List of New Zealand tennis players at the Summer Olympics
This is a list of New Zealander tennis players who have represented their country at the Summer Olympics, including editions where New Zealand competed with Australia as the Australasian team, with the performance of each athlete listed.[1]
1912 – Stockholm (competing as the Australasia team)
[edit]- Indoor mens's singles:
- Anthony Wilding – bronze medal[2]
1988 – Seoul
[edit]- Mens's singles:
- Kelly Evernden – lost in the second round
- Men's doubles:
- Kelly Evernden / Bruce Derlin – lost in the second round[3]
- Women's singles:
1996 – Atlanta
[edit]- Men's singles:
- Brett Steven – lost in the first round
2008 – Beijing
[edit]- Women's singles:
- Marina Erakovic – lost in the first round[4]
2012 – London
[edit]- Women's singles:
- Marina Erakovic – lost in the first round[5]
2016 – Rio de Janeiro
[edit]- Men's doubles:
- Marcus Daniell / Michael Venus – lost in the first round[6]
2020 – Tokyo
[edit]- Men's doubles:
- Marcus Daniell / Michael Venus – bronze medal[7][8][9]
2024 – Paris
[edit]- Women's singles:
- Women's Doubles:
- Erin Routliffe / Lulu Sun – lost in the first round[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennis | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Kelly Evernden | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Olympics over for Erakovic". RNZ. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Erakovic out in first round". RNZ. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Resultados – Tênis – Duplas Masculinas – Rio 2016". olympics.com (in Portuguese). Comitê Olímpico Internacional. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Schedule & Results | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Marcus Daniell, Michael Venus create history winning bronze medal". Stuff. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Bronze medallists hopeful more New Zealanders will take up tennis". RNZ. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Lulu Sun loses first tennis match after last minute call up". RNZ. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Olympics: Kiwis Sun and Routliffe lose first round doubles match". 1News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.