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 makes it possible for fans and tennis fans to be aware of all the sporting events of the current summer games!
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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 forbidden to compete in these medal-intensive sports.
It remains for us, the fans, to follow the results of tennis competitions, to experience and actively support our favorite athletes, to rejoice at their victories, which we hope will be many. Go Russia! Cheer for ours!
In the tennis tournament, Russian girls showed an outstanding result.
Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva completely occupied the podium, winning all the medals in the women's singles tournament and at the same time bringing the Russian team victory in the overall medal standings of the tennis tournament. This is the first time since 1908 when the entire podium was occupied by representatives of one country (100 years before the Russians, the British managed to do this).
Russian pedestal. Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva
In the final with a score of 3:6, 7:5, 6:3, Dementieva snatched victory from Safina, and in the match for third place, Zvonareva outplayed the hostess of the competition without any problems Na Lee - 6:0, 7:5.
Elena Dementieva
Doubles women's category sisters excelled Williams, repeating their 2000 Sydney success. And the eldest of the sisters, Venus, became the first woman in history to win 3 Olympic gold medals in tennis (in 2000 in Sydney, an American won gold in both categories).
Venus and Serena Williams
The Spaniard won the men's tournament Rafael Nadal, beating the Chilean in the final Fernando Gonzalez.
Rafael Nadal on the way to the Beijing "gold"
González, who won bronze in Athens in 2004 and silver in Beijing, became the first tennis player since 1920 to win a singles medal in two consecutive Olympics. Plus, Fernando collected a full set of Olympic awards - four years earlier in Athens, he won gold in doubles(with Nicholas Massu) and bronze in singles.
The podium of honor of the men's singles tournament. From left to right: Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) - silver, Rafael Nadal (Spain) - gold, Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - bronze.
Swiss Roger Federer, who was considered the main favorite of the tournament, sensationally lost at the 1/4 final stage and, thus, could not compete for prizes in singles. However, the famous Swiss did not remain without a medal. Paired with Stanislas Wawrinka Federer won the men's doubles tournament.
Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer celebrate victory in the men's doubles tournament
All winners:
Male singles
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women's singles
1. Elena Dementieva (Russia)
2. Dinara Safina (Russia)
3. Vera Zvonareva (Russia).
Men's doubles
1. Switzerland (Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka)
2. Sweden (Simon Aspelin, Thomas Johansson)
3. USA (Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan).
Women's doubles
1. USA (Serena Williams, Venus Williams)
2. Spain (Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual)
3. China (Yan Zi, Zheng Jie).
Since 1896, championships have been held among men, and since 1900 - among women.
However, later, in 1928, tennis as a sport that became professional was excluded by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) from the program Olympic competitions and was absent from the Olympic Games for several decades.
Only in 1968 in Mexico City during XIX Games The Olympics hosted an exemplary tennis tournament.
In 1977, the IOC, at its 79th session held in Prague, recognized International Federation ITF Tennis as a governing sport that meets the criteria of the Olympic Charter. However, this Olympic recognition of tennis did not mean its immediate inclusion in the program of Olympic competitions.
Tennis was not represented at the Games XXII Olympiad in Moscow in 1980. In 1984, at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles, only demonstration competitions of tennis players were held.
Only at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in 1988, tennis was finally returned to the program of official Olympic competitions, after a 64-year break.
Athletes who have taken part in official competitions are allowed to play in the Olympic tournament. team competition, including for the team of their country in the Davis Cup and the Federation Cup. During the time during which tennis is included in the program of the Olympic Games in the period from 1896 to 1924 inclusive and in the period from 1988 to 1996 inclusive, the largest total number Olympic awards Athletes of various denominations won:
- Great Britain - 36 medals - 14 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze.
- This is followed by the USA - 26 medals - 14 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze.
- France - 15 medals - 5 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze.
- Germany - 7 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze.
- Spain - 7 medals - 5 silver, 2 bronze. Sweden - 7 medals - 2 silver, 5 bronze.
The youngest female tennis player Olympic champion turned out to be American Jennifer Capriati, who was just over 16 years old when she won the 1992 Games in Barcelona in singles.
The oldest was George Hillard of Great Britain, who was 45 years old when he was awarded the gold medal in doubles at the Games of the IV Olympiad in London in 1908.
The best performance results of Russian tennis players in major international competitions:
Finalists of the Wimbledon tournament: O. Morozova - in mixed doubles (1968, 1970) and in singles (1974), A. Olkhovsky - in mixed doubles (1997).Winners of 8 Grand Slam tournaments: Australia - A. Olkhovsky (1994; mixed doubles), E. Kafelnikov (1999; singles);
France: O. Morozova (1974; couple), E. Manyukova/A. Olkhovsky (1993; mixed), E. Kafelnikov - 1996 (singles) and pair (1996-97);
USA: E. Kafelnikov (1997; couple).
E. Kafelnikov - semi-finalist of the "Grand Slam Cup" (1995-96).
Winners of 61 Crand-Prix and ATP-Tour tournaments in singles and doubles (1987-98).
Winners of 29 WITA and WTA Tour tournaments in singles and doubles (1974-98).
Davis Cup finalists (1994-95).
Federation Cup finalists (1999).
