Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time since 1924 Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.
| Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | July–August |
| Edition | 12 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Atlanta |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
Andre Agassi United States | |
| Women's Singles | |
| Lindsay Davenport United States | |
| Men's Doubles | |
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Australia | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández United States | |
For the first time since the reintroduction of the sport at the Olympics, two of the number 1 singles players (Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf) withdrew before they began due to injuries.[1]
Contents
Medal summaryEdit
Medal tableEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
EventsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Finn, Robin (July 17, 1996). "OLYMPICS;Injuries Force Sampras and Graf to Skip Games". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2017.