Tennis was one of the original sports at the Athens Olympics of 1896. It was later dropped from the games but reintroduced at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.

The venue for the Olympics in London will be the world famous All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon in South West London.

There are four medals awarded for the tennis event.

Reigning olympic tennis champions are:

Mens - Nadal (Spain)
Womens - Dementieva (Russia)
Womens Doubles - Williams, Williams (USA)
Mens Doubles - Federer, Wawrinka (Switzerland)

The Venue for the 2012 Olympic Archery competition will be The All England Club, Wimbledon in South West London.

The nearest British Rail station is Wimbledon. Public transport information for the 2012 Olympics is available from Transport for London.

Tickets for this event are not yet available.