+ Irish-born John Pius Boland, representing Great Britain, was the first tennis gold medallist at the Olympics in 1896 in Athens. + Five golds are up for grabs in Rio -- men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles. When the sport returned to the schedule in Seoul in 1988, the men's singles gold was won by Czech player Miroslav Mecir. He also won the doubles gold with a German partner as part of a mixed team. Massu had also partnered Fernando Gonzalez to the men's doubles title in Greece, giving Chile its first ever gold at an Olympics.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2016 04:07 UTC