The 15-year-old, who will be his country’s first Olympian to have been born in the 2000s when he competes at the Games in the Brazilian city this summer, secured his spot with a 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 victory over compatriot Timothy Wang, who will play in the doubles tournament.

Jha took the second and final place in the men’s singles team for Rio 2016 after Yijun Feng had secured the first.

“It feels unbelievable to have qualified,” Jha, who turns 16 in June, said.

“I thought I had lost my match in the semi-finals, but was so relieved when I won.

“It was complete relief when I won today and that everything paid off.

“This tournament has been very stressful, but in the end, it's all worth it, as my dream has come true, and I am very excited about going to the Olympic Games."

Jiaqi Zheng sealed the final spot available in the US’ women’s team event at Rio 2016 as she overcame 42-year-old Chen Wang, who represented the nation at Beijing 2008, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-6.

“I am so excited and have been thinking about this since I got my citizenship in 2014,” said Zheng, who was born in China.

“I have never fought as hard as I did today as she has so much experience and doesn’t miss too many balls.”

They will be joined at Rio 2016 by Lily Zhang, who competed at London 2012, and compatriot Wu Yue, who had sealed the first of two potential berths at the Games by winning gold at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games in Markham.

Canada’s Zhang Mo, doubles bronze medallist at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, will also compete in Rio.

Her team-mate Eugene Wang also qualified as he emerged victorious from the opening men’s tournament, with the home favourite failing to drop a game throughout the duration of the competition.

The London 2012 Olympian earned a 11-6, 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 win over his fellow Canadian Pierre-Luc Theriault in the final to seal the Rio 2016 spot.