Qualification for tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, an ...
(ATP) and the
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni ...
(WTA).
Qualifying criteria
The main qualifying criteria were the
ATP and
WTA ranking lists as of 11 June 2012. The players entering were formally submitted by the
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ...
. The ATP and WTA rankings were based on performances from the previous 52 weeks, and there were several tournaments in the two-month period between the time of the rankings being frozen for entry and the beginning of the tennis events at the Olympics. Players must have also made themselves available for two Fed/Davis Cup events from 2009–2012, one of which must have taken place in 2011–2012, and had a good standing with their
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
.
Each
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
(NOC) could enter up to six men and six women athletes, with a maximum of four entries in the individual events, and two pairs in the doubles events. Any player in the world's top 56 was eligible, and NOCs had the option to enter players of a lower rank. Athletes were able to compete in both singles and doubles events. Doubles players within the top 10 doubles rankings on 11 June were eligible to bring any player provided that player had any doubles or singles ranking, and as long as the number of players from the same country did not surpass the total of six.
Qualifiers
The Entry List was released on 26 June 2012, based on the rankings as at 11 June.
Men's singles
Women's singles
† Romina Oprandi has previously represented Italy, making her ineligible for Switzerland.
PR Protected/Special Ranking
Rankings as at 11 June 2012
* * by Tripartite Commission Invitation, their rankings as of 11 June 2012
Men's doubles
' Players higher ranking is singles
^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament
Women's doubles
' Players higher ranking is singles
^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament
Mixed doubles
The Entry List was released on 31 July 2012, based on the rankings as at 11 June.
Summary
Numbers represent the current conditions (27 July 2012)
*Number in brackets = players participating only in doubles
Notes
References
External links
Tennis London 2012 official websiteOfficial Davis Cup websiteOfficial Fed Cup websiteLondon 2012 official website
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Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics
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