When Was Tennis In The Olympics?

The game of tennis has been around for centuries, and it was first played in the Olympics in 1896. However, it wasn’t until 1988 that tennis became a permanent part of the Olympic Games.

So, when was tennis in the Olympics? The answer is that tennis has been played in the Olympics since 1896, but it wasn’t made a permanent part of the Games until 1988.

Tennis in the Early Olympics

Tennis was first played in the Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece. It was then played as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Tennis has been an official Olympic sport since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

The first tennis tournament was in the 1896 Summer Olympics

Tennis was one of the original nine sports added to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. It has been part of the Summer Olympics program ever since. In 1900, women’s singles was added to the program. Week-long tournaments were held in Paris, France and St. Louis, United States that year.

In 1988, a women’s doubles event was finally added to the Summer Olympics tennis program, nearly a century after men’s doubles and mixed doubles were first contested at the Olympics. Tennis events have not been held at every Olympic Games, but have appeared in most editions of the Summer Olympics since 1896.

Tennis was then in the 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920 Summer Olympics

Tennis was first contested in the Summer Olympics in 1896 as a men’s singles event. It was then in the 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920 Summer Olympics, but was dropped from the 1924 Summer Olympics through the 1988 Summer Olympics as a full sport. After missing six editions of the Summer Olympic Games, tennis was reintroduced as a full sport with five events – men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Tennis in the Modern Olympics

Tennis was first played in the Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece. It was then played again in 1900 in Paris, France. Tennis was then dropped from the Olympics until it made a comeback in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. It has been a part of the Olympics ever since.

Tennis was a demonstration sport in the 1968 Summer Olympics

Tennis was a demonstration sport in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was played between professional players for the first time since the 1924 Summer Olympics. Although demonstration sports were not included in the medal count, Arthur Ashe won the men’s singles event while Nancy Richey Gunter won the women’s singles event.

It became an official sport in the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis was first played in the Summer Olympics in 1896, but it wasn’t an official sport until the 1988 Summer Olympics. At that time, it was decided that tennis would be played as a demonstration sport at the 1904, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to make tennis an official sport starting with the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Tennis in the Future Olympics

Tennis was last in the Olympics in 1912 and has not been in the Olympics since. The International Olympic Committee has not yet decided if tennis will be in the 2020 Olympics. Many people believe that tennis should be included in the 2020 Olympics.

Tennis will be in the 2020 Summer Olympics

Tennis will return to the Summer Olympics in 2020 for the first time since 1988. It will be played at the same time as the Summer Paralympics, from 24 August to 6 September, at the same venues in Tokyo, Japan. Men’s and women’s singles and doubles will be played, as well as a mixed doubles tournament.