AUGER-ALIASSIME, DABROWSKI WIN OLYMPIC MIXED DOUBLES BRONZE
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski will be bringing an Olympic medal back to Canada.
The Canadian mixed doubles pair claimed the bronze medal on Friday at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, defeating the Dutch pair of Wesley Koolhof and Demi Schuurs in straight sets. It is just the second Olympic tennis medal in Canadian history.
On top of the victory being Canada’s first mixed doubles medal at the Olympics, Dabrowski becomes the first Canadian woman to win a tennis medal at the Games. Canada’s only other Olympic medal was a gold in men’s doubles, won by Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
READ about their historic achievement
TEAM CANADA’S PARIS 2024 TENNIS TEAM UNVEILED
Tennis Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced the roster of Team Canada athletes nominated to compete in tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The five athletes are identified below:
SINGLES ENTRIES
| ATHLETE | HOMETOWN, PROVINCE | SINGLES RANKINGS* |
|---|---|---|
| Leylah Annie Fernandez | Laval, QC | No. 33 |
| Bianca Andreescu | Mississauga, ON | No. 64** |
| Félix Auger Aliassime | Montreal, QC | No. 18 |
| Milos Raonic | Thornhill, ON | No. 33** |
DOUBLES ENTRIES
| PAIRINGS | HOMETOWN, PROVINCE | DOUBLES RANKINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Dabrowski & Leylah Annie Fernandez | Ottawa, ON / Laval, QC | No. 7 & No. 64 |
| Félix Auger Aliassime & Milos Raonic | Montreal, QC / Thornhill, ON | No. 580 & N/A |
**Indicates protected ranking was used for entry.
These athletes qualified for the Games via their WTA and ATP Tour rankings as of Monday, June 10. Andreescu and Raonic used their protected rankings to gain direct entry. In women’s doubles, Fernandez will partner with Dabrowski, while Auger-Aliassime will pair up with Raonic in men’s doubles. Tennis will take place from July 27 to August 4 (Day 1 to 9) at Roland-Garros, the site of the French Open.
The entry list for mixed doubles will also be based on ranking but determined via an on-site sign-in the week of the event and will comprise athletes who are already participating in one of the other four draws.
READ the full announcement
Olympic Tennis Primer: Everything you need to know about Paris 2024
Read more on the Internal Nomination Procedures for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Read more on the ITF Participation Requirements for Davis Cup & Billie Jean King Cup
HISTORY
Canada’s greatest triumph at the Olympic Games came at Sydney 2000, when Daniel Nestor and Sebastien Lareau won the men’s doubles gold medal, defeating Australian legends and favourites Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final.
Canada has competed in tennis at every Olympic Games since the sport was reinstated into the program in 1988. Tennis was actually an event at the first modern Games in Athens 1896 but was discontinued following Paris 1924. It was a demonstration sport at Mexico City 1968 and Los Angeles 1984 before being brought back fully at Seoul 1988.
Nestor has participated in six Olympic Games – Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. This is the second-most of any tennis player behind only India’s Leander Paes, who has contested seven Olympic Games.