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 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 (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 player to have won two singles gold medals. Eight Americans and seven British players have earned two or more gold medals, while a further four athletes from other countries have achieved the feat.
Current program
Singles (men)
Singles (women)
Doubles (men)
Doubles (women)
Doubles (mixed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Charlotte Cooper and Reginald Doherty (GBR) |
Hélène Prévost (FRA) and Harold Mahony (GBR) |
Marion Jones (USA) and Laurence Doherty (GBR) |
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (BOH) and Archibald Warden (GBR) | |||
1904–1908 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1912 Stockholm |
Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk (GER) |
Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall (SWE) |
Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet (FRA) |
1920 Antwerp |
Suzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis (FRA) |
Kitty McKane and Maxwell Woosnam (GBR) |
Milada Skrbková and Ladislav Žemla (TCH) |
1924 Paris |
Hazel Wightman and Norris Williams (USA) |
Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards (USA) |
Kornelia Bouman and Hendrik Timmer (NED) |
1928–2008 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
2012 London |
Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi (BLR) |
Laura Robson and Andy Murray (GBR) |
Lisa Raymond and 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 |
Discontinued events
Indoor singles (men)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London |
Arthur Gore (GBR) | George Caridia (GBR) | Josiah Ritchie (GBR) |
1912 Stockholm |
André Gobert (FRA) | Charles Dixon (GBR) | Tony Wilding (ANZ) |
Indoor singles (women)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London |
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (GBR) | Alice Greene (GBR) | Märtha Adlerstråhle (SWE) |
1912 Stockholm |
Edith Hannam (GBR) | Sofie Castenschiold (DEN) | Mabel Parton (GBR) |
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 | Vereinigte Staaten (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 | Südafrika (RSA) | 1912–1920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Charles Dixon | Great Britain (GBR) | 1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Max Décugis | Frankreich (FRA) | 1900–1920 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Fernando González | Chile (CHI) | 2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Mike Bryan | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 2008–2016 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Players currently active in Bold.
Women
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Venus Williams | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 2000–2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Great Britain (GBR) | 1920–1924 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Serena Williams | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 2000–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spanien (ESP) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Players currently active in Bold.
Medal table
1 | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 21 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
3 | Frankreich (FRA) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
4 | Russland (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
5 | Südafrika (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Spanien (ESP) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Deutschland (GER) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
8 | Schweiz (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
11 | Australien (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Weißrussland (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Belgien (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | Kanada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Schweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
20 | Tschechische Republik (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
21 | Argentinien (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
22 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
23 | Griechenland (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Niederlande (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
25 | Österreich (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dänemark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Rumänien (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
28 | Kroatien (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 | |
Bulgarien (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ungarn (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Indien (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italien (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norwegen (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbien (SRB) | 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
- Allgemein
- "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