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.

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

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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

• List of Olympic venues in tennis
• Tennis at the Pan American Games