Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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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 due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over allowing amateur players to compete.[1][2] After two appearances as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984,[3] it returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics and has been played at every edition of the Games since then.[4]
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 in singles for that calendar year. While the ranking points distribution do not equate to those of the points handed out at the Grand Slam tournaments, the Olympic tournaments have increased in perceived importance since their reintroduction, with many players, critics and sports pundits consider winning the gold at the Olympics, just as prestigious as, or more prestigious than, winning a Grand Slam title,[5][6] and the records of leading players often includes reference to Olympic gold medals when discussing records in Grand Slams.[7] A player who wins an Olympic gold medal and all four Grand Slam events is said to have won a Golden Slam.
Surface
The playing surface of the court varies between Olympic Games. It has been on hard court for every game since 1984 except for the 1992 Olympics (which was on a clay court) and the 2012 Olympics (which was played on a grass court). The changing playing surface gives certain players different advantages and disadvantages not seen in most other Olympic sports.
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 |
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| Men's singles |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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(d) |
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(d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| Men's singles (indoor) |
| | | • | • | | |
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| | | | | | | | 2 |
| Men's doubles |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • |
(d) |
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| Men's doubles (indoor) |
| | | • | • | | |
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| | | | | | | | 2 |
| Women's singles |
| • | | • | • | • | • |
(d) |
(d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Women's singles (indoor) |
| | | • | • | | |
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| | | | | | | | 2 |
| Women's doubles |
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(d) |
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| Mixed doubles |
| • | | | • | • | • |
(d) |
| | | | | | | • | 5 |
| Mixed doubles (indoor) |
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| 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 | 61 |
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 | 12 | Years |
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 Algeria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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– |
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
 Argentina |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
– |
1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
 Armenia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
 Australasia |
– | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Australia |
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
– |
3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
 Austria |
– | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
– |
2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
 Bahamas |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 5 |
 Belarus |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
.svg.png) Belgium |
– | – | – | – | – | 16 | 8 |
– |
– | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 Benin |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
 Bermuda |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Bohemia |
– | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
.svg.png) Bolivia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Brazil |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Bulgaria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Canada |
– | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
– |
2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
 Chile |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
– |
– | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 |
 China |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Colombia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 |
.svg.png) Costa Rica |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
 Ivory Coast |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Croatia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Cyprus |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
 Czechoslovakia |
– | – | – | – | – | 7 | 5 |
– |
– | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Denmark |
– | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | 5 |
2 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 |
 Dominican Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Ecuador |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 |
– | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
 El Salvador |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Estonia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
 Finland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
– |
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 France |
1 | 14 | – | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
2 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
 Georgia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
 Germany |
1 | – | 1 | 5 | 7 | – | – |
– |
– | – | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
 Great Britain |
2 | 6 | – | 22 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
– |
3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
 Greece |
7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
– |
2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 10 |
 Haiti |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
 Hong Kong |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Hungary |
1 | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 |
– |
– | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
 India |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
– |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
 Indonesia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 |
 Ireland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
– |
– | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Israel |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
 Italy |
– | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 |
3 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
 Japan |
– | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 |
2 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
 Latvia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
 Liechtenstein |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
 Luxembourg |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
– |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 |
 Madagascar |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
 Mexico |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
6 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 |
 Morocco |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 |
 Netherlands |
– | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
– |
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 9 |
 New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Nigeria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Norway |
– | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 4 |
– |
– | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
 Paraguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
 Peru |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
 Philippines |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Poland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
 Portugal |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
– |
– | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
 Puerto Rico |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3 |
1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
 Romania |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
– |
– | – | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 Russia |
– | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Serbia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 2 |
 Slovakia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Slovenia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 |
 South Africa |
– | – | – | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
– |
– | – | 6 | 6 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 8 |
 Soviet Union |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 |
– | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 South Korea |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 7 |
 Spain |
– | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 |
3 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
 Sweden |
– | – | – | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
1 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
 Switzerland |
– | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 |
– |
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
 Thailand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
 Togo |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Tunisia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ukraine |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
 Unified Team |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 United States |
– | 5 | 35 | – | 1 | – | 9 |
6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
 Uruguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Uzbekistan |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Venezuela |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
– | – | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
| West Germany |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 |
3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Yugoslavia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
– |
2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Zimbabwe |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 |
| Nations | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
15 |
34 | 38 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 44 | |
| Players | 13 | 26 | 36 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 124 |
45 |
64 | 129 | 177 | 176 | 182 | 170 | 169 | 184 | |
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
68 |
84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | |
Medal tables
All years (1896–1924, 1988–2012)
1988–2012
1896–1924
Multiple medal winners (1896–2012)
Points distribution
The Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women's Tennis Association tours award ranking points, for singles players only, who compete at the Summer Olympics.[8][9] Those points will only apply during that corresponding calendar year.
| Stage |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
Fourth Place |
Quarterfinals |
Round of 16 |
Round of 32 |
Round of 64 |
| Men's singles |
750 |
450 |
340 |
270 |
135 |
70 |
35 |
5 |
| Women's singles |
685 |
470 |
340 |
260 |
175 |
95 |
55 |
1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Soltis, Greg (July 27, 2012). "Olympic Events Through History". LiveScience. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Williams, Wythe (July 27, 1928). "SOCCER AND TENNIS BARRED IN OLYMPICS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Olympic Tennis Event - History: Overview". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "2 More Olympic Games". The New York Times. October 2, 1981. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Olympics or Slams - What's More Important For Tennis Players?". Let, Second Serve. July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Paul Fein (September 20, 2012). "How Important Is an Olympic Gold Medal in Tennis?". World Tennis Magazine. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ Mark Hodgkinson (June 29, 2012). "Olympic gold means more to Graf than Grand Slam wins". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ "ITF and ATP announce Olympic agreement". itftennis.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ranking Points". itftennis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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