Tennis at the Olympics

Tennis has a long history with the Olympic games with it being included as a sport in the inaugural Summer Olympics in Athens in 1896.

Tennis would continue to be included as an Olympic sport until after the 1924 Olympic Games when it was dropped after a dispute between the IOC and ITF over the definition of amateur tennis players.

Tennis would not make a full return to the Olympics until 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and since then it has been included as a sport in each subsequent games and will also be included in the Paris Games in 2024.

Tennis at the Olympics

Olympics – Tennis Medal Winners

Below is a list of medal winners from the Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Singles, and Women’s Doubles events played between 1896 and 2021.

Men’s Tennis Olympic Gold Medal Winners (Singles)

The current men’s singles Olympic champion is Alexander Zverev who won the gold medal after defeating Karen Khachanov 6–3, 6–1 in the men’s singles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games – see match highlights below.

Zverev also defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, who at the time was going for a Golden Grand Slam i.e. winning all four grand slams in the same year as winning Olympic gold as he had already won the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon in 2021.

The Golden Grand Slam term was coined after Steffi Graf won all four grand slam events and the Olympic gold in tennis singles in 1988.

OlympicsGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoAlexander Zverev (DE)Karen Khachanov (RU)Pablo Carreño Busta (ES)
2016 RioAndy Murray (GB)Juan Martín del Potro (AR)Kei Nishikori (JP)
2012 LondonAndy Murray (GB)Roger Federer (CH)Juan Martín del Potro (AR)
2008 BeijingRafael Nadal (ES)Fernando González (CL)Novak Djokovic (RS)
2004 AthensNicolás Massú (CL)Mardy Fish (US)Fernando González (CL)
2000 SydneyYevgeny Kafelnikov (RU)Tommy Haas (DE)Arnaud Di Pasquale (FR)
1996 AtlantaAndre Agassi (US)Sergi Bruguera (ES)Leander Paes (IN)
1992 BarcelonaMarc Rosset (CH)Jordi Arrese (ES)Andrei Cherkasov (RU) and Goran Ivanišević (HR)
1988 SeoulMiloslav Mečíř (CZ)Tim Mayotte (US)Stefan Edberg (SE) and Brad Gilbert (US)
1924 ParisVincent Richards (US)Henri Cochet (FR)Umberto De Morpurgo (IT)
1920 AntwerpLouis Raymond (ZA)Ichiya Kumagae (JP)Charles Winslow (ZA)
1912 StockholmCharles Winslow (ZA)Harold Kitson (ZA)Oscar Kreuzer (DE)
1908 LondonJosiah Ritchie (GB)Otto Froitzheim (DE)Wilberforce Eaves (GB)
1904 St. LouisBeals Wright (US)Robert LeRoy (US)Alphonzo Bell and Edgar Leonard (US)
1900 ParisLaurence Doherty (GB)Harold Mahony (GB)Reginald Doherty and Arthur Norris (GB)
1896 AthensJohn Pius Boland (GB)Dionysios Kasdaglis (GR)Momčilo Tapavica (HU) and Konstantinos Paspatis (GR)

Men’s Doubles Medal Winners

The current Men’s Doubles Olympic champions are Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić who beat Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig 6–4, 3–6, 10–6 in the men’s doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

OlympicsGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoNikola Mektić and Mate Pavić (HR)Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig (HR)Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus (NZ)
2016 RioMarc López and Rafael NadalFlorin Mergea and Horia Tecău (RO)Steve Johnson and Jack Sock (US)
2012 LondonBob Bryan and Mike Bryan (US)Michaël Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FR)Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet (FR)
2008 BeijingRoger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka (CH)Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson (SE)Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (US)
2004 AthensFernando González and Nicolás Massú (CL)Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler (DE)Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić (HR)
2000 SydneySébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor (CA)Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (AU)Àlex Corretja and Albert Costa (ES)
1996 AtlantaTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (AU)Neil Broad and Tim Henman (GB)Marc-Kevin Goellner and David Prinosil (DE)
1992 BarcelonaBoris Becker/Michael Stich (DE)Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval (ZA)Javier Frana/Christian Miniussi (AR) and Goran Ivanišević/Goran Prpić (HR)
1988 SeoulKen Flach and Robert Seguso (US)Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal (ES)Miloslav Mečíř/Milan Šrejber (CZ) and Stefan Edberg/Anders Järryd (SE)
1924 ParisVincent Richards and Francis Hunter (US)Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet (FR)Jean Borotra and René Lacoste (FR)
1920 AntwerpOswald Turnbull and Maxwell Woosnam (GB)Ichiya Kumagae and Seiichiro Kashio (JP)Max Décugis and Pierre Albarran (FR)
1912 StockholmHarry Kitson and Charles Winslow (ZA)Arthur Zborzil and Fritz Pipes (AT)Albert Canet and Edouard Mény de Marangue (FR)
1908 LondonGeorge Hillyard and Reginald Doherty (GB)Josiah Ritchie and James Parke (GB)Clement Cazalet and Charles Dixon (GB)
1904 St. LouisEdgar Leonard and Beals Wright (US)Alphonzo Bell and Robert LeRoy (US)Joseph Wear/Allen West (US) and Clarence Gamble/Arthur Wear (US)
1900 ParisLaurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty (GB)Max Décugis (FR) and Basil Spalding de Garmendia (US)Guy de la Chapelle/André Prévost (FR) and Harold Mahony/Arthur Norris (GB)
1896 AthensJohn Pius Boland (GB) and Friedrich Traun (DE)Demetrios Petrokokkinos and Dionysios Kasdaglis (GR)Edwin Flack (AU) and George Robertson (GB)

