Women's Singles

From 28 July 2012 To 05 August 2012

Competition format

The tournament is a knockout format, with the winners of the semi-finals in each event going head-to-head on Centre Court for the gold medals. There are 16 seeded players in each Singles event, eight seeded teams in the men’s and women’s Doubles, and four seeded teams in the Mixed Doubles. Seedings are determined by world rankings.

For a complete set of rules, please refer to the website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the governing body for the sport.

Find out more about the men's Singles, men's Doubles, women's Singles and women's Doubles competitions at the Olympic Games on the International Olympic Committee website.