TAKING PART

There will be 86 men and 86 women competing in men's and women's singles and doubles. In singles, the 20 players at the top of the world rankings qualify automatically. Although three players per nation can enter singles, only two per nation are allowed to be chosen from the top 20 world rankings. Continents then choose 40 other players, 11 each from Asia and Europe, six each from Africa and Latin America and three each from North America and Oceania. At least three more players qualify at a tournament hosted specifically for that purpose, while Australia, as host, gets one place in each event. The continents then also choose 22 more players for the doubles tournament, six each from Europe and Asia, three each from Africa and Latin America and two each from North America and Oceania. Again, the two (in this case pairs) per nation rule applies.