A. Kournikova - world champion among girls (1995).
A. Cherkasov - 5-time European champion among youths (1982, 1985-87).
ETA Players of the Year: 14 years old - A. Kournikova, A. Derepasko (1994), L. Krasnorutskaya (1997); 16 years old - E. Bovina (1997).
How did the name of the game "tennis" come about?
It is believed that this name is based on the French word "tenne", meaning "take, grab." With such a call, the players attracted the attention of the opponent to the beginning of the game with the ball.
Why is the term "service" used when submitting, which means "service"?
The service in the game really existed. Some high-ranking representatives of the nobility, in particular Henry VIII, king of England in the 16th century, did not serve the ball themselves, but preferred to use the "services" of servants.
Why in tennis is the successful completion of a point drawn in a special way?
Known since the days of the old French game, scoring is based on dividing the day into 24 hours (up to 24 games were played). In turn, hours were divided into four quarters; each successful ball was equal to one quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes corresponded to 15 points. Thus, one game lasted up to 60 points, and the count was as follows: 15, 30, 45, 60. Over time, the number of games was reduced to 6 in one set, and every third successful ball is now counted as 10 points, i.e. 40 is declared instead of 45.
(using information from the site www.sportstar.ru)
11th century beginnings
The earliest recognizable relative to tennis, as we know it, was "jeu de paume", played in 11th century France. Played in a monastery courtyard, the game used the walls and sloping roofs as part of the court and the palm of the hand to hit the ball.
Tennis overtakes croquet
By the late 19th century, the popularity of lawn tennis had overtaken croquet in England. For this reason, the All England Croquet Club embraced the sport and designated certain croquet lawns to be used for tennis. It was this natural supply of venues combined with the already existing framework for a racquet game that resulted in the birth of the modern game in England.
An international sport
In 1913, lawn tennis was becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Therefore it seemed natural that the existing National Tennis Associations should join forces to ensure the game was uniformly structured. An international conference was held between 12 nations in Paris and the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) was created.
professional dilemma
Tennis has a long Olympic history but withdrew from the program after 1924. It did not return as a medal sport until 1988. Professionals are now welcome to compete, and the Olympic competition includes men "s and women" s singles and men "s and women" s doubles.
Tennis is a game with a ball and rackets on a special court (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The mesh is stretched over square and round posts with a side and a diameter of not more than 15 cm.
Known since the days of the old French game, scoring is based on dividing the day into 24 hours (up to 24 games were played). In turn, hours were divided into four quarters; each successful ball was equal to one quarter of an hour - 15 minutes corresponded to 15 points. Thus, one game lasted up to 60 points, and the count was as follows: 15, 30, 45, 60. Over time, the number of games was reduced to 6 in one set, and every third successful ball is now counted as 10 points, i.e. 40 is declared instead of 45.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Tennis competitions first appeared at the 1896 Games in Athens and continued until the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, after which they were canceled. Then tennis was twice included in the program of the Games as a demonstration sport, until it was again included in the competitive program of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Initially, the competitions were men's, women's disciplines appeared at the 1900 Games in Paris.
RUSSIA
On August 18, 1878, the "Manifesto on the worldwide development of lawn tennis in Russia" was proclaimed by an initiative group headed by writer and historian Dmitry Solovyov. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were 12 large tennis clubs in Russia.
The most titled tennis player in Russia is still Yevgeny Kafelnikov - the winner of two Grand Slam tournaments (Roland Garros 1996 and Australian open 1999) and Olympic champion Sydney 2000 in singles. Marat Safin also won Grand Slam tournaments twice (Australian Open-2005 and US Open-2000).
The most titled tennis player in Russia is Maria Sharapova. She won the Grand Slam tournaments five times (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006, Australian Open 2008 and twice at Roland Garros - in 2012 and 2014).
In 2008 in Beijing, Elena Dementieva became the champion of the Games. In the collection of Dementieva, this medal is the second at the Olympic Games: in 2000 in Sydney, a Russian woman won a silver medal. tennis tournament in Beijing was a real triumph for the Russian women's tennis: the entire podium was occupied by representatives of the national tennis school. The silver medal was won by Dinara Safina, the bronze by Vera Zvonareva.
Successful performance at the Olympics continued in London in 2012. Maria Sharapova won the silver medal in singles, while Nadezhda Petrova and Maria Kirilenko won bronze medals.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian team again had Golden medal in tennis. For the first time in history Russian tennis Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won in doubles.
Photo - Sergey Kivrin and Andrey Golovanov
Tennis is a game with a ball and rackets on a special court (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The net is stretched over square and round posts with a side and diameter of no more than 15 cm. The goal of the game is to send the ball to the opponent’s half with a racket hit so that he cannot beat it back or beat it off in violation of the rules. 2 players (or 2 teams of 2) are on opposite sides of the net. One of them is the server and puts the ball into play, serves. The second player is the receiver. The task of the players is to direct the ball with the blows of the racket to the side of the opponent, while hitting the ball into the boundaries of the court. The player must have time to hit the ball before it touches the court more than once. The player who makes the mistake loses the rally and his opponent scores a point. Players need to collect points to win games. By gaining games, one of the players wins the set. To win a match, you need to win 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 sets. As soon as one of the players reaches the required number of won sets, the match ends.