Summary
Tennis was first contested as a Summer Olympic sport in the 1896 Olympic Games, held in Athens. In the inaugural Olympic Games, only two tournaments were played: men's singles and men's doubles. Women were allowed to start to compete in singles and mixed doubles tennis events at the Olympic Games in 1900. Between 1928 and 1984, tennis was not included in the official Olympic program. Demonstration tennis events were, however, held twice, first in 1968 and later 1984. It was reinstated as a medal sport in 1988.
Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are the record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won a record four gold medals. Reginald Doherty is the record holder for most medals in men's tennis. Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals.
Only on three occasions has a player won back-to-back gold medals in the same event across two Olympic Games: Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández in women’s doubles in 1992 and 1996, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in women's doubles in 2008 and 2012, and Andy Murray in the men's singles in 2012 and 2016.
Singles edit
Men's singles edit
Women's singles edit
Doubles edit
Men's doubles edit
Women's doubles edit
Mixed doubles edit
Discontinued events edit
Singles (discontinued) edit
Men's indoor singles edit
Women's indoor singles edit
Doubles (discontinued) edit
Men's indoor doubles edit
Indoor mixed doubles edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Edith Hannam Charles Dixon  Great Britain
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Helen Aitchison Herbert Barrett Great Britain
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Sigrid Fick Gunnar Setterwall  Sweden
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Athlete medal leaders edit
Players currently active in bold.
Men leaders edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reginald Doherty |  Great Britain
|
1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Vincent Richards |  United States
|
1924 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Murray | Great Britain
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2008–2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Laurence Doherty | Great Britain
|
1900 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Charles Winslow |  South Africa
|
1912–1920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Nicolás Massú |  Chile
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2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafael Nadal |  Spain
|
2004–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Charles Dixon | Great Britain
|
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Max Décugis |  France
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1900–1920 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fernando González | Chile
|
2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Men's singles leaders edit
Women leaders edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus Williams | United States
|
2000–2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Serena Williams | United States
|
2000–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Great Britain
|
1920–1924 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Belinda Bencic |  Switzerland
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2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain
|
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Lucie Hradecká |  Czech Republic
|
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Women's singles leaders edit
| # | Silver medals |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Hélène Prévost
|
| Dora Boothby
| |
 Dorothea Köring
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| Dorothy Holman
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| Julie Vlasto
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 Gabriela Sabatini
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 Steffi Graf
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 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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 Elena Dementieva
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| Amélie Mauresmo
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| Dinara Safina
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| Maria Sharapova
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| Angelique Kerber
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 Markéta Vondroušová
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| # | Bronze medals |
|---|---|
| 2 | Kitty McKane
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| 1 |  Marion Jones Hedwiga Rosenbaumová
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| Ruth Winch
| |
 Molla Bjurstedt
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Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva
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| Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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| Jana Novotná
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| Monica Seles
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 Alicia Molik
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| Vera Zvonareva
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| Victoria Azarenka
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| Petra Kvitová
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 Elina Svitolina
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 21 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 |  Australasia (ANZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (38 entries) | 68 | 69 | 84 | 221 | |
See also edit
- Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee
- Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics#Medalists
Notes edit
^a The Olympic medal table is ranked first by the number of gold medals won and then by silver and bronze medals if there is a tie.
References edit
- "Results database". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- "Tennis: Men's singles". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- "Tennis: Men's doubles". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- "Tennis: Women's singles". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- "Tennis: Women's doubles". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
External links edit
- Olympic Tennis at Sports-Reference.com.
- Olympic Tennis at Olympedia.