Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics 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 returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics open for all players regardless of their age and status and has been played at every summer Games since then.

In 1896, 1900, 1904, 1988, 1992, semifinal losers shared bronze medals. In all other years, a playoff match for the bronze medal was staged. From the 2004 until the 2012 Summer Olympics, results from the Olympics had ranking points that the ATP and WTA added to their players' annual totals in singles for that calendar year. This was discontinued beginning with the 2016 Summer Olympics. While the number of ranking points did not equate with those given at the majors, the Olympic tournaments have increased in perceived importance since their reintroduction, with some players, critics and sports pundits considering winning gold at the Olympics just as prestigious as winning a major title and some considering it even more prestigious. 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. Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) and Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) are the all-time record holders for the most Olympic tennis medals, with five each. Andy Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals, and the only singles player to have retained the Olympic title. Nicolás Massú, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams are the only players in the Open Era to win both the singles and same-sex doubles tournaments at one Games, doing so in 2004, 2000, and 2012 respectively. A player who wins an Olympic or Paralympic gold medal and all four majors in the same year is said to have won a Golden Slam, while a player that has won all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold during their career has a 'career Golden Slam'. As of 2021, Steffi Graf is the only player to have won a single-year Golden Slam, in 1988. Serena Williams has won a career Golden Slam twice over, the only singles player to do so. In men's tennis, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal have each won career Golden Slams. Multiple doubles players have achieved the feat, with Serena Williams the only player to complete the career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles. In 2021, wheelchair tennis players Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott achieved the equivalent wheelchair tennis prize with Paralympic gold.

Since 2021, in line with all Grand Slam tournaments, the deciding set (third) has a 7-point tiebreaker game to decide the match at 6-all. Should the tiebreaker game be tied at 6-all, whoever scores two straight points wins it.

Summary

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 (which was on a clay court), the 2012 Olympics (which was played on a grass court) and the 2024 Olympics (which will be on a clay court). The changing playing surface gives certain players different advantages and disadvantages not seen in most other Olympic sports.

Events
(d) = demonstration event, (e) = exhibition event

Champions and venues

Participating nations

Medal tables

All years
Sources:

Open Era

Amateur Era

Multiple medal winners (1896–2020)

See also
 List of Olympic venues in tennis
 Tennis at the Youth Olympic Games
 Tennis at the Mediterranean Games
 Tennis at the Pan American Games
 List of Olympic medalists in tennis
 Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics

References

External links
 Olympic Tennis Event website (International Tennis Federation)

 
Sports at the Summer Olympics
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올림픽 테니스는 올림픽에서 테니스로 경기를 겨루는 올림픽 경기 종목이다. 1896년 제1회 올림픽부터 정식 종목으로 채택되었다가, 1924년 하계 올림픽 이후 정식 종목에서 제외되었다. 그 후로 2회에 걸쳐 시범 종목으로 운영되었으며, 1988년 하계 올림픽부터 다시 정식 종목으로 채택된 이후 현재에 이르고 있다.

1896년, 1900년, 1904년, 1988년, 그리고 1992년 대회에서는 2명의 준결승전 패자가 동메달을 공동 수상하였다. 그 외의 대회에서는 모두 3·4위전을 통해 동메달 수상자를 가렸다.

2004년 하계 올림픽부터 올림픽 테니스에도 ATP 및 WTA 랭킹 포인트가 부여되어 톱플레이어들의 참여를 장려하고 있다.

오는 2012년 하계 올림픽부터는 기존의 남·녀 단식 및 복식에 더하여 혼합복식이 추가되면서 테니스 종목의 인기가 더욱 높아질 것으로 기대되고 있다. 이것은 2009년 12월 11일 국제올림픽위원회(IOC) 집행위원회 회의에서 테니스 혼합복식 채택을 포함한 2012년 하계올림픽 종목변경안건이 승인된 데에 따른 결정이었다. 이에 대해 IOC는 “테니스에서 남녀가 함께 뛸 기회를 제공해 올림픽 프로그램의 가치를 높일 수 있게 되었다”라고 평가했다.

메달 집계

하계 올림픽 메달 집계 

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1988-2008년

1896-1924년

복수 메달 획득자 (1896-2008)

세부 종목

참가국

각주

참고 자료

외부 링크 
 국제 올림픽 위원회 - 테니스

 
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