Tennis at the Summer Olympics

Tennis at the Summer Olympics
Tennis
Governing body ITF
Events 4 (men: 2; women: 2)
Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000
2004 • 2008
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Tennis (lawn tennis) was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics. After two appearances as a demonstration sport, it returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics and has been played at every edition of the Games since then.

In 1896, 1900, 1904, 1988, and 1992, semifinal losers shared bronze medals. In all other years, a playoff match for the bronze medal was staged.

Starting from the 2004 Athens Olympics, results from the Olympics count towards both the ATP and WTA world rankings.

Contents

Events

(d) = demonstration event

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Men's singles • • • • • • • (d) (d) • • • • • • 13
Men's singles (indoor) • • 2
Men's doubles • • • • • • • (d) • • • • • • 13
Men's doubles (indoor) • • 2
Women's singles • • • • • (d) (d) • • • • • • 11
Women's singles (indoor) • • 2
Women's doubles • • (d) • • • • • • 8
Mixed doubles • • • • (d) 4
Mixed doubles (indoor) • 1
Total Events 2 4 2 6 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 9

Participating nations

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Algeria – – – – – – • • 2
Argentina – – – – – – • • • • • • • 7
Armenia – – – – – – • • • 3
Australasia – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1
Australia 1 – – – – 1 • • • • • • • 8
Austria – – – 3 3 – • • • • • 7
Bahamas – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Belarus – – – – – – • • • • 4
Belgium – – – – – 16 • • • • • 5
Benin – – – – – – • 1
Bermuda – – – – – – • 1
Bohemia – 1 – 4 8 – – – – – – – – – – 3
Bolivia – – – – – – • 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina – – – – – – • 1
Brazil – – – – – – • • • • • • • • 8
Bulgaria – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Canada – – – 3 – – • • • • • • • 8
Chile – – – – – – • • • • 4
China – – – – – – • • • • • • • 7
Chinese Taipei – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Colombia – – – – – – • • 2
Costa Rica – – – – – – • 1
Côte d'Ivoire – – – – – – • 1
Croatia – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Cyprus – – – – – – • 1
Czech Republic – – – – – – • • • • 4
Czechoslovakia – – – – – 7 • • 3
Denmark – – – – 10 3 • • • • • • 6
Dominican Republic – – – – – – • 1
Ecuador – – – – – – • • • 3
Estonia – – – – – – • • 2
Finland – – – – – – • • • 3
France 1 14 – 1 6 10 • • • • • • • • • 14
Germany 1 – 1 5 7 – • • • • • 9
Great Britain 2 6 – 22 11 8 • • • • • • • • 13
Greece 7 – – – – 1 • • • • • • • 8
Haiti – – – – – – • • • • 4
Hong Kong – – – – – – • 1
Hungary 1 – – 3 6 – • • • • • 8
India 1 – – – – – • • • • • • • 7
Indonesia – – – – – – • • • • • • 6
Ireland – – – – – – • • 2
Israel – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Italy – – – – – 4 • • • • • • • • • 9
Japan – – – – – 2 • • • • • • • 8
Latvia – – – – – – • • 2
Luxembourg – – – – – – • • • 3
Madagascar – – – – – – • • • 3
Mexico – – – – – – • • • • • • 6
Morocco – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Netherlands – – – 2 1 – • • • • • • 8
New Zealand – – – – – – • • • 3
Nigeria – – – – – – • • • 3
Norway – – – – 7 3 • • • 3
Paraguay – – – – – – • • 2
Peru – – – – – – • • • 3
Philippines – – – – – – • 1
Poland – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Portugal – – – – – – • • • 3
Puerto Rico – – – – – – • • • 3
Romania – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Russia – – – – 2 – • • • • 5
Serbia and Montenegro – – – – – – • 1
Serbia – – – – – – • 1
Slovakia – – – – – – • • • • 4
Slovenia – – – – – – • • 2
South Africa – – – 3 3 5 • • • • 7
Soviet Union – – – – – – • • 2
Spain – – – – – 4 • • • • • • • • 8
South Korea – – – – – – • • • • • • • 7
Sweden – – – 4 16 8 • • • • • • • 9
Switzerland – – – – – 3 • • • • • • • 7
Thailand – – – – – – • • • 3
Togo – – – – – – • 1
Tunisia – – – – – – • • 2
Ukraine – – – – – – • • • 2
Unified Team – – – – – – • 1
United States – 5 35 – 1 – • • • • • • • • • 12
Uruguay – – – – – – • 1
Uzbekistan – – – – – – • • • 3
Venezuela – – – – – – • • • • 4
West Germany – – – – – – • • • 3
Yugoslavia – – – – – – • • • • 4
Zimbabwe – – – – – – • • • • • • 6
Nations 6 4 2 10 14 14 34 51 51 48
Players 13 26 36 50 82 75 64
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 68 84 88 92 96 00 04 08

Medal tables

All years (1896-1924, 1988-2008)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 17 6 11 34
2  Great Britain (GBR) 16 14 14 44
3  France (FRA) 5 7 7 19
4  Germany (GER) 3 5 2 10
5  South Africa (RSA) 3 2 1 6
6  Russia (RUS) 2 2 1 5
7  Chile (CHI) 2 1 1 4
8  Switzerland (SUI) 2 0 0 2
9  Spain (ESP) 1 7 3 11
10  Australia (AUS) 1 1 3 5
11  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 2 4
12  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 1 2
 China (CHN) 1 0 1 2
 West Germany (FRG) 1 0 1 2
15  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
16  Sweden (SWE) 0 3 5 8
17  Japan (JPN) 0 2 0 2
18  Argentina (ARG) 0 1 2 3
19  Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 1 2
 Greece (GRE) 0 1 1 2
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 1 2
22  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
 Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
24  Croatia (CRO) 0 0 3 3
25  Bohemia (BOH) 0 0 2 2
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 0 2 2
27  Australasia (ANZ) 0 0 1 1
 Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1
 Great Britain (GBR) &
 Australia (AUS)		 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

