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Encyclopedia > Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Competition is the act of striving against another force for the purpose of achieving dominance or attaining a reward or goal, or out of a biological imperative such as survival. ... 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


Andre Agassi (U.S.) was defending his title in the men's singles as was Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) in the women's singles event. Country: United States Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight: 177 lbs. ... Country: United States Residence: Laguna Beach, California, USA Height: 6 ft 2½ in (1. ...

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Medal Count

By Country

(Host country in bold.)

Pos. Country Gold: Silver: Bronze: Total:
1. United States United States 2 1 3
2. Russia Russia 1 1 2
3. Canada Canada 1 1
4= Australia Australia 1 1
4= Germany Germany 1 1
4= Netherlands Netherlands 1 1
7= Belgium Belgium 1 1
7= France France 1 1
7= Spain Spain 1 1

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Men's Singles

Gold: Russia Yevgeni Kafelnikov, RUS
Silver: Germany Tommy Haas, GER
Bronze: France Arnaud di Pasquale, FRA

Image File history File links Flag of the Russian Federation. ... Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников) (yehv-GYEH-nee kah-FYELL-nee-koff) (born February 18, 1974), former number-one tennis player from Russia, was born in Sochi in the RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). ... {{JESUS TOOK THE FLAG}} He stole it and sold it to some asian drug dealers from the atlantic, hmm? File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Berlin Brandenburg Chelsea F.C. European Peoples Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats Fulham F.C. Football World... Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German tennis player. ... Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European... Arnaud di Pasquale is a professional male tennis player from France. ...

Men's Doubles

Gold: Canada Sebastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor, CAN
Silver: Australia Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde, AUS
Bronze: Spain Alex Corretja & Albert Costa, ESP

Image File history File links National Flag of Canada / lUnifolié For more information, see Department of Canadian Heritage and Image_talk:Canada_flag_large. ... Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... Daniel Nestor (born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia - now Serbia and Montenegro - on September 4, 1972) is a Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario area. ... Australian National Flag For more information, see Australian Government, Flying the Flag - Its an Honour!. Created by User:E Pluribus Anthony File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Politics of Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats Australian Capital Territory Talk:Australian rules... Todd Woodbridge (born April 2, 1971, Sydney, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia. ... Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965) was a professional tennis player from Australia. ... Source: Sodipodis Clipart Gallery. ... Álex Corretja (born April 11, 1974) is a professional mens tennis player, who is currently ranked number 91 by the ATP. His highest singles rank was 2 on February 1, 1999. ... Albert Costa (June 25, 1975) is a professional Spanish tennis player. ...

Women's Singles

Gold: United States Venus Williams, USA
Silver: Russia Elena Dementieva, RUS
Bronze: United States Monica Seles, USA

The Womens Singles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the tennis program was held in the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park from September 19 till September 28. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1056x556, 3 KB) Description: Flag of the United States Source: Created by Jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator and Rasterized with better antialiasing by Cantus Colors used: Old Glory Red (PMS 193C, RGB BF0A30) and Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C, RGB 002868), see... Country: United States Residence: Palm Beach, Florida, USA Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight: 160 lb (73 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: October 1994 Highest singles ranking: 1 (February 25, 2002) Singles titles: 33 Career prize money: $14,815,188 Grand Slam Record Titles: 5 Australian Open F... Image File history File links Flag of the Russian Federation. ... Country: Russia Residence: Moscow, RUS Height: 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1056x556, 3 KB) Description: Flag of the United States Source: Created by Jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator and Rasterized with better antialiasing by Cantus Colors used: Old Glory Red (PMS 193C, RGB BF0A30) and Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C, RGB 002868), see... Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former World No. ...

Women's Doubles

Gold: United States Venus Williams & Serena Williams, USA
Silver: Netherlands Kristie Boogert & Miriam Oremans, NED
Bronze: Belgium Els Callens & Dominique Van Roost, BEL

The Womens Doubles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the tennis program was held in the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park from September 20 till September 27. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1056x556, 3 KB) Description: Flag of the United States Source: Created by Jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator and Rasterized with better antialiasing by Cantus Colors used: Old Glory Red (PMS 193C, RGB BF0A30) and Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C, RGB 002868), see... Country: United States Residence: Palm Beach, Florida, USA Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight: 160 lb (73 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: October 1994 Highest singles ranking: 1 (February 25, 2002) Singles titles: 33 Career prize money: $14,815,188 Grand Slam Record Titles: 5 Australian Open F... Country: United States Residence: Palm Beach, Florida, USA Height: 5 ft 10 in (177. ... Large flag of the Netherlands. ... Kristie Boogert (born December 16, 1973, Rotterdam) was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. ... Miriam Oremans (born September 9, 1972) was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. ... General info: Large flag of Belgium (civil ensign) Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Els Callens (born 20 August 1970 in Antwerp) is a Belgian tennis player. ... Dominique Monami (May 31, 1973) is a Belgian professional female tennis player. ...

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Tennis, in the form of lawn tennis, was a summer Olympic sport contested in every Games between 1896 and 1924 before disappearing from the Olympic scene until its revival as an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested. ... The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... The final results of the Tennis competiton at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. ... The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain Six tennis events were contested. ... Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Mens Singles Gold Medal: Louis Raymond (South Africa) Ladies Singles Gold Medal: Suzanne Lenglen (France) Mens Doubles Gold Medal: Oswald Turnbull and Maxwell Woosnam (Great Britain) Ladies Doubles Gold Medal: Kathleen McKane and Margaret McNair (Great Britain) Mixed Doubles Gold Medal: Suzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis (France) Categories: Tennis stubs... Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Tennis returned to the Olympic Games in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. ... Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals offered. ... Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts the Olympic Tennis Centre. ... Final results of the first Tennis competition (since 1924). ...

Events at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)

Archery | Athletics (track and field) | Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Hockey | Judo | Modern Pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Softball | Swimming | Synchronized Swimming | Table Tennis | Taekwondo | Tennis | Triathlon | Volleyball | Water Polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney consisted of four events. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the Sydney 2000 Olympics: Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events | Athletics at the Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics ... Final results for the Badminton competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Singles Mens Doubles Womens Singles Womens Doubles Mixed Doubles Categories: Badminton at the Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Baseball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Baseball medal table by country Preliminary round results The top four teams (Cuba, United States, South Korea and Japan) advanced to the semifinals. ... Final results for the Basketball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Results Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events | Basketball at the Olympics ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Light Flyweight (48 kg) Flyweight (51 kg) Bantamweight (54 kg) Featherweight (57 kg) Lightweight (60 kg) Light Welterweight (63. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2 different Canoe/Kayak disciplines were contested: Flatwater and Slalom. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested: Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 8 Diving events were held: MENS EVENTS 10m Platform 3m Springboard Synchronized Diving, 10m Platform Synchronized Diving, 3m Springboard WOMENS EVENTS 10m Platform 3m Springboard Synchronized Diving, 10m Platform Synchronized Diving, 3m Springboard Categories: Diving at the Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Equestrian events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: // Medals Individual Three-Day Event Team Three-Day Event Individual Dressage Team Dressage Individual Jumping Team Jumping Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Final results for the Team Handball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Tournament Womens Tournament Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Tournament Womens Tournament Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events | Field hockey ... Final results for the Judo events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: MENS EVENTS Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg) Half-Lightweight (60-66 kg) Lightweight (66-73 kg) Half-Middleweight (73-81 kg) Middleweight (81-90 kg) Half-Heavyweight (90-100 kg) Heavyweight (+100 kg) WOMENS EVENTS Extra-Lightweight (-48... Final results for the Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics The team event was abolished from this convention and the womens individual match was newly introduced. ... Final results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgraves winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British mens coxless four. ... Final results for the Sailing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: // MENS EVENTS Sailboard (Mistral) Single-Handed Dinghy (Finn) Double-Handed Dinghy (470) WOMENS EVENTS Sailboard (Mistral) Single-Handed Dinghy (Europe) Double-Handed Dinghy (470) OPEN EVENTS Single-Handed Dinghy (Laser) High Performance Dinghy (49er) Two-Person Keelboat... Final results for the Shooting events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: // MENS EVENTS 10 m Air Pistol 10 m Air Rifle 10 m Running Target 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol 50 m Pistol 50 m Rifle (3 Positions) 50 m Rifle (Prone) Trap Petr Malek (left), of the Czech... Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 32 swimming events were contested. ... Final results for the Synchronized Swimming competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Duet Team Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Table Tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Singles Mens Doubles Womens Singles Womens Doubles Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Taekwondo events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: MENS EVENTS -58 kg 58-68 kg 68-80 kg +80 kg WOMENS EVENTS -49 kg 49-57 kg 57-67 kg +67 kg Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... The Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was the debut of the triathlon at the Olympic Games. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Final results for the Water Polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Tournament Womens Tournament Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Final results for the Weightlifting events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2 different Wrestling disciplines were contested: Freestyle Wrestling and Greco-Roman Wrestling. ...


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