List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Tennis

Last Modified Jul 29, 2024 06:24 GMT
List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Tennis
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Tennis has been played as a sport for approximately 150 years; it was originally known as "sphairistike" when it was invented back in 1873 by British Major Walter Wingfield. It was also one of the few sports played at the first iteration of the modern Olympic Games in 1896 but was discontinued after 1924.

It took tennis 64 years to be recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a full medal sport. The reasons for this delay were that the IOC was unhappy that many of the world's best tennis players violated its strict definition of amateurism; further, Great Britain was worried that the Olympic events might take precedence over Wimbledon and did not want that to happen.

Regardless, even after tennis' inclusion at the Olympics in 1988, some of the best players then chose not to compete because they viewed it as less significant than events or because it got in the way of their preparation for the US Open Grand Slam, which is typically held around the same time.

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The List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Tennis

America leads the medal table with 39 medals, including 21 golds, followed by Great Britain with 43 medals, including 17 golds. Venus and Serena Williams, sisters, are first in the gold medal standings with four each. Venus Williams and Kitty McKane of Britain have each won five medals overall at the Olympics.

The only tennis player with three gold medals in the men's division is British star Reggie Doherty. Along with leading the overall male medal count, he shares the same total of four with Sweden's Gunnar Setterwall and another British, Charles Dixon.

The list of Olympic medalists for Team USA in tennis is as follows:

YearEventName / TeamMedal
1900Singles, WomenMarion JonesBronze
1904Singles, MenBeals WrightGold
1904Singles, MenRobert LeRoySilver
1904Singles, MenEdgar LeonardBronze
1904Singles, MenAlphonzo BellBronze
1904Doubles, MenBeals Wright • Edgar LeonardGold
1904Doubles, MenRobert LeRoy • Alphonzo BellSilver
1904Doubles, MenJoseph Wear • Allen WestBronze
1904Doubles, MenClarence Gamble • Arthur WearBronze
1924Singles, MenVinnie RichardsGold
1924Doubles, MenVinnie Richards • Frank HunterGold
1924Singles, WomenHelen WillsGold
1924Doubles, WomenHazel Wightman • Helen WillsGold
1924Doubles, MixedHazel Wightman • Dick WilliamsGold
1924Doubles, MixedMarion Jessup • Vinnie RichardsSilver
1988Singles, MenTim MayotteSilver
1988Singles, MenBrad GilbertBronze
1988Doubles, MenKen Flach • Robert SegusoGold
1988Singles, WomenZina GarrisonBronze
1988Doubles, WomenPam Shriver • Zina GarrisonGold
1992Singles, WomenJennifer CapriatiGold
1992Singles, WomenMary Joe FernandezBronze
1992Doubles, WomenMary Joe Fernandez • Gigi FernandezGold
1996Singles, MenAndre AgassiGold
1996Singles, WomenLindsay DavenportGold
1996Doubles, WomenGigi Fernandez • Mary Joe FernandezGold
2000Singles, WomenVenus WilliamsGold
2000Singles, WomenMonica SelesBronze
2000Doubles, WomenSerena Williams • Venus WilliamsGold
2004Singles, MenMardy FishSilver
2008Doubles, MenBob Bryan • Mike BryanBronze
2008Doubles, WomenSerena Williams • Venus WilliamsGold
2012Doubles, MenMike Bryan • Bob BryanGold
2012Singles, WomenSerena WilliamsGold
2012Doubles, WomenSerena Williams • Venus WilliamsGold
2012Doubles, MixedLisa Raymond • Mike BryanBronze
2016Doubles, MenSteve Johnson • Jack SockBronze
2016Doubles, MixedBethanie Mattek-Sands • Jack SockGold
2016Doubles, MixedVenus Williams • Rajeev RamSilver

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FAQ's On Olympic Medalists in Tennis

A. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, tennis will be played at the Roland Garros Stadium. 

A. Tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1896; though discontinued after 1924, it was added back in 1988.

A.  For a player to be eligible for the ITF guidelines for the Olympics, they must have competed in either the women's or men's Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup events and be ranked in the top 56 in the world on June 10, 2024.

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