matches for 3rd places in other disciplines;
- 14 August: Men's singles, women's doubles and mixed finals.
Tennis traditionally gathers full halls when competitions of this magnitude are held. This is very spectator sport, here you can observe excellent technique, the ability to apply unusual techniques, as well as psychological competition.
For the game, a court is used, which necessarily has a special coating. In the middle they stretch the net, play with rackets and a ball covered with felt. Its bright coloring allows you to comfortably observe what is happening. To score a point, a player or team sends the ball to the opponent in such a way that he fails to hit it correctly.
MEN'S SINGLES
WOMEN'S SINGLES
MEN'S DOUBLES
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES
The next Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo (Japan) from July 24 to August 9, 2020
Brief historical information
At the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, tennis was included in the competition program among nine sports. 13 men and 8 men's couples participated.
In 1900 in Paris in the struggle for Olympic medals women have also joined. Competitions were held in four categories (without women's pairs).
At the first two Olympiads, there was no requirement for pairs to be completed by representatives of one country, and some pairs were international.
There were two tournaments at the 1908 London Olympics: indoors (in May) and outdoors (in July). These two tournaments were also held at the next Olympics in Stockholm.
The tournament of women's pairs began to be held from 1920 on VII Olympic Games in Antwerp.
In 1926, the IOC excluded tennis from Olympic program in view of the fact that the difference between professional and amateur tennis, according to the President of the IOC, " became extremely vague"and, thus, tennis players do not fall under the status of amateur athletes, mandatory for Olympians. However, in fact, the basis for this decision was a personal enmity between the two presidents: the IOC, the Belgian Count Henri de Baye-Latour, and the ILTF, the Frenchman M. Reinsez.
The re-establishment of tennis as an Olympic sport was the result of a multi-year campaign launched by ITF General Secretary David Gray and then President Philippe Chatrier, whose initiative and focus were rewarded in 1984 when tennis was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Los Angeles Limited Games. : for players under 21. It was also a demonstration sport in Mexico City in 1968.
Tennis has become full again olympic view sports at the games in Seoul in 1988 (only the mixed category was not held). All matches were played in a 3-set format, except for the men's singles and doubles finals, which were played in 5 sets. The decisive set with a score of 6:6 was played up to two games won in a row.
In 2004-2012, players were awarded rating points for participating in the Olympic tournament.
In 2012, the mixed doubles tournament was added to the calendar of the London 2012 Olympic Games ( last held in 1924.).
The youngest Olympic champion at the age of 16 years and 132 days was the American Jennifer Capriati at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The oldest gold medalist is the Englishman George Hilliard, who won it in tandem with Reginald Doherty at the London Games in 1908. At that time, his age was 44 years 159 days.
Olympiastadion (Munich, Germany). Opened in 1972. It seats 69,250 spectators.
The final match of the first UEFA Champions League in the 1992/93 season took place at the Olympiastadion in Munich. Marseille and Milan fought for the trophy. The meeting, which took place on May 23, 1993, ended with the victory of the French team with a score of 1:0.
Second final of the main club tournament The Munich arena hosted Europe in 1997. Borussia Dortmund defeated Juventus 3-1 in that match.
Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece). Opened in 1982, renovated in 2002-2004. It seats 69,618 spectators.
The Olympic stadium in the capital of Greece can be called happy for Milan. After losing the final of the 1992/93 season, the Italian club again reached the decisive stage of the tournament the following year, where they defeated Barcelona 4-0.
After 13 years, the Rossoneri are back on the field Olympic Stadium Athens as a contender for the trophy, and once again they managed to win, this time over Liverpool - 2:1.
"Ernst Happel Stadion" (Vienna, Austria). Opened in 1931, renovated twice - in 1986 and 2008. It seats 55,665 spectators.
The arena in the capital of Austria hosted the 1994/95 Champions League final, and Milan participated in it for the third time in a row. Like two years earlier, the Italians lost 0-1, but this time to Ajax.
"Stadium Olimpico" (Italy, Rome). Opened in 1937, the last reconstruction was carried out in 1989-1990. It seats 72,698 spectators.
