Tennis was one of the original Olympic sports in Athens 1896, and it continued as part of the Games until Paris 1924. It was then removed from Olympic competition due to disputes between the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over allowing professional players to compete. In 1988 tennis was reinstated and has been part of the Olympic program ever since. Between 1896 and 1924, thirty-two events were contested, with GBR winning 15 gold medals, USA 7, FRA 5, RSA 3, GER 1 and a mixed team GBR/GER 1.
Year |
Gold |
CNT |
Final Match |
Silver |
CNT |
Bronze |
CNT |
2024 |
Matthew Ebden, John Peers |
AUS |
6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), [10-8] |
Austin Krajicek, Rajeev Ram |
USA |
Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul |
USA |
2020 |
Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic |
CRO |
6-4, 3-6, [10-6] |
Marin Cilic, Ivan Dodig |
CRO |
Marcus Daniell, Michael Venus |
NZL |
2016 |
Rafael Nadal, Marc Lopez |
ESP |
6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
Florin Mergea, Horia Tecau |
ROU |
Steve Johnson, Jack Sock |
USA |
2012 |
Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan |
USA |
6-4, 7-6 (2) |
Michael Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
FRA |
Julien Benneteau, Richard Gasquet |
FRA |
2008 |
Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka |
SUI |
6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 |
Simon Aspelin, Thomas Johansson |
SWE |
Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan |
USA |
2004 |
Fernando Gonzalez, Nicolas Massu |
CHI |
6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 |
Nicolas Kiefer, Rainer Schuettler |
GER |
Mario Ancic, Ivan Ljubicic |
CRO |
2000 |
Sebastien Laureau, Daniel Nestor |
CAN |
5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 |
Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde |
AUS |
Álex Corretja, Albert Costa |
ESP |
1996 |
Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde |
AUS |
6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
Neil Broad, Tin Henman |
GBR |
Kevin Goellner, David Prinosil |
GER |
1992 |
Boris Becker, Michael Stich |
GER |
7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 |
Wayne Ferreira, Piet Norval |
RSA |
Javier Frana, Christian Miniussi (ARG) & Goran Ivanisevic, Goran Prpic (CRO) |
- |
1988 |
Ken Flach, Robert Seguso |
USA |
6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (1), 9-7 |
Emilio Sanchez Vicario, Sergio Casal |
ESP |
Miroslav Mecir, Milan Srejber (TCH) & Stefan Edberg, Anders Järryd (SWE) |
- |
*2004 Chile waited 108 years for its first gold medal in any Olympic discipline - and then two came within a day of each other.
Year |
Gold |
CNT |
Final Match |
Silver |
CNT |
Bronze |
CNT |
2024 |
Sara Errani, Jasmine Paolini |
ITA |
2-6, 6-1, [10-7] |
Mirra Andreeva, Diana Shnaider |
AIN |
Cristina Bucsa, Sara Sorribes |
ESP |
2020 |
Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova |
CZE |
7-5, 6-1 |
Belinda Bencic, Viktorija Golubic |
SUI |
Laura Pigossi, Luisa Stefani |
BRA |
2016 |
Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina |
RUS |
6-4, 6-4 |
Timea Bacsinszky, Martina Hingis |
SUI |
Lucie Safarova, Barbora Strycova |
CZE |
2012 |
Venus Williams, Serena Williams |
USA |
6-4, 6-4 |
Andrea Hlavackova, Lucie Hradecka |
CZE |
Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova |
RUS |
2008 |
Venus Williams, Serena Williams |
USA |
6-2, 6-0 |
Anabel Medina, Virginia Ruano |
ESP |
Zi Yan, Jie Zheng |
CHN |
2004 |
Ting Li, Tian Tian Sun |
CHN |
6-3, 6-3 |
Conchita Martinez, Virginia Ruano |
ESP |
Paola Suarez, Patricia Tarabini |
ARG |
2000 |
Venus Williams, Serena Williams |
USA |
6-1, 6-1 |
Kristie Boogert, Miriam Oremans |
NED |
Els Callens, Dominique van Roost |
BEL |
1996 |
Gigi Fernandez, Mary Joe Fernandez |
USA |
7-6 (6), 6-4 |
Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova |
CZE |
Conchita Martinez, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
ESP |
1992 |
Gigi Fernandez, Mary Joe Fernandez |
USA |
7-5, 2-6, 6-2 |
Conchita Martinez, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
ESP |
Rachel McQuillan, Nicole Provis (AUS) & Leila Meskhi, Natalia Zvereva (EUN) |
- |
1988 |
Pam Shriver, Zina Garrison |
USA |
4-6, 6-2, 10-8 |
Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova |
TCH |
Liz Smylie, Wendy Turnbull (AUS) & Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde (FRG) |
- |
Year |
Gold |
CNT |
Final Match |
Silver |
CNT |
Bronze |
CNT |
2024 |
Katerina Siniakova, Tomas Machac |
CZE |
6-2, 5-7, [10-8] |
Wang Xinyu, Zhang Zhizhen |
CHN |
Gabriela Dabrowski, Felix Auger-Aliassime |
CAN |
2020 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrey Rublev |
ROC |
6-3, 6-7 (5), [13-11] |
Elena Vesnina, Aslan Karatsev |
ROC |
Ashleigh Barty, John Peers |
AUS |
2016 |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Jack Sock |
USA |
6-7 (3), 6-1, [10-7] |
Venus Williams, Rajeev Ram |
USA |
Lucie Hradecka, Radek Stepanek |
CZE |
2012 |
Victoria Azarenka, Max Mirnyi |
BLR |
2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Laura Robson, Andy Murray |
GBR |
Lisa Raymond, Mike Bryan |
USA |