Who Won Olympic Tennis?
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We take a look at who won Olympic tennis in both the men’s and women’s singles competitions.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Nadal defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland in the final, 6-4, 6-4, to win the gold medal.
Won the gold medal in men’s singles
Rafael Nadal Parera is a professional tennis player from Spain who, as of 20 August 2018, is ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the second-most in history for a male player, as well as a record 36 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 tournaments, and an Olympic gold medal in singles.
Won the gold medal in men’s doubles
Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court tennis player in history. Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 19 ATP Tour 500 tournaments, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won a record 13 French Open singles titles, two Wimbledon singles titles, four US Open singles titles, and two Australian Open singles titles. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in ATP history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the first male player to win all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold on multiple surfaces (Clay, Grass & Hard Court).
Nadal has spent his entire career thus far with Team 8 Management, which is led by his uncle Toni Nadal.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer of Switzerland won the gold medal in men’s tennis at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He defeated American James Blake in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), to take the gold. This was Federer’s first Olympic singles gold medal, having won the doubles gold with teammate Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Won the silver medal in men’s singles
Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP singles rankings for a record total of 310 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. He re-entered the top ten following his victory at the 2017 Australian Open.
Won the silver medal in men’s doubles
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 302 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks.
Andy Murray
Andy Murray of Great Britain has won the gold medal in Olympic tennis, defeating Switzerland’s Roger Federer in straight sets. It is the first time a British man has won Olympic gold in tennis.
Won the bronze medal in men’s singles
Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in men’s singles tennis against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 14, 2016.
Won the bronze medal in men’s doubles
Andy Murray and doubles partner Laura Robson took home a bronze medal in the men’s and women’s doubles competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
It was a hard-fought road to the medal match for the British duo, who had to come from behind in their semifinal match against the top-seeded doubles team of Jürgen Melzer and Alexander Peya of Austria.
In the bronze medal match, Murray and Robson faced off against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michaël Llodra. The French team had defeated the British pair in the semifinals of Wimbledon just a few weeks earlier, but Murray and Robson were able to turn the tables on their opponents, winning in straight sets to take home the bronze medal.
