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Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Date23 July–3 August 1996
Edition12
SurfaceHard (Plexipave[1])
LocationStone Mountain Tennis Center, Atlanta
Champions
Men's singles
Andre Agassi
 United States
Women's singles
Lindsay Davenport
 United States
Men's doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
 Australia
Women's doubles
Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández
 United States
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four tennis events (two for men and two for women) were contested. For the first time since the 1924 Olympics, a third place playoff was held to decide who would be awarded the bronze medal in each event.

Medal summary

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Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Andre Agassi
 United States
Sergi Bruguera
 Spain
Leander Paes
 India
Men's doubles  Australia (AUS)
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
 Great Britain (GBR)
Neil Broad
Tim Henman
 Germany (GER)
Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
Women's singles Lindsay Davenport
 United States
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
 Spain
Jana Novotná
 Czech Republic
Women's doubles  United States (USA)
Gigi Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández
 Czech Republic (CZE)
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
 Spain (ESP)
Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)3003
2 Australia (AUS)1001
3 Spain (ESP)0213
4 Czech Republic (CZE)0112
5 Great Britain (GBR)0101
6 Germany (GER)0011
 India (IND)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Official Report of the centennial Olympics (PDF). Vol. II. 1997. p. 426. ISBN 1561451517.