List of Olympic venues in tennis
Table:
Games

Venue

Surface

Capacity

Ref.

1896 Athens

Athens Lawn Tennis Club,
Neo Phaliron Velodrome

Clay[1]

Not listed
7,000

[2]
[3][4]

1900 Paris

Cercle de Puteaux

Clay

Not listed

[5][4]

1904 St. Louis

Francis Field[6]

Clay

Not listed

[7][4]

1908 London

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club[8]

Grass

Not listed

[9][10][4]

1912 Stockholm

Östermalm Athletic Grounds[11]

Clay

Not listed

[12][4]

1920 Antwerp

Beerschot Tennis Club

Grass

Not listed

[13][4]

1924 Paris

Stade de Tennis de Colombes

Clay

Not listed

[14][4]

1988 Seoul

Olympic Tennis Center

Hard

15,000

[15][4]

1992 Barcelona

Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron

Clay

8,000

[16][4]

1996 Atlanta

Stone Mountain Tennis Center

Hard

27,500

[17][18][4]

2000 Sydney

NSW Tennis Centre

Hard

10,000

[19][4]

2004 Athens

Athens Olympic Tennis Centre

Hard[20]

8,600

[21][4]

2008 Beijing

Olympic Green Tennis Center

Hard

17,400

[22][4]

2012 London

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club[23]

Grass

30,000

[24][4]

2016 Rio de Janeiro

Olympic Tennis Centre

Hard[25]

18,250

[26]

