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List of Olympic medalists in tennis
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Main article: Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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Tennis was first contested as a Summer Olympic sport in the 1896 Olympic Games until 1924 (excluding 1916 due to World War I), before going on hiatus due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players. After two appearances as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984 (with a U-21 age limit), it was reinstated as a full medal sport in 1988.
Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are tied as the record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won a record four gold medals. Reginald Doherty is the record holder for most medals in men's tennis (three gold and one bronze). Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals.
Only on three occasions has a player defended their gold medal: 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.
Olympic medalists
Amateur Era
1896
Main article: Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1900
Main article: Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1904
Main article: Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics
1908
Main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Outdoor
Indoor
1912
Main article: Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Outdoor
Indoor
1920
Main article: Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1924
Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Open Era
1988
Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1992
Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1996
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
2000
Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2004
Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2008
Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2012
Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2016
Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2020
Main article: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2024
Main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Athlete medal leaders
Main article: Tennis at the Summer Olympics#Multiple medal winners (1896–present)
Players currently active in bold.
Men leaders
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | 1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | USA | 1924 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| GBR | 2008–2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | GBR | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| RSA | 1912–1920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 6 | CHI | 2000–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| ESP | 2004–2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | GBR | 1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | FRA | 1900–1920 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| CHI | 2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Men's singles leaders
| # | Gold medals |
|---|---|
| 2 | GBR Andy Murray |
| 1 | GBR John Boland |
| GBR Laurence Doherty | |
| USA Beals Wright | |
| GBR Josiah Ritchie | |
| USA Charles Winslow | |
| RSA Louis Raymond | |
| USA Vincent Richards | |
| TCH Miloslav Mečíř | |
| SUI Marc Rosset | |
| USA Andre Agassi | |
| RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
| CHI Nicolás Massú | |
| ESP Rafael Nadal | |
| GER Alexander Zverev | |
| SRB Novak Djokovic |
| # | Silver medals |
|---|---|
| 1 | GRE Dionysios Kasdaglis |
| GBR Harold Mahony | |
| USA Robert LeRoy | |
| GER Otto Froitzheim | |
| RSA Harold Kitson | |
| JAP Ichiya Kumagae | |
| FRA Henri Cochet | |
| USA Tim Mayotte | |
| ESP Jordi Arrese | |
| ESP Sergi Bruguera | |
| GER Tommy Haas | |
| USA Mardy Fish | |
| CHI Fernando Gonzalez | |
| SUI Roger Federer | |
| ARG Juan Martin Del Potro | |
| RUS Karen Khachanov | |
| ESP Carlos Alcaraz |
| # | Bronze medals |
|---|---|
| 1 | HUN Momčilo Tapavica |
| GRE Konstantinos Paspatis | |
| GBR Reginald Doherty | |
| GBR Arthur Norris | |
| USA Alphonzo Bell | |
| USA Edgar Leonard | |
| GBR Wilberforce Eaves | |
| GER Oscar Kreuzer | |
| RSA Charles Winslow | |
| ITA Umberto De Morpurgo | |
| SWE Stefan Edberg | |
| USA Brad Gilbert | |
| USSR Andrei Cherkasov | |
| CRO Goran Ivanišević | |
| IND Leander Paes | |
| FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale | |
| CHI Fernando González | |
| SRB Novak Djokovic | |
| ARG Juan Martin Del Potro | |
| JPN Kei Nishikori | |
| ESP Pablo Carreño Busta | |
| ITA Lorenzo Musetti |
Women leaders
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | USA | 2000–2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2 | USA | 2000–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 3 | USA | 1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3 | USA | 1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3 | **** | CZE | 2020–2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | GBR | 1920–1924 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 7 | FRG / GER | 1988-1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 8 | **** | SUI | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | {{sortname | Arantxa | Sánchez Vicario | Sanchez Vicario, Arantxa}} | ESP | 1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | ESP | 1992–2004 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | TCH / CZE | 1988–1996 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Women's singles leaders
| # | Gold medals |
|---|---|
| 1 | GBR Charlotte Cooper |
| GBR Dorothea Douglass | |
| FRA Marguerite Broquedis | |
| FRA Suzanne Lenglen | |
| USA Helen Wills | |
| GER Steffi Graf | |
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |
| USA Lindsay Davenport | |
| USA Venus Williams | |
| BEL Justine Henin | |
| RUS Elena Dementieva | |
| USA Serena Williams | |
| PUR Monica Puig | |
| SUI Belinda Bencic | |
| CHN Zheng Qinwen |
| # | Silver medals |
|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Hélène Prévost |
| GBR Dora Boothby | |
| GER Dorothea Köring | |
| GBR Dorothy Holman | |
| FRA Julie Vlasto | |
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |
| GER Steffi Graf | |
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| RUS Elena Dementieva | |
| FRA Amélie Mauresmo | |
| RUS Dinara Safina | |
| RUS Maria Sharapova | |
| GER Angelique Kerber | |
| CZE Markéta Vondroušová | |
| CRO Donna Vekić |
| # | Bronze medals |
|---|---|
| 2 | GBR Kitty McKane |
| 1 | USA Marion Jones |
| BOH Hedwiga Rosenbaumová | |
| GBR Ruth Winch | |
| NOR Molla Bjurstedt | |
| USA Zina Garrison | |
| BUL Manuela Maleeva | |
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| CZE Jana Novotná | |
| USA Monica Seles | |
| AUS Alicia Molik | |
| RUS Vera Zvonareva | |
| BLR Victoria Azarenka | |
| CZE Petra Kvitová | |
| UKR Elina Svitolina | |
| POL Iga Świątek |
Medal table
Notes
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
References
- Soltis, Greg. (July 27, 2012). "Olympic Events Through History". [[LiveScience]].
- Williams, Wythe. (July 27, 1928). "SOCCER AND TENNIS BARRED IN OLYMPICS". [[The New York Times]].
- "Olympic Tennis Event – History: Overview". [[International Tennis Federation]].
- (October 2, 1981). "2 More Olympic Games". [[The New York Times]].
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