TORONTO — Milos Raonic will headline Canada's four-athlete tennis team at the Summer Olympics in Rio this August.

The world No. 7 from Thornhill, Ont., will compete in the men's singles competition along with No. 44 Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver. Based on their combined ranking, they have also qualified to team up for the doubles event.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., the world No. 48, qualified for the women's singles competition.

Canada was awarded an additional doubles entry by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday, granting a final qualification place to Bouchard and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa.

"We are extremely proud to be sending this team to compete in Rio as it is the strongest we've ever had," Tennis Canada president and CEO Kelly Murumets said in a release. "We expect tennis to be one of the marquee events at the Olympic Games and this stellar player field certainly reflects that.

"We know that these athletes will represent our country with pride and passion as part of Team Canada and we are so looking forward to seeing them give their all on the court."

Raonic reached his second career Grand Slam semifinal last January at the Australian Open after winning his eighth career ATP title in Brisbane. Pospisil, meanwhile, has emerged as a strong doubles player on the ATP World Tour, winning in Rotterdam and reaching two Masters 1000 finals this year with American partner Jack Sock.

This will be the second Olympic Games for both Pospisil and Raonic after appearances in London in 2012, and the first for Bouchard and Dabrowski.

The Olympic Tennis Centre will be the host venue for the Aug. 6-14 competition in Rio. The entry list for mixed doubles will be determined during the week of the event.

Canada hasn't reached the Olympic tennis podium since Daniel Nestor and Sebastien Lareau teamed up to win men's doubles gold at the 2000 Sydney Games. Nestor currently holds the No. 12 position in the world doubles rankings but he did not reach the Olympic qualification standard for Rio.