Canada entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Milos Raonic (world no. 9), Vasek Pospisil (world no. 46), and Eugenie Bouchard (world no. 48) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Bouchard's doubles partner Gabriela Dabrowski was added to the team on June 30, 2016. On July 15, 2016, Raonic withdrew from the games, citing the Zika virus. Daniel Nestor was chosen to replace him in the men's doubles event.