Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon from 28 July to 4 August 2012, and was the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was re-introduced to the Games. Elena Dementieva was the reigning champion having won gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She retired from the sport in 2010 and thus did not defend her title. The first round provided some surprising results, with Li Na and Samantha Stosur both eliminated
2008 Dutch Open (tennis) 2008 Dutch Open (tennis) The 2008 Dutch Open (also known as the "Priority Telecom Open" for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 51st and last edition of the Dutch Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Sportlokaal de Bokkeduinen in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from 14 July through 20 July 2008. The singles field was led by 's-Hertogenbosch runner-up Marc Gicquel, Acapulco semifinalist and Buenos Aires finalist José Acasuso, and Memphis winner and Amersfoort defending champion Steve Darcis. Other seeded players were Houston