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 (NOC) 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 Event Breakdown Date Total places QualifiedHost nation - - 0 ATP rankings Top 450 9 June 2014 1 ITF World Junior rankings Top Athletes 9 June 2014 13 Africa 9 June 2014 2 Asia/Oceania 9 June 2014 4 Europe 9 June 2014 5 North/Central America & Caribbean 9 June 2014 2 South America 9 June 2014 3 Tripartite Invitation - - 2 Total 32
Girls Event Breakdown Date Total places QualifiedHost nation - - 1 WTA rankings Top 200 9 June 2014 0 ITF World Junior rankings Top Athletes 9 June 2014 14 Africa 9 June 2014 0 Asia/Oceania 9 June 2014 4 Europe 9 June 2014 6 North/Central America & Caribbean 9 June 2014 2 South America 9 June 2014 3 Tripartite Invitation - - 2 Total 32
Schedule The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
All times are CST (UTC+8) Event date Event day Starting time Event details 17 August Sunday 15:00 Boys' singles: 1st round Girls' doubles: 1st round 18 August Monday 15:00 Girls' singles: 1st round Boys' doubles: 1st round 19 August Tuesday 15:00 Boys' singles: 2nd round Girls' doubles: quarterfinalsMixed doubles: 1st round 20 August Wednesday 15:00 Boys' singles: quarterfinals Girls' singles: 2nd round Boys' doubles: quarterfinalsGirls' doubles: semifinals 21 August Thursday 15:00 Boys' singles: semifinals Girls' singles: quarterfinalsMixed doubles: 2nd round 22 August Friday 15:00 Boys' singles: bronze medal match Girls' singles: semifinals Boys' doubles: semifinalsGirls' doubles: bronze medal matchMixed doubles: quarterfinals 23 August Saturday 15:00 Boys' singles: gold medal match Girls' singles: bronze medal match Boys' doubles: bronze medal matchGirls' doubles: gold medal matchMixed doubles: semifinals 24 August Sunday 15:00 Girls' singles: gold medal matchBoys' doubles: gold medal matchMixed doubles: bronze medal matchMixed doubles: gold medal match
Medal summary
Medal table
Note: Medals for mixed teams have not been counted towards their individual nation.
Events Boys' singles Boys' doubles Girls' singles Girls' doubles Mixed doubles
References
External links Official Results Book – Tennis