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Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Date 15 – 22 August 2004
Edition 14
Surface DecoTurf
Location Athens Olympic Tennis Centre, Athens
Champions
Men's Singles
Nicolás Massú
 Chile
Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne
 Belgium
Men's Doubles
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
 Chile
Women's Doubles
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian
 China

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf.

172 players competed in 4 events. 2004 saw more of the top ranked players appearing, as this tournament saw world ranking points allocated to the players for the first time. Martina Navratilova made her first appearance at the Olympic Games where she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the ladies doubles event. Venus Williams was defending her title in the ladies singles as was Daniel Nestor in the men's doubles although with a different partner.

Coordinates: 38°2′24″N 23°47′26″E / 38.04000°N 23.79056°E / 38.04000; 23.79056


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