Mixed Doubles Medal Winners

The current Mixed Doubles Olympic champions are Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev who beat Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev 6–3, 6–7, 13–11 in the mixed doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

OlympicsGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev (RU)Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev (RU)Ashleigh Barty and John Peers (AU)
2016 RioBethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock (US)Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram (US)Lucie Hradecká and Radek Štěpánek (CZ)
2012 LondonVictoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi (BY)Laura Robson and Andy Murray (GB)Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan (US)
1924 ParisHazel Wightman and Norris Williams (US)Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards (US)Kornelia Bouman and Hendrik Timmer (NL)
1920 AntwerpSuzanne Lenglen and Max Decugis (FR)Kitty McKane and Maxwell Woosnam (GB)Milada Skrbková and Ladislav Žemla (CZ)
1912 StockholmDorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk (DE)Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall (SE)Marguerite Broquedis and Albert Canet (FR)
1900 ParisCharlotte Cooper and Reginald Doherty (GB)Helene Prevost (FR) and Harold Mahony (GB)Marion Jones (US) and Laurence Doherty (GB) / Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (Bohemia) and Archibald Warden (GB)

Women’s Singles Medal Winners

The current Women’s Singles Olympic champion is Belinda Bencic who beat Markéta Vondroušová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 in the women’s singles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

OlympicsGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoBelinda Bencic (CH)Markéta Vondroušová (CZ)Elina Svitolina (UA)
2016 RioMonica Puig (PR)Angelique Kerber (DE)Petra Kvitová (CZ)
2012 LondonSerena Williams (US)Maria Sharapova (RU)Victoria Azarenka (BY)
2008 BeijingElena Dementieva (RU)Dinara Safina (RU)Vera Zvonareva (RU)
2004 AthensJustine Henin (BE)Amélie Mauresmo (FR)Alicia Molik (AU)
2000 SydneyVenus Williams (US)Elena Dementieva (RU)Monica Seles (US)
1996 AtlantaLindsay Davenport (US)Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ES)Jana Novotná (CZ)
1992 BarcelonaJennifer Capriati (US)Steffi Graf (DE)Mary Joe Fernández (US) and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ES)
1988 SeoulSteffi Graf (DE)Gabriela Sabatini (AG)Zina Garrison (US) and Manuela Maleeva (BG)
1924 ParisHelen Wills (US)Julie Vlasto (FR)Kitty McKane (GB)
1920 AntwerpSuzanne Lenglen (FR)Dorothy Holman (GB)Kitty McKane (GB)
1912 StockholmMarguerite Broquedis (FR)Dorothea Köring (DE)Molla Bjurstedt (NO)
1908 LondonDorothea Lambert Chambers (GB)Dora Boothby (GB)Ruth Winch (GB)
1900 ParisCharlotte Cooper (GB)Hélène Prévost (FR)Marion Jones (US) and Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (Bohemia)

Women’s Doubles

The current Women’s Doubles Olympic champions are Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková who beat Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic 7–5, 6–1 in the women’s doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

OlympicsGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoBarbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková (CZ)Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic (CH)Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani (BR)
2016 RioEkaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (RU)Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis (CH)Lucie Šafářová and Barbora Strýcová (CZ)
2012 LondonSerena Williams and Venus Williams (US)Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká (CZ)Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova (RU)
2008 BeijingSerena Williams and Venus Williams (US)Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (ES)Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (CN)
2004 AthensLi Ting
Sun Tiantian (CN)
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual (ES)Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini (AR)
2000 SydneySerena Williams and Venus Williams (US)Kristie Boogert and Miriam OremansEls Callens and Dominique Van Roost
1996 AtlantaGigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández (US)Jana Novotná and Helena Suková (CZ)Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ES)
1992 BarcelonaGigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández (US)Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ES)Rachel McQuillan/Nicole Bradtke (AU) and Leila Meskhi
Natasha Zvereva (RU)
1988 SeoulPam Shriver and Zina Garrison (US)Jana Novotná
Helena Suková (CZ)
Elizabeth Smylie/Wendy Turnbull (AU) and Steffi Graf/Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (DE)
1924 ParisHazel Wightman and Helen Wills (US)Phyllis Covell and Kitty McKane (FR)Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and Evelyn Colyer (GB)
1920 AntwerpMargaret McNair and Kitty McKane (GB)Geraldine Beamish and Dorothy Holman (GB)Suzanne Lenglen and Élisabeth d’Ayen (FR)