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Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are tied as the record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won a record four gold medals. Reginald Doherty is the record holder for most medals in men's tennis (three gold and one bronze).
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.
By winning the gold medal, Djokovic became the oldest men's singles champion in Olympic tennis, while Alcaraz became the youngest finalist. Djokovic also became the first man to win the Olympics without dropping a set during the tournament. [1] [2] [3] En route to victory, he defeated Nadal in their record-extending 60th and final professional ...
Only four players in tennis singles history have completed the career golden slam: winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and Olympic gold. Novak Djokovic can become the fifth.
The table is pre-sorted by the name of each Olympic Committee, but can be displayed as sorted by any other column, such as the total number of gold medals or total number of overall medals. To sort by gold, silver, and then bronze, sort first by the bronze column, then the silver, and then the gold.
Germany's Alexander Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee in the final, 6–3, 6–1, to win the gold medal in men's singles tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was both countries' first medals at the event since 2000, and Germany's first victory. [1]
It was Serbia's first Olympic tennis medal. The tournament was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. There were 64 players from 33 nations. [2] Chile's Nicolás Massú was the reigning gold medalist from 2004.
Chile finished on top of the medal table with its first two Olympic gold medals in history, as Nicolás Massú won both the men's singles and doubles with Fernando González. They saved 4 consecutive championship points en route to the title in the 4th set tiebreak of the final. González also won a bronze medal in the men's singles competition.