Tennis was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010. The program included four competitions: Boys' singles, Boys' doubles, Girls' singles and Girls' doubles. The 2014 edition added a Mixed doubles event. Players from different National Olympic Committees are allowed to participate in doubles events.
| Tennis at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | ITF |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; womens: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Medal table
edit- As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 |  China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
