List of Olympic medalists in tennis
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 1984, 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.
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Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are the all-time record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won a record four gold medals. Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals.
Only on three occasions has a player won back-to-back titles in the same event across two Olympic Games: Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández in women’s doubles in 1992 and 1996, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in women's doubles in 2008 and 2012, and Andy Murray in the men's singles in 2012 and 2016.
Current program
Singles (men)
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Singles (women)
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Doubles (men)
Doubles (women)
Doubles (mixed)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
 Charlotte Cooperand Reginald Doherty (GBR) |
 Hélène Prévost (FRA) Harold Mahony (GBR) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marion Jones (USA) Laurence Doherty (GBR) |
 Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (BOH) Archibald Warden (GBR) | |||
| 1904–1908 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1912 Stockholm |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dorothea Köringand Heinrich Schomburgk (GER) |
 Sigrid Fickand Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet (FRA) |
| 1920 Antwerp |
Suzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis (FRA) |
Kitty McKane and Maxwell Woosnam (GBR) |
 Milada Skrbkováand Ladislav Žemla (TCH) |
| 1924 Paris |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hazel Wightmanand Norris Williams (USA) |
Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards (USA) |
 Kornelia Boumanand Hendrik Timmer (NED) |
| 1928–2008 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 2012 London |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Victoria Azarenkaand Max Mirnyi (BLR) |
Laura Robson and Andy Murray (GBR) |
 Lisa Raymondand Mike Bryan (USA) |
| 2016 Rio |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock (USA) |
Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram (USA) |
Lucie Hradecká and Radek Štěpánek (CZE) |
| 2020 Tokyo |
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Discontinued events
Indoor singles (men)
Indoor singles (women)
Indoor doubles (men)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Herbert Barrett and Arthur Gore (GBR) |
George Caridia and George Simond (GBR) |
Wollmar Boström and Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
| 1912 Stockholm |
Maurice Germot and André Gobert (FRA) |
Carl Kempe and Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
Alfred Beamish and Charles Dixon (GBR) |
Indoor doubles (mixed)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Edith Hannam and Charles Dixon (GBR) |
Helen Aitchison and Herbert Barrett (GBR) |
Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
Athlete medal leaders
Men
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reginald Doherty | Great Britain (GBR) |
1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Vincent Richards | United States (USA) |
1924 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Andy Murray | Great Britain |
2008–2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Laurence Doherty | Great Britain (GBR) |
1900 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Charles Winslow | South Africa (RSA) |
1912–1920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Nicolás Massú |  Chile (CHI) |
2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal |  Spain |
2004–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Charles Dixon | Great Britain (GBR) |
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Max Décugis | France (FRA) |
1900–1920 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Fernando González | Chile (CHI) |
2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Players currently active in Bold.
Women
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus Williams | United States (USA) |
2000–2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Great Britain (GBR) |
1920–1924 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | United States (USA) |
2000–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain (ESP) |
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Players currently active in Bold.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 21 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 |  Australasia (ANZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 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 | |
| Totals (37 nations) | 66 | 67 | 82 | 215 | |
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