In the 1995/96 season, Ajax came to Rome in the status of the current Champions League winner, but the Dutch club failed to defend their title. Already in the first half of the match with Juventus, the teams exchanged goals, after which they brought the matter to a penalty shootout. “Bianconeri” were more accurate and won the main club trophy in Europe.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome won the right to once again host the 2008/09 Champions League final, but this time the local teams failed to make it to the decisive stage of the tournament. Barcelona won the trophy this year by beating Manchester United 2-0.
"Amsterdam Arena" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands). Opened in 1996. It seats 54,990 spectators.
The stadium, now named after Johan Cruyff, hosted the Champions League final just two years after it opened. In May 1998, Real Madrid and Juventus met at the Amsterdam Arena. The match ended 1-0 in favor of the Madrid club.
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain). Opened in 1957, it was reconstructed twice - in 1995 and 2008. It seats 99,354 spectators.
Barcelona's stadium has seen many memorable matches, but the 1998/99 Champions League final stands alone. That meeting between Bayern and Manchester United can be called legendary without exaggeration. The Germans took the lead already in the 6th minute and controlled the course of the game until the last minutes, but two goals scored by the Mancunians in injury time of the second half brought victory to Manchester United.
"Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, France). Opened in 1998. It seats 81,338 spectators.
The arena, built on the outskirts of Paris, became the venue for the Champions League final in the 1999/2000 season for the first time. The meeting between Real Madrid and Valencia ended with a confident victory of the Madrid club with a score of 3:0. This was the first time in the history of the Champions League that clubs from the same country played in the final.
Six years later, in the 2005/06 season, Barcelona and Arsenal competed for the trophy at the Stade de France. The Londoners, who played in the minority from the 18th minute after the removal of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break, but in the second half goals from Samuel Eto'o and Juliano Belletti brought the victory to the Catalans - 2:1.
"San Siro" (Milan, Italy). Opened in 1926. The last renovation took place in 1989. Accommodates 80,018 spectators.
The San Siro Stadium was renamed in honor of Giuseppe Meazza in 1979, but the historical name of the arena remains the most popular and recognizable all over the world. The Champions League final has been played here twice.
In the 2000/01 season, Bayern and Valencia spent in Milan dramatic match, in which 11-meter kicks played the main role. Already in the 2nd minute, Gaiska Mendieta took the Spaniards ahead from the penalty spot, and after 4 minutes the goalkeeper of the “Bats” Santiago Canizares repelled the 11-meter shot by Mehmet Scholl. At the beginning of the second half, Stefan Effenberg equalized from the penalty spot, and the fate of the match was decided in a series of post-match strikes, in which the Bayern players were more accurate.
Fifteen years later, in May 2016, Real and Atlético in the same arena almost exactly repeated the scenario of the game between Bayern and Valencia. Regular time also ended with a score of 1:1, in extra time the teams failed to distinguish themselves, and the Royal Club won in the penalty shootout.
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland). Opened in 1903. Refurbished in 1999. It seats 51,866 spectators.
Real Madrid and Bayer 04 took to the Hampden Park field in the Champions League final in May 2002, and six months later the arena celebrated its 99th anniversary. The match itself ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Real Madrid and was remembered for the most beautiful goal of Zinedine Zidane from the penalty line.
Old Trafford (Manchester, England). Opened in 1910. The last renovation was carried out in 2006. It seats 74,879 spectators.
2nd in modern history The Champions League final with the participation of teams representing one country took place in the 2002/2003 season. In the decisive match of the tournament, which took place in Manchester, met "Milan" and "Juventus". The main and extra time ended with a score of 0:0, and in the penalty shoot-out, the victory for Milan was brought by Andriy Shevchenko's accurate shot.
Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Opened in 2001. Last time The capacity of the stadium was increased in 2015, today it is 62,271 people.
The current name of the arena has been since the summer of 2005, previously it was called the Arena AufSchalke. The stadium hosted matches of the world championships in football and hockey. Since 2002, the annual Christmas race of biathlon stars has been held here.
