ITF -- Tennis

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Please note that the ITF Qualification System for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is subject to change, should ranking points not be available for competitors in the Olympic Tennis Event.

ATHLETE / NOC QUOTA

Athlete quota: 172 total athletes

Maximum per NOC: The maximum number of players per NOC shall be 6 men and 6 women, of which a maximum of 4 men and 4 women may compete in the individual events, and a maximum of 2 doubles pairs may compete in the doubles events.

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

Entries

Only National Tennis Associations which have been members of the ITF prior to 1 January 2008 may nominate players for participation in the 2008 Olympic Tennis Event. For the purposes of such eligibility, both Full and Associate Members of the ITF may participate.

Entry forms (by nation) will be sent by the ITF to all National Tennis Associations eligible to participate by no later than 5 February 2008. The completed Entry forms, endorsed by the respective NOC, are to be received by the ITF no later than 3 April 2008.

Draws

The singles events shall consist of a draw of 64 singles players, with a maximum of 4 players per NOC.

The doubles events shall consist of a draw of 32 pairs, each comprising of players from the same nation, with a maximum of 2 pairs per NOC.

SINGLES

64 athletes for each of the men's singles and women's singles events will qualify as follows:

1. World Ranking, 9 June 2008

All athletes accepted (except Tripartite) by ITF for the Olympic Tennis Event gain entry on the basis of their position on the globally accepted 52-week rolling professional rankings for men and women.

These represent the qualification system for all tennis events, with graded points awarded for all tournaments played. These tournaments, each one essentially an Olympic Qualifying event, are played on all recognised tennis surfaces, indoors and outdoors, annually and are a true measure of tennis performance across a calendar year.

48 players will receive direct acceptance into the men's and women's singles events at the 2008 Olympic Tennis Event based on the recognised international singles computer rankings of 9 June 2008 , with a maximum of 4 players per NOC.

A National Association/NOC which has more than 4 players eligible for direct acceptance into a singles event will have the right to select its 4 representatives from the eligible players based on the computer rankings. Any player nominated and accepted for the singles event will automatically be eligible for selection for the doubles event.