2020 Tokyo

Ariake Tennis Forest Park

Hard

18,000

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The 1896 Summer Olympics ( Greek : Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896 , romanized : Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896 ) , officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad , was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history . Organised by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) , which had been created by Pierre de Coubertin , it was held in Athens , Greece , from 6 to 15 April 1896 . Fourteen nations and 241 , all male , athletes took part in the games . Participants were all European , or living in Europe , with the exception of the United States team . Winners were given a silver medal , while runners-up received a copper medal . Retroactively , the IOC has converted these to gold and silver , and awarded bronze medals to third placed athletes . Ten of the 14 participating nations earned medals . The United States won the most gold medals , 11 , host nation Greece won the most medals overall , 46 . The highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spyridon Louis . The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann , who won four events . Over 65% of the competing athletes were Greek . Athens had been unanimously chosen to stage the inaugural modern Games during a congress organised by Coubertin in Paris on 23 June 1894 , during which the IOC was also created , because Greece was the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games .
The Athens Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis club founded in Athens , Greece , in 1895 . The club hosted the tennis events for the 1896 Summer Olympics as well as for the 1906 Intercalated Games . The club now has courts for both squash and tennis .
The Neo Phaliron Velodrome ( New Phaleron ) was a velodrome and sports arena in the Neo Faliro District of Piraeus , Greece , used for the cycling events at the Athens 1896 Summer Olympics , which was later to be the old Karaiskakis stadium and later the newer Karaiskakis Stadium .
The 1900 Summer Olympics ( French : Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900 ) , today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris , France , in 1900 . No opening or closing ceremonies were held ; competitions began on 14 May and ended on 28 October . The Games were held as part of the 1900 World 's Fair . In total , 997 competitors took part in 19 different sports . This number relies on certain assumptions about which events were and were not Olympic . Many athletes , among them some who won events , did n't know that they had competed in the Olympic Games . Women took part in the games for the first time , and sailor Hélène de Pourtalès , born Helen Barbey in New York City , became the first female Olympic champion . The decision to hold competitions on a Sunday brought protests from many American athletes , who travelled as representatives of their colleges and were expected to withdraw rather than compete on their religious day of rest . At the Sorbonne conference of 1894 , Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games should take place in 1900 in Paris . The delegates to the conference were unwilling to wait six years and lobbied to hold the first games in 1896 . A decision was made to hold the first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens and that Paris would host the second celebration . Most of the winners in 1900 did not receive medals , but were given cups or trophies .
Puteaux ( French pronunciation : ​ [ pyto ] ) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris , France . It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department , 8.7 kilometres ( 5.4 mi ) from the centre of Paris . In 2016 , it had a population of 44,941 . La Défense , Paris 's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area , spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre . The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens in French .
The 1904 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis , Missouri , United States from August 29 until September 3 , 1904 , as part of an extended sports program lasting from July 1 to November 23 , 1904 , located at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis . It was the first time that the Olympic Games were held outside Europe . Boxing , the oldest combat sport , was introduced . Tensions caused by the Russo-Japanese War and the difficulty of getting to St. Louis in 1904 may have contributed to the fact that very few top ranked athletes from outside the US and Canada took part in these Games . Only 62 of the 651 athletes who competed came from outside North America , and only 12-15 nations were represented in all . Some events combined the U.S. national championship with the Olympic championship . The current three-medal ( gold , silver , and bronze for first , second , and third places ) format was introduced at the 1904 Olympics .
Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main stadium for the 1904 Summer Olympics . It is currently used by the university 's track and field , cross country , football , and soccer teams . It is located in St. Louis County , Missouri on the far western edge of the university 's Danforth Campus . Built in time for the 1904 World 's Fair , the stadium once had a 19,000-person seating capacity , but stadium renovations in 1984 reduced the capacity to 3,300 people . It is one of the oldest sports venues west of the Mississippi River that is still in use . Francis Olympic Field now utilizes artificial Field Turf , which can be configured for both soccer and football . Francis Olympic Field was named for former Missouri governor and president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition David R. Francis in October 1907 . The word Olympic was added in 2019 to reflect its role in the 1904 Summer Olympics .
The 1908 Summer Olympics , officially the Games of the IV Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London , United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908 . These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome , but relocation on financial grounds followed a disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906 . They were the fourth chronological modern Summer Olympics in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle as opposed to the alternate four-year cycle of the proposed Intercalated Games . The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin . Lasting a total of 187 days , or 6 months and 4 days , these games were the longest in modern Olympics history ; nowadays , the Games ordinarily last 17 days since 1988 .
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All England Club , based at Church Road , Wimbledon , London , England , is a private members ' club . It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships , the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass . Initially an amateur event that occupied club members and their friends for a few days each summer , the championships have become far more prominent than the club itself . However , it still operates as a members ' tennis club . The club has 375 full members , about 100 temporary playing members , and a number of honorary members , including past Wimbledon singles champions and people who have rendered distinguished service to the game . To become a full or temporary member , an applicant must obtain letters of support from four existing full members , two of whom must have known the applicant for at least three years . The name is then added to the Candidates ' List . Honorary Members are elected from time to time by the club 's Committee . Membership carries with it the right to purchase two tickets for each day of the Wimbledon Championships . In addition to this all champions are invited to become members . The patron of the club is Catherine , Duchess of Cambridge , and the President is The Duke of Kent .
