| Date: | 17–24 August |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Category: | Grade A |
| Location: | Nanjing Sport Institute |
| Multi: | yes |
| Before Year: | 2010 |
| After Year: | 2018 |
Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 24 August at the Nanjing Sport Institute in Nanjing, China.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 4 competitors, 2 per each gender. As hosts, China is given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender should they not qualify normally, however they normally qualified two female athletes and chose not to use their male quota and a further 6 competitors, 3 per each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. Only four of those spots were used, the other two were reallocated to the World Junior rankings. The remaining 56 places shall be decided by the ATP rankings, WTA rankings and ITF World Junior rankings update on 9 June 2014. The first 12 spots per each gender will go to any eligible athlete ranked in the top 450 in the ATP rankings for boys and the top 200 in the WTA rankings for girls. Should any spots remain they will be reallocated to the top ranked athletes in the ITF World Junior rankings. The remaining 16 spots per each gender will be broken down into zones and given to the next best ranked athlete in the ITF World Junior rankings.[1] [2]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999. Furthermore, all qualified players will take place in the doubles and mixed doubles events.
| Event | Breakdown | Date | Total places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation[3] | - | - | 0 | ||
| ATP rankings | Top 450 | 9 June 2014 | 1 | ||
| ITF World Junior rankings | Top Athletes | 9 June 2014 | 13 | ||
| Africa | 9 June 2014 | 2 | |||
| Asia/Oceania | 9 June 2014 | 4 | |||
| Europe | 9 June 2014 | 5 | |||
| North/Central America & Caribbean | 9 June 2014 | 2 | |||
| South America | 9 June 2014 | 3 | |||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 |
| Event | Breakdown | Date | Total places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation[4] | - | - | 1 | ||
| WTA rankings | Top 200 | 9 June 2014 | 0 | ||
| ITF World Junior rankings | Top Athletes | 9 June 2014 | 14 | ||
| Africa | 9 June 2014 | 0 | |||
| Asia/Oceania | 9 June 2014 | 4 | |||
| Europe | 9 June 2014 | 6 | |||
| North/Central America & Caribbean | 9 June 2014 | 2 | |||
| South America | 9 June 2014 | 3 | |||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 |
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[5]
| Event date | Event day | Starting time | Event details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August | Sunday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: 1st round Girls' doubles: 1st round |
| 18 August | Monday | 15:00 | Girls' singles: 1st round Boys' doubles: 1st round |
| 19 August | Tuesday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: 2nd round Girls' doubles: quarterfinals Mixed doubles: 1st round |
| 20 August | Wednesday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: quarterfinals Girls' singles: 2nd round Boys' doubles: quarterfinals Girls' doubles: semifinals |
| 21 August | Thursday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: semifinals Girls' singles: quarterfinals Mixed doubles: 2nd round |
| 22 August | Friday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: bronze medal match Girls' singles: semifinals Boys' doubles: semifinals Girls' doubles: bronze medal match Mixed doubles: quarterfinals |
| 23 August | Saturday | 15:00 | Boys' singles: gold medal match Girls' singles: bronze medal match Boys' doubles: bronze medal match Girls' doubles: gold medal match Mixed doubles: semifinals |
| 24 August | Sunday | 15:00 | Girls' singles: gold medal match Boys' doubles: gold medal match Mixed doubles: bronze medal match Mixed doubles: gold medal match |
| Boys' singles | |||
| Boys' doubles | | | |
| Girls' singles | |||
| Girls' doubles | | | |
| Mixed doubles | | | |