Tennis at the Summer Olympics

Tennis at the Summer Olympics
Governing body ITF
Events 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1)
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 • 2012
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 12 Years
Men's singles • • • • • • • (d) (d) • • • • • • • 14
Men's singles (indoor) • • 2
Men's doubles • • • • • • • (d) • • • • • • • 14
Men's doubles (indoor) • • 2
Women's singles • • • • • (d) (d) • • • • • • • 12
Women's singles (indoor) • • 2
Women's doubles • • (d) • • • • • • • 9
Mixed doubles • • • • (d) • 5
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 5 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 – – – – – – 1 • • • • • • 7
Armenia – – – – – – • • • 3
Australasia – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1
Australia 1 – – – – 1 3 • • • • • • 8
Austria – – – 3 3 – 2 • • • • 7
Bahamas – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Belarus – – – – – – • • • • 4
Belgium – – – – – 16 • • • • • 5
Benin – – – – – – • 1
Bermuda – – – – – – • 1
Bohemia – 1 – 4 8 – – – – – – – – – – 3
Bolivia – – – – – – • 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina – – – – – – • 1
Brazil – – – – – – • 1 • • • • • • 8
Bulgaria – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Canada – – – 3 – – 2 • • • • • • 8
Chile – – – – – – • • • • 4
China – – – – – – 1 • • • • • • 7
Chinese Taipei – – – – – – 1 • • • • 5
Colombia – – – – – – • • 2
Costa Rica – – – – – – • 1
Côte d'Ivoire – – – – – – • 1
Croatia – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Cyprus – – – – – – • 1
Czech Republic – – – – – – • • • • 4
Czechoslovakia – – – – – 7 • • 3
Denmark – – – – 10 3 1 • • • • • 6
Dominican Republic – – – – – – • 1
Ecuador – – – – – – • • • 3
Estonia – – – – – – • • 2
Finland – – – – – – 1 • • 3
France 1 14 – 1 6 10 • • 4 • • • • • • 14
Germany 1 – 1 5 7 – • • • • • 9
Great Britain 2 6 – 22 11 8 • 3 • • • • • • 13
Greece 7 – – – – 1 1 • • • • • • 8
Haiti – – – – – – 1 • • • 4
Hong Kong – – – – – – 1 1
Hungary 1 – – 3 6 – • • • • • 8
India 1 – – – – – 1 • • • • • • 7
Indonesia – – – – – – 1 • • • • • 6
Ireland – – – – – – • • 2
Israel – – – – – – 1 • • • • 5
Italy – – – – – 4 • • 4 • • • • • • 9
Japan – – – – – 2 2 • • • • • • 8
Latvia – – – – – – • • 2
Luxembourg – – – – – – • • • 3
Madagascar – – – – – – • • • 3
Mexico – – – – – – • 1 • • • • 6
Morocco – – – – – – 1 • • • • 5
Netherlands – – – 2 1 – • 1 • • • • 8
New Zealand – – – – – – • • • 3
Nigeria – – – – – – 1 • • 3
Norway – – – – 7 3 • • • 3
Paraguay – – – – – – • • 2
Peru – – – – – – 3 • • 3
Philippines – – – – – – 1 1
Poland – – – – – – • • • • • 5
Portugal – – – – – – • • • 3
Puerto Rico – – – – – – 1 • • 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 • 2 • • • • • • 8
South Korea – – – – – – 1 • • • • • • 7
Sweden – – – 4 16 8 2 • • • • • • 9
Switzerland – – – – – 3 2 • • • • • • 7
Thailand – – – – – – • • • 3
Togo – – – – – – • 1
Tunisia – – – – – – • • 2
Ukraine – – – – – – • • • 2
Unified Team – – – – – – • 1
United States – 5 35 – 1 – • • 7 • • • • • • 12
Uruguay – – – – – – • 1
Uzbekistan – – – – – – • • • 3
Venezuela – – – – – – • • • • 4
West Germany – – – – – – • 4 • 3
Yugoslavia – – – – – – 2 • • • 4
Zimbabwe – – – – – – 1 • • • • • 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 Reginald Doherty 3 0 1 4
2 Venus Williams 3 0 0 3
3 Vincent Richards 2 1 0 3
4 Lawrence Doherty 2 0 1 3
Mary Joe Fernandez 2 0 1 3
Suzanne Lenglen 2 0 1 3
Charles Winslow 2 0 1 3
8 John Pius Boland 2 0 0 2
Charlotte Cooper 2 0 0 2
Gigi Fernández 2 0 0 2
André Gobert 2 0 0 2
Arthur Gore 2 0 0 2
Edith Hannam 2 0 0 2
Nicolás Massú 2 0 0 2
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 2 0 0 2
Serena Williams 2 0 0 2
Helen Wills Moody 2 0 0 2
Beals Wright 2 0 0 2
19 Kathleen McKane Godfree 1 2 2 5
20 Charles Dixon 1 1 2 4
21 Max Décugis 1 1 1 3
Fernando González 1 1 1 3
Steffi Graf 1 1 1 3
Josiah Ritchie 1 1 1 3
25 Herbert Barrett 1 1 0 2
Elena Dementieva 1 1 0 2
Harold Kitson 1 1 0 2
Dorothea Köring 1 1 0 2
Todd Woodbridge 1 1 0 2
Mark Woodforde 1 1 0 2
Max Woosnam 1 1 0 2
32 Marguerite Broquedis 1 0 1 2
Zina Garrison 1 0 1 2
Edgar Leonard 1 0 1 2
Miloslav Mečíř 1 0 1 2
36 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 2 2 4
Gunnar Setterwall 0 2 2 4
38 Harold Mahony 0 2 1 3
Conchita Martínez 0 2 1 3
Jana Novotná 0 2 1 3
41 George Caridia 0 2 0 2
Henri Cochet 0 2 0 2
Dorothy Holman 0 2 0 2
Dionysios Kasdaglis 0 2 0 2
Ichiya Kumagae 0 2 0 2
Robert LeRoy 0 2 0 2
Hélène Prévost 0 2 0 2
Virginia Ruano Pascual 0 2 0 2
Helena Suková 0 2 0 2
50 Alphonzo Bell 0 1 1 2
Sigrid Fick 0 1 1 2
52 Albert Canet 0 0 2 2
Stefan Edberg 0 0 2 2
Goran Ivanišević 0 0 2 2
Marion Jones 0 0 2 2
Arthur Norris 0 0 2 2
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová 0 0 2 2

See also

References

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Summer sports
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Past sports
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Tennis at the Summer Olympics
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928–1964 • 1968 (demonstration) • 1972–1980 • 1984 (demonstration) • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012