U.S. Olympic Men’s Tennis Team

The five men of the U.S. Olympic tennis team are relative newcomers, with only the twin brothers who are the reigning world champion doubles team having played in another Olympic Games. The members of the team, according to the tennis portion of the TeamUSA Web site are:

James Blake (Tampa, Fla.) – Age: 28

Sam Querrey (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) – Age: 20

Robby Ginepri (Kennesaw, Ga.) – Age: 25

Bob Bryan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) – Age: 30

Mike Bryan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) – Age: 30

U.S. men’s tennis coach Rodney Harmon will lead singles players Blake, Querry and Ginepri, as well as the two doubles teams of the Bryan brothers (pictured) and Blake and Querrey.

Blake could become the first African-American man to win an Olympic tennis medal. He is currently ranked No. 2 in America. This is Querrey’s second season as a pro. The Bryan brothers reached the quarterfinals in doubles in 2004. The twins have won the career Grand Slam in doubles.

The United States has won 15 Olympic medals in men’s and women’s tennis since it returned as a full medal sport in 1988 – more than any other nation. Andre Agassi was the last American man to win Olympic gold in men’s singles in 1996 in Atlanta. Ken Flach and Robert Seguso are the last American team to win Olympic gold in men’s doubles in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

For more information on the U.S. men’s tennis team, go to their website. If you want to see all U.S. Olympic qualifiers in every sport for the Beijing games starting in August, start your search on this official U.S. Olympics page. To learn more of the history of tennis in the Olympics, look at the Olympic games site, or the Beijing games site.