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( Swedish : Olympiska sommarspelen 1912 ) , officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm , Sweden , between 5 May and 22 July 1912 . Twenty-eight nations and 2,408 competitors , including 48 women , competed in 102 events in 14 sports . With the exception of tennis ( starting on 5 May ) and football and shooting ( both starting on 29 June ) , the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July . It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and , with Japan 's debut , the first time an Asian nation participated . Stockholm was the only bid for the games , and was selected in 1909 . The games were the first to have art competitions , women 's diving , women 's swimming , and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon , both won by Jim Thorpe . Electric timing was introduced in athletics , while the host country disallowed boxing . Figure skating was rejected by the organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games . United States won the most gold medals ( 25 ) , while Sweden won the most medals overall ( 65 ) .
Östermalms IP is a sports ground located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm , Sweden . Completed in 1906 , the facility played host to several sports during the 1912 Summer Olympics . These sports included equestrian , fencing ( including the part for the modern pentathlon ) , and tennis . It also hosted the exhibition for baseball at those same games . Current tenants are the bandy department of Djurgårdens IF , the youth program of the said club 's football department and several lower league teams . The athletic grounds also hosts a speed skating rink during winter . The ice hockey rink was completed for the 1926-1927 season .
The 1920 Summer Olympics ( French : Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920 ; Dutch : Olympische Zomerspelen van de VIIe Olympiade ; German : Olympische Sommerspiele 1920 ) , officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium . In March 1912 , during the 13th session of the IOC , Belgium 's bid to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye , president of the Belgian Olympic Committee and of the Royal Belgian Football Association . No fixed host city was proposed at the time . The 1916 Summer Olympics , to be held in Berlin , capital of the German Empire , were cancelled due to World War I . The aftermath of the war and the Paris Peace Conference , 1919 affected the Olympic Games not only due to new states being created , but also by sanctions against the nations that lost the war and were blamed for starting it . Hungary , Germany , Austria , Bulgaria , and the Ottoman Empire were banned from competing in the Games . Germany did not return to Olympic competition until 1928 and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele , starting with the Winter edition of 1922 ( which predated the first Winter Olympics ) . The United States won the most gold and overall medals . The sailing events were held in Ostend , Belgium , and two in Amsterdam , Netherlands .
The Beerschot Tennis Club , now known as the Royal Beerschot Tennis and Hockey Club is a field hockey and tennis club founded in 1899 in Kontich , Belgium , located in neighboring Antwerp . It hosted the tennis events for the 1920 Summer Olympics .
The 1924 Summer Olympics ( French : Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924 ) , officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris , France . It was the second time Paris hosted the games , after 1900 . The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids , and Paris was selected ahead of Amsterdam , Barcelona , Los Angeles , Prague , and Rome . The selection was made at the 20th IOC Session in Lausanne in 1921 . The cost of the Games of the VIII Olympiad was estimated to be 10,000,000₣ . With total receipts at 5,496,610₣ , the Olympics resulted in a hefty loss despite crowds that reached 60,000 people at a time . The United States won the most gold and overall medals , having 229 athletes competing compared to France 's 401 .
The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir ( also known as the Stade Olympique de Colombes , or simply Colombes to the locals ) is a rugby , track and association football stadium in Colombes , near Paris , France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928 , it was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time . During the 1924 games , it hosted the athletics , some of the cycling , some of the horse riding , gymnastics , tennis , some of the football , rugby , and two of the modern pentathlon events ( running , fencing ) . The Olympic races involving Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell which are portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire were run here , although the stadium was not used for the film . It was later expanded to a capacity of over 60,000 . Colombes was also the venue for the 1938 World Cup Final between Italy and Hungary , and also hosted the home team 's two matches in the tournament . Colombes hosted a number of French Cup finals and home games of the French national football and rugby union teams into the 1970s . It remained the country 's largest stadium until the renovated Parc des Princes was inaugurated in 1972 . By that time , Colombes ' capacity had dropped to under 50,000 due to more stringent safety regulations . The national rugby union team played its last game at Colombes in 1972 , and the national football team last played there in 1975 . French professional football team RC Paris used Colombes as their home ground until 1985 or so , then moved on to other stadia before coming back in the 2000s . Unlike RC Paris , Racing 92 rugby did not leave Colombes until November 2017 .
The 1988 Summer Olympics ( Korean : 서울 하계 올림픽 ; RR : Seoul Hagye Ollimpik [ sʌ.ul ɦaɡje olːimpʰik ] ) , officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul , South Korea . In the Seoul Games , 159 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes : 6,197 men and 2,194 women . 237 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics . 11,331 media ( 4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world . These were the last Olympic Games for the Soviet Union and East Germany , as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games . The Soviets utterly dominated the medal table , winning 55 gold and 132 total medals . No country came close to this result after 1988 . The games were boycotted by North Korea and its ally , Cuba . Ethiopia , Albania and the Seychelles did not respond to the invitations sent by the IOC . Nicaragua did not participate due to athletic and financial considerations . The participation of Madagascar had been expected , and their team was expected at the opening ceremony of 160 nations . However , the country withdrew because of financial reasons .
Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center is a tennis venue in Seoul , South Korea , located in the Olympic Park . It hosted the tennis events for the 1988 Summer Olympics and has hosted several South Korea Davis Cup team and South Korea Fed Cup team ties . The center currently hosts the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships . The main stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people . The No.1 court has a capacity of 3,500 , and the other 12 courts have a capacity of 900 .
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( Spanish : Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992 , Catalan : Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona , Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992 . Beginning in 1994 , the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years . The 1992 Summer Olympics was the last occasion for the Summer and Winter Olympics to be staged in the same year . This Olympiad was the first since the end of the Cold War , and was unaffected by boycotts for the first time since the 1972 Olympiad . The Unified Team topped the medal table , winning 45 gold and 112 overall medals .
The Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron ( English : Vall d'Hebron Tennis ) is a sports venue located in Barcelona . Modified in 1991 , it used only nine of the 17 courts for the tennis competitions of the 1992 Summer Olympics .
The 1996 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad , commonly known as Atlanta 1996 , and also referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event that was held from July 19 to August 4 , 1996 , in Atlanta , Georgia , U.S . These Games , which were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States , marked the centennial of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens - the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games . They were also the first since 1924 to be held in a different year from a Winter Olympics , under a new IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating , even-numbered years . More than 10,000 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees competed in 26 sports , including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball , mountain biking , and softball , as well as the new disciplines of lightweight rowing and women 's football ( soccer ) . 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debut in Atlanta , including eleven former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations . The hosting United States led the medal count with a total of 101 medals , and the most gold ( 44 ) and silver ( 32 ) medals out of all countries . The U.S. topped the medal count for the first time since 1984 , and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics . Notable performances during competition included those of Andre Agassi - who became the first men 's singles tennis player to combine a career Grand Slam with an Olympic gold medal , Donovan Bailey - who set a new world record of 9.84 for the men 's 100 meters , and Lilia Podkopayeva - who became the second gymnast to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics . The festivities were marred by violence on July 27 , when Eric Rudolph detonated pipe bombs at Centennial Olympic Park - a downtown park that was built to serve as a public focal point for the Games ' festivities , killing 1 and injuring 111 . In 2003 , Rudolph confessed to the bombing and a series of related attacks on abortion centers and a gay bar , and was sentenced to life in prison . He claimed that the bombing was meant to protest the U.S. government 's sanctioning of abortion on demand . The Games turned a profit , helped by record revenue from sponsorship deals and broadcast rights , and reliance on private funding ( as opposed to the extensive public funding used on later Olympics ) , among other factors .
The Stone Mountain Tennis Center was a tennis venue at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain , Georgia , USA . It was built to host the tennis events for the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Paralympics , at a total cost of $ 22 million . At the time of the Olympics , the complex included over 12,000 seats for tennis fans , a 50,000-square-foot ( 4,600 m2 ) plaza area located around the stadium , and a stadium court plus 15 additional outer courts . The reconfigured stadium held 7,200 people , and two smaller courts seated 4,000 and 2,000 . Although the park was in DeKalb County , the Tennis Center itself was in Gwinnett County . The facility played host to the 1997 U.S. Women 's Hard Court Championships and the 1998 Davis Cup competition featuring Andre Agassi and Jim Courier , which the U.S. won against Russia . The Stone Mountain Tennis Center also hosted a concert in October 2005 with Roberta Flack and Melba Moore . Since the Olympics , the ownership of the facility has transferred to the State of Georgia 's Stone Mountain Memorial Association and then to Gwinnett County in 2016 . The facility has fallen into disrepair since it closed in 2007 and is slated for demolition to be completed by 2018 .
The 2000 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium , was an international multi-sport event held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It was the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia , and also the Southern Hemisphere , the first being in Melbourne , Victoria , in 1956 .
The Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre is a tennis venue located within the Olympic Park in Sydney , Australia . The centre was built in 1999 and hosted the tennis events for the 2000 Summer Olympics . The venue hosted the Sydney International tournament from 2000 to 2019 .
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( Greek : Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004 , Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004 , was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home . The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete , some 600 more than expected , accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries . There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports . Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance . 2004 also marked the return of the Olympic Games to the city where they began . Having previously hosted the Olympics in 1896 , Athens became one of only four cities to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two separate occasions at the time ( together with Paris , London , and Los Angeles ) . A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games , replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since the 1928 Games . This rectified the long lasting mistake of using a depiction of the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue . The new design features the Panathenaic Stadium . The 2004 Summer Games were hailed as unforgettable , dream games by IOC President Jacques Rogge , and left Athens with a significantly improved infrastructure , including a new airport , ring road , and subway system . There have been arguments ( mostly in popular media ) regarding the cost of the 2004 Athens Summer Games and their possible contribution to the 2010-2018 Greek government-debt crisis , however , there is little or no evidence for such a correlation . The 2004 Olympics were generally deemed to be a success , with the rising standard of competition amongst nations across the world .
The Athens Olympic Tennis Centre is a grouping of 16 tennis courts at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex , in Marousi , Athens , Greece . The centre consists of a main stadium , known as The Main Court , seating 8,600 fans - though only 6,000 seats were made publicly available during the 2004 Summer Olympics - two semifinal courts , seating 4,300 spectators - though only 3,200 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and thirteen side courts , seating 200 observers each . Each of the courts use the DecoTurf cushioned acrylic surface , the same surface as the U.S. Open Grand Slam event . The Main Court , in particular , is extremely large by the standards of major tennis competitions , with the seats being relatively far removed from the tennis court .
