The women's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.[1] There will be 64 players from 28 nations.[2]
Belinda Bencic was the reigning gold medalist who won in 2021, but she was on maternity leave. The silver medalist, Markéta Vondroušová, also withdrew due to injury. Bronze medalist Elina Svitolina is the only defending medalist present.[3]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to four players. Nations are limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. Qualification for the women's singles is primarily through the WTA ranking list. There are 64 quota places available for women's singles.[2]
Competition format
The competition is a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak is played in all sets reaching 6–6, including the last set of a match.[5]