| Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 28 July – 5 August 2012 |
| Edition | 16th |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | All England Club, Wimbledon |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray (GBR) | |
| Women's singles | |
 Serena Williams (USA) | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Mike Bryan & Bob Bryan (USA) | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Victoria Azarenka & Max Mirnyi (BLR) | |
The tennis tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were staged at the All England Club in Wimbledon, from 28 July to 5 August. This was the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was reintroduced as an Olympic sport and the first to be held at a Grand Slam venue in the Open era.[1] Two other 2012 Summer Olympic bid finalists had also offered Grand Slam venues. Second-place finisher Paris offered the French Open venue, the Stade Roland Garros, which later was also included in their successful 2024 bid. Meanwhile, fourth-place finisher New York City offered the US Open venue, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens.
A total of 190 players competed in five events: singles and doubles for both men and women and, for the first time since 1924, mixed doubles were officially included. The Olympic tennis events were run and organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and were part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tours. As a side effect, the regular rule imposed by the All England Club during The Championships calling for all-white player clothing was waived to allow players to wear Olympic national team clothing, and London 2012 bunting also mixed with the traditional Wimbledon green.
Elena Dementieva and Rafael Nadal were the reigning champions, neither of whom defended their titles. Dementieva had retired from professional tennis in 2010,[2] while Nadal withdrew due to tendinitis.[3]
- ^ "Olympic Tennis". UK Media Limited. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Elena Dementieva retiring from tour". ESPN Sport. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Olympics". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.