The 2008 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ( Chinese : 第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing , China . [ b ] A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics ) . This was the first time that China had hosted the Summer Olympics , but the third time that the Games had been held in East Asia , following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo , Japan , and the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics . These were the second summer Olympic Games staged in a Communist country , after the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics and the third in a developing country after the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union and the first overall Olympics to be hosted by a Communist state since the former Yugoslavia hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001 , having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after two rounds of voting . The Government of the People 's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transport systems . A total of 37 venues were used to host the events , including twelve constructed specifically for the 2008 Olympics . The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong , making this the third Olympics for which the events were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs . [ c ] The sailing events were contested in Qingdao , while the football events took place across several different cities . The official logo for the 2008 Games , titled Dancing Beijing , featured a stylised calligraphic character jīng ( 京 , means capital ) in reference to the host city . The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3,500,000,000 people worldwide and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay . The event sets numerous world and Olympics records in the history of sports , and is also the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time and second-most expensive overall , after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
The National Tennis Center ( simplified Chinese : 国家网球中心 ; traditional Chinese : 國家網球中心 ; pinyin : Guójiā Wǎngqiú Zhōngxīn ) , is a tennis centre located in the Olympic Green . It opened on 1 October 2007 . It hosted the tennis preliminaries and finals of singles and doubles for men and women at the Beijing 2008 Olympics as well as the Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitions . In 2009 , it became the home of China Open .
The 2012 Summer Olympics , formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London , United Kingdom . The first event , the group stage in women 's football , began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July . 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated . Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone , London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore , defeating bids from Moscow , New York City , Madrid , and Paris . London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times , having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948 . Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment , with an emphasis on sustainability . The main focus was a new 200-hectare ( 490-acre ) Olympic Park , constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford , East London . The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid . The Games received general praise for their organisation , with the volunteers , the British military and public enthusiasm praised particularly highly . The opening ceremony , directed by Danny Boyle , received widespread acclaim throughout the world , particular praise from the British public and a minority of widely ranging criticisms from some social media sites . During the Games , Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time , winning his 22nd medal . Saudi Arabia , Qatar , and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time , so that every currently eligible country has sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games .
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( Portuguese : Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , [ a ] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( Portuguese : Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada ) and commonly known as Rio 2016 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August . These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country , after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico , the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union , and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China . More than 11,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees took part , including first time entrants Kosovo , South Sudan , and the Refugee Olympic Team . With 306 sets of medals , the games featured 28 Olympic sports , including rugby sevens and golf , which were added to the Olympic program in 2009 . These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo , Belo Horizonte , Salvador , Brasília , and Manaus . These were the first Summer Olympic Games to take place under the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) presidency of Thomas Bach . The host city Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 2 October 2009 . Rio became the first South American city ever to host the Olympic Games . These were the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country , the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country 's winter season , the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America , and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere . The United States topped the medal table , winning the most gold and overall medals , 46 and 121 , as well as its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal overall . Great Britain finished second and became only the second country in modern Olympic history to increase its tally of medals in the Olympiad immediately after it had been host nation . China finished third .
The Olympic Tennis Centre ( Portuguese : Centro Olímpico de Tênis ) is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The centre hosted tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics , and the wheelchair tennis events of the 2016 Summer Paralympics . The centre was built on the site of the former Nelson Piquet International Autodrome .
The 2020 Summer Olympics ( Japanese : 2020年夏季オリンピック , Hepburn : Nisen Nijū-nen Kaki Orinpikku ) , officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad ( Japanese : 第三十二回オリンピック競技大会 , Hepburn : Dai Sanjūni-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai ) and commonly known as Tokyo 2020 ( tōkyō nisen-nijū ) or the Recovery Olympics ( Fukkō Gorin ( Japanese : 復興五輪 ) , in reference to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster recovery ) , is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo , Japan , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 22 July . Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires , Argentina on 7 September 2013 . This will be the second time that Japan and specifically Tokyo has hosted the Summer Olympic Games , the first being in 1964 , making it the first city in Asia to host the summer Games twice . Overall , these will be the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Japan , which also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 ( Sapporo ) and 1998 ( Nagano ) . The 2020 Games will be the second of three consecutive Olympics to be held in East Asia , the first being the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County , South Korea , and the next being the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing , China . These Games will see the introduction of new and additional competitions at the Summer Olympics , including 3x3 basketball , freestyle BMX and Madison cycling , as well as further mixed events . Under new IOC policies that allow the host organizing committee to add sports to the Olympic programme to augment the permanent core Olympic events , these Games will see karate , sport climbing , surfing and skateboarding make their Olympic debuts , as well as the return of baseball and softball for the first time since 2008 .
Ariake Coliseum ( 有明コロシアム , Ariake Koroshiamu ) is an indoor sporting arena in Ariake Tennis Forest Park ( 有明テニスの森公園 , Ariake Tenisu no Mori Kōen ) located in Ariake , Koto , Tokyo , Japan . It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof .