Barty, Osaka headline Tokyo Olympics after entry list finalized

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and No.2 Naomi Osaka are headed to Tokyo for their Olympic debuts this summer. The ITF confirmed the final entry lists for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event on Friday, July 17th. 

The finalized entry list includes the top nine players on the Porsche Race Leaderboard, as well as 15 of the WTA Top 20. Amongst the Top 20, only the USA's Sofia Kenin and Serena Williams, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, Romania's Simona Halep, and Belarus' Victoria Azarenka have opted out.

Porsche Race Leaderboard

1. Ashleigh Barty, Australia
2. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus
3. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic
4. Iga Swiatek, Poland
5. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic
6. Naomi Osaka, Japan
7. Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain
8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
9. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia

Between the men's and women's fields, a total of 46 nations will be represented in this year's Olympic tennis event, which will take place at Ariake Tennis Park from Saturday, July 24 until Sunday, August 1st.

According to the ITF’s Olympic Qualification System, entries are based on the WTA rankings on June 14, the Monday after Roland Garros. All players must be in good standing with their national association and have made themselves available to represent their country in the ITF’s international team competitions. The entry lists are still subject to change. However, with the deadline for adding new players having passed, any further replacements would need to be from players already on-site in Tokyo, e.g., a doubles-only player moving into the singles draw.

In addition to direct qualification of the top 56 players by ranking - with no more than four singles players qualifying per nation - the ITF also reserves eight Final Qualification Places. These qualification spots are held for (1) athletes based on their performance at the Pan American Games, the Asian Games and the African Games, (2) one previous gold medalist or Slam champion who does not qualify by ranking, (3) representatives from the host nation.

Here is the Olympic Tennis entry list, which was updated on July 16th.

Argentina

Women's Singles: Nadia Podoroska (ITF)

Australia

Women's Singles: Ashleigh Barty, Ajla Tomljanovic, Samantha Stosur (ITF)
Women's Doubles: Ashleigh Barty/Storm Sanders, Ellen Perez/Samantha Stosur

Stat Note: 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur is set to play in her fifth Olympics.

Belarus

Women's Singles: Aryna Sabalenka

Belgium

Women's Singles: Elise Mertens, Alison Van Uytvanck
Women's Doubles: Elise Mertens/Alison Van Uytvanck

Brazil 

Women's Doubles: Laura Pigossi/Luisa Stefani

Canada

Women's Singles: Leylah Annie Fernandez
Women's Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman

China

Women's Singles: Zheng Saisai, Wang Qiang (ITF)
Women's Doubles: Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan, Duan Yingying/Zheng Saisai

Chinese Taipei

Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-Ching/Latisha Chan, Hsieh Yu-Chieh/Hsu Chieh-Yu

Colombia

Women's Singles: Maria Camila Osorio Serrano

Croatia

Women's Singles: Donna Vekic
Women's Doubles: Darija Jurak/Donna Vekic

Czech Republic

Women's Singles: Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova, Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova
Women's Doubles: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, Karolina Pliskova/Marketa Vondrousova

Stat Note: Marketa Vondrousova sealed the final qualifying spot in singles by using her protected ranking, which allowed her to qualify ahead of Karolina Muchova. 

Egypt

Women's Singles: Mayar Sherif (ITF)

Stat Note: Sherif qualified for her first Olympics by winning gold at the 2019 African Games.

Estonia

Women's Singles: Anett Kontaveit

France

Women's Singles: Fiona Ferro, Kristina Mladenovic, Alizé Cornet, Caroline Garcia
Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic, Alizé Cornet/Fiona Ferro

Stat Note: The successful team of Garcia/Mladenovic are set to reunite for the first time since the 2019 Fed Cup Final, where the duo clinched the decisive rubber with a straight-set win over Australia's team of Barty/Stosur.

Germany

Women's Singles: Laura Siegemund, Mona Barthel, Anna-Lena Friedsam (ITF)
Women's Doubles: Anna-Lena Friedsam/Laura Siegemund

Great Britain

Women's Singles: Heather Watson

Greece

Women's Singles: Maria Sakkari

India

Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina

Italy

Women's Singles: Camila Giorgi, Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani (ITF)

Japan

Women's Singles: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Nao Hibino
Women's Doubles: Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara (Host), Nao Hibino/Makoto Ninomiya

Stat Note: The host nation is fielding their strongest team in years, with World No.2 Osaka leading the singles and Aoyama/Shibahara in doubles. The Japanese Duo leads the tour in titles in 2021 and currently sit at No.2 on the Porsche Race Leaderboard.

Kazakhstan

Women's Singles: Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva, Yaroslava Shvedova, Zarina Diyas

Latvia

Women's Singles: Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova
Women's Doubles: Jelena Ostapenko/Anastsija Sevastova

Mexico

Women's Doubles: Giuliana Olmos/Renata Zarazua

Netherlands

Women's Singles: Kiki Bertens
Women's Doubles: Kiki Bertens/Demi Schuurs

Stat note: The Olympics will be Bertens' final event of her career before retirement. 

Paraguay

Women's Singles: Veronica Cepede Royg (ITF)

Poland

Women's Singles: Iga Swiatek, Magda Linette
Women's Doubles: Magda Linette/Alicja Rosolska

Stat Note: Swiatek's father, Tomasz, competed in the men's quadruple sculls at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. 

Romania

Women's Singles: Mihaela Buzarnescu (ITF)
Women's Doubles: Monica Niculescu/Iona Raluca Olaru

Russia

Women's Singles: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Elena Vesnina
Women's Doubles: Veronika Kudermetova/Elena Vesnina

Serbia

Women's Singles: Nina Stojanovic (ITF), Ivana Jorovic (ITF)
Women's Doubles: Aleksandra Krunic/Nina Stojanovic

Spain

Women's Singles: Garbiñe Muguruza, Paula Badosa, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Carla Suárez Navarro
Women's Doubles: Garbiñe Muguruza/Carla Suárez Navarro, Paula Badosa/Sara Sorribes Tormo

Sweden

Women's Singles: Rebecca Peterson

Switzerland

Women's Singles: Belinda Bencic, Viktorija Golubic
Women's Doubles: Belinda Bencic/Viktorija Golubic

Tunisia

Women's Singles: Ons Jabeur

Ukraine

Women's Singles: Elina Svitolina, Dayana Yastremska
Women's Doubles: Elina Svitolina/Dayana Yastremska, Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok

USA

Women's Singles: Jennifer Brady, Jessica Pegula, Alison Riske
Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Jessica Pegula