The 2004 Champions League Final, held in Gelsenkirchin, is one of the most memorable for fans from Russia, as one of the goals was scored by Dmitry Alenichev. Midfielder "Porto" set the final score of the match against "Monaco" (3:0). The Portuguese team at that time was led by José Mourinho, who became the youngest head coach in history to win the main club trophy in Europe.
Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey). Opened in 2002. It seats 80,500 spectators.
The stadium in Istanbul was built for the proposed 2008 Summer Olympics, but Turkey's bid did not win the required number of votes, and the Olympics took place in Beijing. Currently, the arena in Istanbul bears the name of the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and is the largest in the country.
The Istanbul Champions League final in 2005 is arguably the greatest in the history of the tournament. In the decisive match, "Milan" after the first half smashed "Liverpool" with a score of 3:0, but in the second half of the meeting, goals from Gerrard, Schmicer and Alonso turned everything upside down. In extra time goals scored was not, and the British club turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout.
Luzhniki (Moscow, Russia). Opened in 1956. The last renovation was carried out in 2017. It seats 81,000 spectators.
For the first time, Russia received the right to host the 2007/08 Champions League final, and this honorable mission was entrusted to the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena. Chelsea and Manchester United fought for the trophy, which was the first time that two English teams met in the decisive match of the Champions League.
The game caused great excitement among the fans in both England and Russia, more than 67 thousand spectators were present in the stands. In the middle of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo put Manchester United ahead, but just before the break, Frank Lampard equalized. The second half and extra time passed without goals scored, and the Mancunians were more accurate in the penalty shootout.
"Santiago Bernabeu" (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1947. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2001. It seats 81,044 spectators.
The home arena of one of the most successful clubs in modern football hosted the Champions League final only once - in the 2009/10 season, but this is the only match so far made history.
In the Madrid final met "Inter" and "Bayern". The match ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the Italian club, and José Mourinho, who was working with the Nerazzurri at that moment, became the third coach in history who managed to win the Champions Cup with two different teams (now there are already five of them: in addition to the Portuguese, this Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti).
An interesting fact is that in the Milanese final in 2010 there was only one Italian - Marco Materazzi, and he appeared on the field in the 90th minute of the match.
Wembley (London, England). Opened in 2007. Accommodates 90,000 spectators.
The new Wembley was built on the site of the legendary arena, which hosted World and European Championship matches, the Olympic Games and many European Cup finals.
The final match of the 2010/11 Champions League, which took place at the new Wembley, in a sense turned out to be home for Manchester United, but this did not help the Mancunians to win the trophy. Led by the trio Xavi-Iniesta-Messi, Barcelona won 3-1.
In 2013, Wembley hosted the first "German" Champions League final between Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. The victory and the cup for the Bavarians was brought by an accurate shot by Arjen Robben, who in the 89th minute set the final score - 2:1.
Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany). Opened in 2005. It seats 67,812 spectators.
The decisive match of the Champions League of the 2011/12 season was the first final of the tournament, which was held at the home stadium of one of the participants in the meeting - Bayern hosted Chelsea in Munich. The score was opened only in the 83rd minute after a strike by the hosts' striker Thomas Muller, but five minutes later the Londoners' attack leader Didier Drogba restored the balance.
The fate of the trophy was decided in a penalty shootout. Bayern take the lead again accurate strike Philippe Lama and Juan Mata's miss, but then the guests' players realized all their attempts, while the German team's players made two misfires. Thus, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in its history.
Millennium (Cardiff, Wales). Opened in 1999. It seats 73,930 spectators.
The home arena of the Wales national team was opened at the turn of the millennium, having received the appropriate name, but in 2016 the stadium received a new name - Principality Stadium, which, with a certain amount of fantasy, can simply be translated as "The Prince's Stadium", since Wales is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen's son Elizabeth II Charles bears the title of Prince of Wales.
But back to the Champions League. The final of the main European club tournament took place here in 2017, and the participants in that match were Real and Juventus. Madrid won 4-1 to win a second Champions League title in a row, and football fans will remember that meeting with the super goal of Turin striker Mario Mandzukic.
Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1994. Renovated in 2017. It seats 67,700 spectators.
Liverpool and Tottenham met in the 2019 Champions League final. The final was the first in Tottenham's history, and the first since the 2013 final, where at least one player did not play. spanish club. Liverpool, who reached the final for the second time in a row, won the match 2-0. In his third Champions League final as head coach, Jurgen Klopp won the trophy.
Tennis. The most complete and up-to-date results of all games of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in tennis (Olympic Games OI-2016) for men and women.
You are in the online section of the Tennis. Live results of the 2016 Olympics. In this live section of the Summer Olympic Games, you can always get the most complete information and online tennis results of all meetings between the teams participating in the main sport event of the four years. Results of all rounds of tennis in the framework of the Olympic Games in Rio, 1/4 finals, semi-finals and finals of the 2016 Olympics, the position of the teams in each of the groups "A", "B" ..., the score of all matches and tennis games between all rivals of the Games in Brazil, always online the date and time of the start of live broadcasts, with statistics of meetings at home and away. On our site you can find the schedule, calendar and sports results of all competitions of the Olympiad in tennis. Moscow time is indicated in the schedule of matches. All Olympic tennis results are displayed online in real time, so you have the most accurate and reliable Summer Olympics live results. As the game progresses live the results tables on the site are instantly changed and updated. Literally seconds after final whistle, as quickly as possible, in full, the results of each game of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are published, which allows fans and tennis fans to be aware of all the sporting events of the current summer games!
For the convenience of fans, in all statistical tables of results, we have singled out the Russian tennis team and its players, which clearly shows its position in the Olympic tournament. Additionally, in the "Tennis News" and "Tennis Statistics" sections, you can find all the news, analytics, medal standings, expert opinions, sports reviews and results sports meetings both the main sporting events of 2016 and all other events of the current season. Watching tennis at the Summer Olympic Games in South America online and watching the results of tennis, all meetings of the Olympic teams in real time is the reality and requirement of the modern tennis fan. Discussing results of the 2016 Olympics, read sports news, sum up the results, give predictions, bet on the tennis teams that will reach the semi-finals and finals of the 2016 Olympic Games, write creative emotional blogs, comment on matches, count medals, analyze games, draw conclusions and, of course, cheer for our ! Go Russia!
Now a little about the main sporting event 2016. The Summer Olympics are traditionally held once every four years, this is the 31st Olympic tournament since 1896. The full official name of the championship " Summer Olympic Games in Brazil(Summer Olympic Games Brazil 2016). The organizer of this global world tournament is the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2016, the world sports championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. The Russian team is among the favorites of the Brazilian games. The Russian team is considered one of the strongest at the upcoming Olympics, along with teams from the United States, China, Germany, and Italy. Russians are traditionally successful in certain sports disciplines. Therefore, Russia can safely count on medals in fencing, swimming, shooting, tennis - these are sports where the Russian team predicts to win medals in Rio 2016. The Russians are the undisputed favorites of the 2016 Olympics in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. Sports experts predict that Russia will have the medals of the 2016 Games in martial arts: in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, boxing. Representatives do not plan to leave South America without awards and medals game types sports: basketball, volleyball, handball and water polo. Many medals could be expected from athletes, especially in race walking, running, high jumping both with and without a pole, weightlifting ... but doping scandals and politics did their job, the Russians were banned from competing in these medal-intensive sports.
It remains for us, the fans, to follow the results of tennis competitions, experience and actively support our favorite athletes, rejoice at their victories, which we hope will be many. Go Russia! Cheer for ours!
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- And here's what, my soul, - said Prince Andrei, who was obviously also hard and shy with the guest, - I'm here in bivouacs, and I came only to look. Today I'm going back to my sister. I will introduce you to them. Yes, you seem to know each other,” he said, obviously entertaining the guest with whom he now felt nothing in common. - We'll leave after lunch. And now you want to see my estate? - They went out and walked until dinner, talking about political news and mutual acquaintances, like people who are not close to each other. With some animation and interest, Prince Andrei spoke only about the new estate and building he was arranging, but even here, in the middle of the conversation, on the stage, when Prince Andrei was describing to Pierre the future location of the house, he suddenly stopped. - However, there is nothing interesting here, let's go to dinner and go. - At dinner, the conversation turned to the marriage of Pierre.“I was very surprised when I heard about this,” said Prince Andrei.
