List of Olympic medalists in tennis
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Andy Murray (left) and Serena Williams won the men's and women's singles titles respectively at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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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 1988, 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 is the all-time record holder for the most Olympic medals in tennis, with one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes. Six players have earned four medals including Serena Williams and Venus Williams who sit on top of the overall medal table with four gold medals. Eight Americans have earned two or more gold medals, while a further ten athletes from other countries have achieved the feat, including six from Great Britain and two from France.
Current program
Singles (men)
Singles (women)
Doubles (men)
Doubles (women)
Doubles (mixed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
Charlotte Cooper and Reginald Doherty ![]() |
Hélène Prévost![]() Harold Mahony ![]() |
Marion Jones![]() Laurence Doherty ![]() |
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová![]() Archibald Warden ![]() | |||
1904–1908 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1912 Stockholm |
Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk ![]() |
Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall ![]() |
Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet ![]() |
1920 Antwerp |
Suzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis ![]() |
Kathleen McKane and Maxwell Woosnam ![]() |
Milada Skrbková and Ladislav Žemla ![]() |
1924 Paris |
Hazel Wightman and Norris Williams ![]() |
Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards ![]() |
Kornelia Bouman and Hendrik Timmer ![]() |
1928–2008 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
2012 London |
Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi ![]() |
Laura Robson and Andy Murray ![]() |
Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan ![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Discontinued events
Indoor singles (men)
Indoor singles (women)
Indoor doubles (men)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
Herbert Barrett and Arthur Gore ![]() |
George Caridia and George Simond ![]() |
Wollmar Boström and Gunnar Setterwall ![]() |
1912 Stockholm |
Maurice Germot and André Gobert ![]() |
Carl Kempe and Gunnar Setterwall ![]() |
Alfred Beamish and Charles Dixon ![]() |
Indoor doubles (mixed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Edith Hannam and Charles Dixon ![]() |
Helen Aitchison and Herbert Barrett ![]() |
Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall ![]() |
Athlete medal leaders
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | McKane Godfree, KathleenKathleen McKane Godfree | ![]() |
1920–1924 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Williams, SerenaSerena Williams | ![]() |
2000–2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Williams, VenusVenus Williams | ![]() |
2000–2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty | ![]() |
1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Dixon, CharlesCharles Dixon | ![]() |
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Sanchez Vicario, ArantxaArantxa Sánchez Vicario | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Setterwall, GunnarGunnar Setterwall | ![]() |
1908–1912 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
There are 13 other players with three medals and 39 with two.
Medal Table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Totala |
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1 | ![]() | 20 | 5 | 11 | 36 |
2 | ![]() | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
- Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee
Notes
^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
- General
- "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.
- Specific
External links
- Olympic Tennis at Sports-Reference.com
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