Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
1996 Olympic tennis tournament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The United States' Andre Agassi defeated Spain's Sergi Bruguera in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The victory gave Agassi the fourth of five components of the career Golden Slam; his later win at the French Open made him the first man to complete the career Golden Slam in singles. It was the United States' first gold medal in the event since 1924 and its third overall, equaling Great Britain's record. It was Spain's second consecutive silver medal. In the bronze medal match, India's Leander Paes defeated Brazil's Fernando Meligeni, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4. It was India's first Olympic tennis medal.
Men's singles | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Andre Agassi (USA) | ||||||
Runner-up | Sergi Bruguera (ESP) | ||||||
Score | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
Events | |||||||
| |||||||
|
Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Atlanta | |||||||||
Dates | 23 July–3 August 1996 | |||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 36 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
The tournament was held at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center in Atlanta, Georgia, of the United States of America. There were 64 competitors from 36 nations.[1] Nations had been limited to three players each since the return of tennis to the Olympic program in 1988.
Switzerland's Marc Rosset was the reigning gold medalist from 1992, but he retired from his third round match against Renzo Furlan.