Pierre blushed just as he always blushed at this, and hastily said:
"I'll tell you someday how it all happened." But you know that it's all over and for good.
- Forever and ever? - said Prince Andrew. “Nothing happens forever.
But do you know how it all ended? Have you heard of the duel?
Yes, you've been through that too.
“One thing I thank God for is that I didn’t kill this man,” said Pierre.
- From what? - said Prince Andrew. “Killing an evil dog is even very good.
“No, it’s not good to kill a person, it’s unfair…
- Why is it unfair? repeated Prince Andrei; what is fair and unfair is not given to people to judge. People have always been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider just and unjust.
“It’s unfair that there is evil for another person,” said Pierre, feeling with pleasure that for the first time since his arrival, Prince Andrei revived and began to speak and wanted to express everything that made him what he was now.
– And who told you what evil is for another person? - he asked.
– Evil? Evil? - said Pierre, - we all know what evil is for ourselves.
“Yes, we know, but I cannot do the evil that I know for myself to another person,” Prince Andrei said more and more animatedly, apparently wanting to express his new view of things to Pierre. He spoke French. Je ne connais l dans la vie que deux maux bien reels: c "est le remord et la maladie. II n" est de bien que l "absence de ces maux. [I know only two real misfortunes in life: this is remorse and disease. And the only good is the absence of these evils.] To live for oneself, avoiding only these two evils: that is all my wisdom now.
What about love for one's neighbor, and self-sacrifice? Pierre spoke up. No, I can't agree with you! To live only in such a way as not to do evil, so as not to repent? this is not enough. I lived like this, I lived for myself and ruined my life. And only now, when I live, at least I try (Pierre corrected himself out of modesty) to live for others, only now I understand all the happiness of life. No, I do not agree with you, and you do not think what you say.
Prince Andrei silently looked at Pierre and smiled mockingly.
- Here you will see your sister, Princess Marya. You will get along with her,” he said. “Perhaps you are right for yourself,” he continued, after a pause; - but everyone lives in his own way: you lived for yourself and you say that you almost ruined your life by doing this, and you only knew happiness when you began to live for others. And I experienced the opposite. I lived for fame. (After all, what is fame? The same love for others, the desire to do something for them, the desire for their praise.) So I lived for others, and not almost, but completely ruined my life. And since then I have become calmer, as I live for myself alone.
- But how to live for oneself? Pierre asked excitedly. “And the son, and the sister, and the father?”
“Yes, it’s still the same me, it’s not others,” said Prince Andrei, and others, neighbors, le prochain, as you and Princess Marya call it main source delusion and evil. Le prochain [Middle] are those, your Kyiv men, to whom you want to do good.
And he looked at Pierre with a mockingly defiant look. He apparently called Pierre.
“You are joking,” Pierre said more and more animatedly. What error and evil can there be in the fact that I wanted (I did very little and badly), but I wanted to do good, and even did something? What evil can it be that unfortunate people, our peasants, people just like us, growing up and dying without another concept of God and truth, like a ritual and meaningless prayer, will learn from the comforting beliefs of a future life, retribution, rewards, consolation? What is the evil and delusion in the fact that people die from illness, without help, when it is so easy to help them financially, and I will give them a doctor, and a hospital, and a shelter for an old man? And isn’t it a tangible, undoubted blessing that a peasant, a woman with a child do not have day and night of rest, and I will give them rest and leisure? ... - said Pierre, hurrying and lisping. “And I did it, albeit badly, at least a little, but I did something for this, and you not only won’t disbelieve me that what I did is good, but you won’t disbelieve me that you yourself don’t think so. And most importantly, - continued Pierre, - this is what I know and know for sure, that the pleasure of doing this good is the only true happiness of life.