The 9 women to win Olympic Games tennis gold – ft. Serena Williams, Steffi Graf

Ever since tennis was reinstated to the Olympic Games in 1988, a number of the sport’s most accomplished players have won gold medals at the Olympic Games.

In light of the fact that Paris 2024 is only a few days away, we take a look at nine women who have found success on the most prestigious sporting platform of all time.

In 1988, Steffi Graf Graf became the first woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal in the modern era. She also holds the distinction of being the only player in history to ever complete the Calendar Golden Slam.

As a result of the fact that the German had already won all four major titles that were up for grabs during that season, the emphasis was on the German going into Seoul 1988.

On her road to winning the title, Graf, who is ranked number one in the world, was dominant, losing only one set.

Following a three-match matchup with Larisa Savchenko in the quarterfinals, she went on to easily defeat Zina Garrison in the semi-finals and Gabriela Sabatini in the final.

It was Jennifer Capriati in 1992.
Capriati, who was just 16 years old at the time, stunned the tennis world with her victory at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She became one of the youngest athletes to ever win a gold medal at the Olympics.

Capriati had demonstrated that she is among the finest tennis players in the world, and she was the third seed in the draw. However, the top seed Graf and the Spanish second seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario were widely favoured to win the gold medal.

The American, on the other hand, astonished the Spanish spectators by defeating Sanchez Vicario in the final four, and then he fought back from a set down to surprise Graf in the championship match.

It was Lindsay Davenport in 1996.
Davenport’s victory on home soil at Atlanta 1996, which took place four years after Capriati’s victory, ensured that the title remained in the possession of the United States.

The twenty-year-old Davenport, who was seeded ninth, defeated the fourth seed Iva Majoli in the last eight of the tournament. She then knocked off her fellow countryman Mary Joe Fernandez, who was ranked seventh, to advance to the final.

Despite the fact that she was considered an underdog against Sanchez Vicario, she was able to defeat the Spaniard in straight sets, so achieving a victory and launching her career.

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