Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Date20 September–1 October 1988
Edition10
SurfaceHard (Neodex)
Location Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg  Steffi Graf  (FRG)
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Flach / Robert Seguso  (USA)
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Shriver / Zina Garrison  (USA)
  1984  · Summer Olympics ·  1992  

Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1968 and 1984 Summer Olympics.

Contents

The tournament took place from September 20 – October 1 on outdoor hardcourts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center.

Medal summary

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Miloslav Mečíř
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Tim Mayotte
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Stefan Edberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Brad Gilbert
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Miloslav Mečíř
Milan Šrejber
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd
Women's singles Steffi Graf
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Gabriela Sabatini
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Zina Garrison
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Women's doubles Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Elizabeth Smylie
Wendy Turnbull
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Steffi Graf
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

Medal table

A scoreboard that still remained in 2006, that documents the women's singles draw Seoul women's tennis results.jpg
A scoreboard that still remained in 2006, that documents the women's singles draw
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2125
2Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1113
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1012
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0022
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0011
Totals (8 entries)44816

References