Meet the 11 American Tennis Players Who Will Compete in the Paris Olympics
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz will make their Olympic debuts with Team USA next month.
The Paris Olympics are just around the corner, and the U.S. team is beginning to take shape.
In tennis, the rankings on the professional men's and women's tours determine who will qualify, and they are taken from right after the end of the French Open (drawing on points earned from June 11, 2023 through June 10, 2024). A nation competing in the Olympics can qualify up to four players per gender in singles, and can also bring two more men and two more women to compete in doubles and mixed doubles. (Qualified singles players can also compete in the doubles tournaments.)
One wrinkle of the Paris Olympics is that they will be played on the clay courts at Roland Garros, and top players may be reluctant to play on the surface just as the U.S. hard court swing is beginning. So, even though Madison Keys, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, and Sebastian Korda all mathematically qualified, they decided to opt out, freeing up a space for another American player.
Here's the 11 tennis players who will represent Team USA in Paris:
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Senior News Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Twitter and Instagram.
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