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. 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.
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[edit] 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 | Years |
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| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | |||||||||||
| Men's singles (indoor) | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Men's doubles (indoor) | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Women's singles (indoor) | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | • | • | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 |
[edit] 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 | Years |
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 Greece |
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 Netherlands |
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 South Africa |
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 Sweden |
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 United States |
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| Nations | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players | 13 | 26 | 36 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Medal tables
[edit] All years
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
16 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
15 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | France (FRA) |
5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Chile (CHI) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Mixed team (ZZX) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Russia (RUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 China (CHN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India (IND) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Australasia (ANZ) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bohemia (BOH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] 1988-2004
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) |
9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India (IND) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] 1896-1924
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
[edit] Multiple gold medal winners
- Three
- Reginald Doherty (plus 1 bronze)
- Two
- Hugh Doherty (plus 1 bronze)
- Mary Joe Fernandez (plus 1 bronze)
- Suzanne Lenglen (plus 1 bronze)
- Charles Winslow (plus 1 bronze)
- John Boland
- Charlotte Cooper
- Gigi Fernandez
- Nicolás Massú
- Hazel Wightman
- Venus Williams
- Helen Wills
[edit] See also
| Sports at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Summer sports |
Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Winter sports |
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
| Past sports |
Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports |
| Tennis at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928-1964 • 1968 (demonstration) • 1972-1980 • 1984 (demonstration) • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in tennis |
