| Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19-28 September 2000 |
| Edition | 13 |
| Surface | Hard ( Rebound Ace) |
| Location | NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia | |
| Women's singles | |
Venus Williams
United States | |
| Men's doubles | |
Sébastien Lareau /
Daniel Nestor
Canada | |
| Women's doubles | |
|
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams
United States | |
Tennis was one of the 28 sports that was held at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The competition which was held from the 19-28th September at the NSW Tennis Centre, saw four gold medals being contested with them being in the singles and doubles of both genders.
The format at the 2000 Olympics was a single-elimination tournament with the men's and women's singles being 64 players. They competed in six rounds of competition in the singles and five rounds in the doubles (sizes of 32). The format consisted of three set matches with five set matches being only played in the men's singles and doubles final.
The United States finished on top of the medal table with two gold medals as Venus Williams won both the women's singles and doubles with Serena Williams. In the men's events, Yevgeny Kafelnikov from Russia took out the men's singles title while Canadian pair, Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor took out the men's doubles.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation ( Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 
Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 
Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 
Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia
|
Tommy Haas
Germany
|
Arnaud Di Pasquale
France
|
| Men's doubles |
Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor ( CAN) |
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde ( AUS) |
Àlex Corretja and Albert Costa ( ESP) |
| Women's singles |
Venus Williams
United States
|
Elena Dementieva
Russia
|
Monica Seles
United States
|
| Women's doubles |
Venus Williams and Serena Williams ( USA) |
Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans ( NED) |
Els Callens and Dominique van Roost ( BEL) |
