The players' road to the 2024 Paris Olympics will include mandatory Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup appearances.

The International Tennis Federation and International Olympic Committee issued qualification requirements for the 2024 Olympic tennis event, which will be staged at Roland Garros.

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To play the Paris Olympics, a player must meet the minimum participation requirement in the ITF Davis Cup or ITF Billie Jean King Cup Competitions during the Olympic Cycle.

A player must be part of "the final nominated Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup team, and present at the Tie/Event, on a minimum of two occasions during the Olympic Cycle, provided that one of those occasions is in either 2023 or 2024," the ITF announced.



The 2024 Paris Olympics are set for July 26th-August 11th, 2024.

Both singles events will consist of a draw of 64, with a maximum of four players per nation. There will be 56 direct acceptances based on ATP and WTA singles rankings, one host country place, six final qualification places (‘ITF places’) and one universality place.

Both doubles events will consist of a draw of 32, with a maximum of two teams per nation. 16 teams will contest the mixed doubles event with one team per nation.

A maximum of six qualifying players can represent a nation with a maximum of four singles player per nation in men's and women's singles.

Other requirements include:

• The player must have reached the age of 14 years for the men’s events and 15 years for the women’s events by the opening day of the Olympic Tennis Event.

• The player must be in good standing with his/her National Association and the ITF in accordance with the ITF Davis Cup Regulations or the ITF Billie Jean King Cup Regulations in force at the time of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

• If the player has not met the minimum participation requirement for Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup, then the Olympic Tennis Event panel may exercise its discretion to rule that a player who satisfies all other eligibility criteria is considered eligible for nomination for and participation in the Olympic Tennis Event when taking into consideration special circumstances including, but not limited to, the following:

1.  Injury/Illness: The injury or illness must be evidenced through authorised medical records, clearly identifying the period of absence from all competitive tennis.

2. Newcomer to Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup Competition: A player only reaches a ranking level sufficient for Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup selection by his/her National Association during the latter part of the Olympic Cycle. 

3. Strength of Nation: A National Association has a large number of highly-ranked players resulting in competition for selection, which limits a player’s opportunities to participate in Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup Competition.

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