Following are the women's singles medalists from previous Olympic Games tennis since 1988 when the sport came backed to the Olympic family as a medal event:

2004 Athens

Gold: Justine henin-Hardenne, Belgium

Silver: Amelie Mauresmo, France

Bronze: Alicia Molik, Australia

2000 Sydney

Gold: Venus Williams, United States

Silver: Elena Dementieva, Russia

Bronze: Monica Seles, United States

1996 Atlanta

Gold: Lindsay Davenport, United States

Silver: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain

Bronze: Jana Novotna, Czech Republic

1992 Barcelona

Gold: Jennifer Capriati, United States

Silver: Steffi Graf, Germany

Bronze: Mary Joe Fernandez, United States

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain

1988 Seoul

Gold: Steffi Graf, West Germany

Silver: Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina

Bronze: Zina Garrison, United States

Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Bulgaria

(Xinhua News Agency August 10, 2008)