1988-2008

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 10 2 5 17
2  Russia (RUS) 2 2 1 5
3  Chile (CHI) 2 1 1 4
4  Switzerland (SUI) 2 0 0 2
5  Spain (ESP) 1 7 3 11
6  Germany (GER) 1 3 1 5
7  Australia (AUS) 1 1 3 5
8  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 1 3
9  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 1 2
 China (CHN) 1 0 1 2
 West Germany (FRG) 1 0 1 2
12  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
13  Argentina (ARG) 0 1 2 3
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 2 3
15  Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 1 2
 France (FRA) 0 1 1 2
17  Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0 1
 Netherlands (NED) 0 1 0 1
 South Africa (RSA) 0 1 0 1
20  Croatia (CRO) 0 0 3 3
21  Unified Team (EUN) 0 0 2 2
22  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1
 India (IND) 0 0 1 1
 Serbia (SRB) 0 0 1 1

1896-1924

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Great Britain (GBR) 15 12 12 39
2  United States (USA) 7 3 5 15
3  France (FRA) 5 4 6 15
4  South Africa (RSA) 3 1 1 5
5  Mixed team (ZZX) 1 3 3 7
6  Germany (GER) 1 2 1 4
7  Sweden (SWE) 0 2 3 5
8  Japan (JPN) 0 2 0 2
9  Greece (GRE) 0 1 1 2
10  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
 Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
12  Australasia (ANZ) 0 0 1 1
 Bohemia (BOH) 0 0 1 1
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 0 1 1
 Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands (NED) 0 0 1 1
 Norway (NOR) 0 0 1 1

Multiple medal winners (1896-2008)

Rank Name Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 3 0 1 4
2 United States Venus Williams 3 0 0 3
3 United States Vincent Richards 2 1 0 3
4 United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty 2 0 1 3
United States Mary Joe Fernandez 2 0 1 3
France Suzanne Lenglen 2 0 1 3
South Africa Charles Winslow 2 0 1 3
8 United Kingdom John Pius Boland 2 0 0 2
United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper 2 0 0 2
United States Gigi Fernández 2 0 0 2
France André Gobert 2 0 0 2
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 2 0 0 2
United Kingdom Edith Hannam 2 0 0 2
Chile Nicolás Massú 2 0 0 2
United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 2 0 0 2
United States Serena Williams 2 0 0 2
United States Helen Wills Moody 2 0 0 2
United States Beals Wright 2 0 0 2
19 United Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree 1 2 2 5
20 United Kingdom Charles Dixon 1 1 2 4
21 France Max Décugis 1 1 1 3
Chile Fernando González 1 1 1 3
Germany Steffi Graf 1 1 1 3
United Kingdom Josiah Ritchie 1 1 1 3
25 United Kingdom Herbert Barrett 1 1 0 2
Russia Elena Dementieva 1 1 0 2
South Africa Harold Kitson 1 1 0 2
German Empire Dorothea Köring 1 1 0 2
Australia Todd Woodbridge 1 1 0 2
Australia Mark Woodforde 1 1 0 2
United Kingdom Max Woosnam 1 1 0 2
32 France Marguerite Broquedis 1 0 1 2
United States Zina Garrison 1 0 1 2
United States Edgar Leonard 1 0 1 2
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 1 0 1 2
36 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 2 2 4
Sweden Gunnar Setterwall 0 2 2 4
38 United Kingdom Harold Mahony 0 2 1 3
Spain Conchita Martínez 0 2 1 3
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 0 2 1 3
41 United Kingdom George Caridia 0 2 0 2
France Henri Cochet 0 2 0 2
United Kingdom Dorothy Holman 0 2 0 2
Greece Dionysios Kasdaglis 0 2 0 2
Japan Ichiya Kumagae 0 2 0 2
United States Robert LeRoy 0 2 0 2
France Hélène Prévost 0 2 0 2
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 0 2 0 2
Czech Republic Helena Suková 0 2 0 2
50 United States Alphonzo Bell 0 1 1 2
Sweden Sigrid Fick 0 1 1 2
52 France Albert Canet 0 0 2 2
Sweden Stefan Edberg 0 0 2 2
Croatia Goran Ivanišević 0 0 2 2
United States Marion Jones 0 0 2 2
United Kingdom Arthur Norris 0 0 2 2
Bohemia Hedwiga Rosenbaumová 0 0 2 2

See also

Sports at the Olympic Games
Summer sports
Archery · Athletics · Badminton · Basketball · Boxing · Canoeing · Cycling · Diving · Equestrian · Field hockey · Fencing · Football · Gymnastics · Handball · Judo · Modern pentathlon · Rowing · Sailing · Shooting · Swimming · Synchronized swimming · Table tennis · Taekwondo · Tennis · Triathlon · Volleyball · Water polo · Weightlifting · Wrestling
Winter sports
Alpine skiing · Biathlon · Bobsleigh · Cross-country skiing · Curling · Figure skating · Freestyle skiing · Ice hockey · Luge · Nordic combined · Short track speed skating · Skeleton · Ski jumping · Snowboarding · Speed skating
Past sports
Baseball · Basque pelota · Cricket · Croquet · Jeu de paume · Lacrosse · Polo · Rackets · Roque · Softball · Tug of war · Water motorsports
Future sports
Golf · Rugby union
Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928–1964 • 1968 (demonstration) • 1972–1980 • 1984 (demonstration) • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
List of medalists