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 player (male or female) 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
1900
1904
1908
Outdoor
Indoor
1912
Outdoor
Indoor
1920
1924
Open Era 1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Athlete medal leaders
Players currently active in bold. Men leaders Rank Athlete Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 1900–1908 3 0 1 4 2 1924 2 1 0 3 2008–2024 2 1 0 4 1900 2 0 1 3 1912–1920 2 0 1 6 2000–2008 2 0 0 2 2004–2024 2 0 0 8 1908–1912 1 1 2 4 9 1900–1920 1 1 1 3 2004–2008 1 1 1
Men's singles leaders
#Gold medals2 Andy Murray1 John Boland Laurence Doherty Beals Wright Josiah Ritchie Charles Winslow Louis Raymond Vincent Richards Miloslav Mečíř Marc Rosset Andre Agassi Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicolás Massú Rafael Nadal Alexander Zverev Novak Djokovic #Silver medals1 Dionysios Kasdaglis Harold Mahony Robert LeRoy Otto Froitzheim Harold Kitson Ichiya Kumagae Henri Cochet Tim Mayotte Jordi Arrese Sergi Bruguera Tommy Haas Mardy Fish Fernando González Roger Federer Juan Martin Del Potro Karen Khachanov Carlos Alcaraz #Bronze medals1 Momčilo Tapavica Konstantinos Paspatis Reginald Doherty Arthur Norris Alphonzo Bell Edgar Leonard Wilberforce Eaves Oscar Kreuzer Charles Winslow Umberto De Morpurgo Stefan Edberg Brad Gilbert Andrei Cherkasov Goran Ivanišević Leander Paes Arnaud Di Pasquale Fernando González Novak Djokovic Juan Martin Del Potro Kei Nishikori Pablo Carreño Busta Lorenzo Musetti
Women leaders Rank Athlete Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2000–2016 4 1 0 5 2 2000–2016 4 0 0 4 3 1992–1996 2 0 0 2 3 1992–1996 2 0 1 3 3 2020–2024 2 0 0 2 6 1920–1924 1 2 2 5 7 / 1988-1992 1 1 1 3 8 2020 1 1 0 2 9 1992–1996 0 2 2 4 10 1992–2004 0 2 1 3 10 / 1988–1996 0 2 1 3
Women's singles leaders
#Gold medals1 Charlotte Cooper Dorothea Douglass Marguerite Broquedis Suzanne Lenglen Helen Wills Steffi Graf Jennifer Capriati Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams Justine Henin Elena Dementieva Serena Williams Monica Puig Belinda Bencic Zheng Qinwen #Silver medals1 Hélène Prévost Dora Boothby Dorothea Köring Dorothy Holman Julie Vlasto Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Elena Dementieva Amélie Mauresmo Dinara Safina Maria Sharapova Angelique Kerber Markéta Vondroušová Donna Vekić #Bronze medals2 Kitty McKane1 Marion Jones Hedwiga Rosenbaumová Ruth Winch Molla Bjurstedt Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jana Novotná Monica Seles Alicia Molik Vera Zvonareva Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitová Elina Svitolina Iga Świątek
Medal table
See also Tennis at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics#Medalists List of American tennis players at the Summer Olympics List of Canadian tennis players at the Summer Olympics List of Indian tennis players at the Summer Olympics List of New Zealand tennis players at the Summer Olympics List of South African tennis players at the Summer Olympics List of Zimbabwean tennis players at the Summer Olympics
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
External links Olympic Tennis at Sports-Reference.com. Olympic Tennis at Olympedia.