Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka.
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.
In the past, results from the Olympics used to have ranking points that the ATP and WTA added to their players annual totals in singles for that calendar year. This occurred from the 2004 Athens until the 2012 London editions. No points were awarded for the editions prior and for the 2016 Rio Olympics. While the ranking points amount did not equate with those given at the Grand Slam tournaments, the Olympic tournaments have increased in perceived importance since their reintroduction, with some players, critics and sports pundits considering winning the gold at the Olympics just as prestigious as winning a Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams have each won a record four gold medals, three each as a doubles pairing, the only players to win the same Olympic event on three occasions. Kathleen McKane Godfree and Venus Williams are the all-time record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Andy Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals, and the only singles player to have retained the Olympic title. Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández and Serena and Venus Williams achieved this feat in women’s doubles in 1992 and 1996, and 2008 and 2012 respectively.
A player who wins an Olympic gold medal and all four Grand Slam events in the same year is said to have won a Golden Slam. As of 2016, Steffi Graf is the only player to have completed this achievement.
Surface
The playing surface of the court varies between Olympic Games. It has been on hard court for every game since 1984 except for the 1992 Olympics and the 2012 Olympics. The changing playing surface gives certain players different advantages and disadvantages not seen in most other Olympic sports.Events
= demonstration event, = exhibition event| Event | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28–64 | 68 | 72–80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | ||||
| Men's singles | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | ||||
| Men's doubles | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||||||
| Women's singles | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||||
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Champions and venues since 1988
Participating nations
| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28–64 | 68 | 72–80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
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| Nations | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 56 | — | |||
| Players | 13 | 26 | 36 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 124 | 45 | 64 | 129 | 177 | 176 | 182 | 170 | 169 | 184 | 184 | 184 | — | ||
| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28–64 | 68 | 72–80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
Medal tables
All years (1896–1924, 1988–2016)
1988–2016
1896–1924
Multiple medal winners (1896–2016)
| Rank | Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Venus Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Reginald Doherty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Vincent Richards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Laurence Doherty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Suzanne Lenglen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Charles Winslow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Rafael Nadal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | John Pius Boland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Charlotte Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Gigi Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | André Gobert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Arthur Gore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Edith Hannam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Nicolás Massú | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hazel Wightman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Helen Wills Moody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Beals Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Charles Dixon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Max Décugis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Fernando González | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Steffi Graf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Josiah Ritchie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Herbert Barrett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Elena Dementieva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Roger Federer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Harold Kitson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Dorothea Köring | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Todd Woodbridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Mark Woodforde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Max Woosnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Mike Bryan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 |  Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Marguerite Broquedis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Bob Bryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Zina Garrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Edgar Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Miloš Mečíř | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Jack Sock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 |  Gunnar Setterwall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Harold Mahony | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 |  Jana Novotná | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | George Caridia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Henri Cochet | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Dorothy Holman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Dionysios Kasdaglis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Ichiya Kumagae | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Robert LeRoy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Yvonne Prévost | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Helena Suková | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 57 | Alphonzo Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 57 | Sigrid Fick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 57 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | Albert Canet | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Stefan Edberg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 |  Goran Ivanišević | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 |  Marion Jones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Arthur Norris | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 |  Hedwiga Rosenbaumová | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |