Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Men's singles
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Final
ChampionFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  Tim Mayotte  (USA)
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1984  · Summer Olympics ·  1992  

Men's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Tennis, Melkhuisje open kampioenschappen winnaar Mecir in actie, Bestanddeelnr 934-0435.jpg
Miloslav Mečíř (1987)
Venue Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul
Dates20 September–1 October 1988
Competitors64 from 32 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Miloslav Mečíř
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Tim Mayotte
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Stefan Edberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Brad Gilbert
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1924
1992  

Czechoslovakia's Miloslav Mečíř defeated the United States' Tim Mayotte in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2, to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was Czechoslovakia's first medal at the event. The United States' Brad Gilbert and Sweden's Stefan Edberg won the bronze medals. It was Sweden's first men's singles Olympic medal.

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The tournament was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea. Tennis was officially re-introduced as an official sport in the 1988 Summer Olympics, after being held as a demonstration sport in the 1968 Olympic Games and 1984 Olympic Games. It was discontinued from being an official sport after the 1924 Olympic Games before its re-introduction. There were 64 competitors from 32 nations. [1] Nations were limited to three players each (down from four before tennis's Olympic hiatus).

Background

This was the eighth (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.

Number one seed and the favorite was Stefan Edberg of Sweden, the winner of the 1984 demonstration event as well as the reigning Wimbledon champion. [1]

Bermuda, Brazil, West Germany, Haiti, Israel, the Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Nigeria, Paraguay, Poland, South Korea, the Soviet Union, and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the event. France made its seventh appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the 1904 event.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament. Unlike previous Olympic tournaments, no bronze-medal match was held. All matches were best-of-five sets. The 12-point tie-breaker, common by 1988, was used in the Olympics for the first time.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 20 September 1988
Wednesday, 21 September 1988
Round of 64
Thursday, 22 September 1988Round of 32
Saturday, 24 September 1988Round of 16
Monday, 26 September 1988Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 28 September 1988Semifinals
Friday, 30 September 198811:12Final

Seeds

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Edberg  (SWE)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg  Tim Mayotte  (USA)(finals, silver medalist)
  3. Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)(champion, gold medalist)
  4. Flag of France.svg  Henri Leconte  (FRA)(second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Gilbert  (USA)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg  Emilio Sánchez  (ESP)(second round)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Järryd  (SWE)(third round)
  8. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrei Chesnokov  (URS)(first round)
  9. Flag of Australia.svg  Darren Cahill  (AUS)(second round)
  10. Flag of Switzerland.svg  Jakob Hlasek  (SUI)(third round)
  11. Flag of Haiti.svg  Ronald Agénor  (HAI)(first round)
  12. Flag of Israel.svg  Amos Mansdorf  (ISR)(third round)
  13. Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Martín Jaite  (ARG)(quarterfinals)
  14. Flag of Australia.svg  John Fitzgerald  (AUS)(first round)
  15. Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Slobodan Živojinović  (YUG)(second round)
  16. Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Luiz Mattar  (BRA)(first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
                     
1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Edberg  (SWE)676  
 Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Canè  (ITA)1 5 4   
1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Edberg  (SWE)60 64 2
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)3 61 66
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)3 7766 
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michiel Schapers  (NED)6622 4  
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Mečíř  (TCH)3 666 
2 Flag of the United States.svg  Tim Mayotte  (USA)62 4 2  
5/WCFlag of the United States.svg  Brad Gilbert  (USA)5 6776 
13 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Martín Jaite  (ARG)71 613  
5/WCFlag of the United States.svg  Brad Gilbert  (USA)4 4 3   
2 Flag of the United States.svg  Tim Mayotte  (USA)666  
 Flag of Germany.svg  Carl-Uwe Steeb  (FRG)645 3   
2 Flag of the United States.svg  Tim Mayotte  (USA)7776  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Edberg  (SWE)7766  
WC Flag of Austria.svg  H Skoff  (AUT)632 3   1 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Edberg  (SWE)6776  
Q Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  T Tsuchihashi  (JPN)652 4   Q Flag of Mexico.svg  A Moreno  (MEX)2 620   
Q Flag of Mexico.svg  A Moreno  (MEX)7766  1 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Edberg  (SWE)6677  
Q Flag of India.svg  Z Ali  (IND)666  10 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)2 4 63  
 Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  V Caballero  (PAR)3 2 4   Q Flag of India.svg  Z Ali  (IND)4 5 5   
Q Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  S Alger  (BER)3 4 2   10 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)677  
10 Flag of Switzerland.svg  J Hlasek  (SUI)666  1 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Edberg  (SWE)676  
14 Flag of Australia.svg  J Fitzgerald  (AUS)4 62 2   Flag of Italy.svg  P Canè  (ITA)1 5 4   
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  G Connell  (CAN)64 66 Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  G Connell  (CAN)4 4 2   
Q Flag of Nigeria.svg  S Abdullahi  (NGR)2 5 3   Q Flag of Spain.svg  J Sánchez  (ESP)666  
Q Flag of Spain.svg  J Sánchez  (ESP)676  Q Flag of Spain.svg  J Sánchez  (ESP)6161 2  
 Flag of Italy.svg  P Canè  (ITA)6774 6  Flag of Italy.svg  P Canè  (ITA)774 66 
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  M Šrejber  (TCH)3 6463   Flag of Italy.svg  P Canè  (ITA)76646 
Q Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  S Matsuoka  (JPN)3 4 3   6 Flag of Spain.svg  E Sánchez  (ESP)5 3 774  
6 Flag of Spain.svg  E Sánchez  (ESP)666  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  M Mečíř  (TCH)5 6678 
 Flag of Germany.svg  E Jelen  (FRG)71 2 66 3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  M Mečíř  (TCH)64 66 
 Flag of Israel.svg  G Bloom  (ISR)64 62 7  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  J Bates  (GBR)3 61 4  
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  J Bates  (GBR)4 63 693 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  M Mečíř  (TCH)7767  
Q Flag of Italy.svg  O Camporese  (ITA)2 0 3    Flag of France.svg  G Forget  (FRA)613 5   
 Flag of France.svg  G Forget  (FRA)666   Flag of France.svg  G Forget  (FRA)7786  
 Flag of Denmark.svg  M Christensen  (DEN)5 2 4   15 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  S Živojinović  (YUG)5 662   
15 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  S Živojinović  (YUG)766  3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  M Mečíř  (TCH)3 7766 
11/WCFlag of Haiti.svg  R Agénor  (HAI)63 2 1 r  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Schapers  (NED)6622 4  
 Flag of Mexico.svg  L Lavalle  (MEX)3 662   Flag of Mexico.svg  L Lavalle  (MEX)3 4 62  
 Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)666   Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)6677  
Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  M Gurr  (ZIM)2 3 1    Flag of Spain.svg  S Casal  (ESP)4 663 4
Q Flag of Poland.svg  W Kowalski  (POL)2 4 4    Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Schapers  (NED)64 2 66
Q Flag of Nigeria.svg  T Mmoh  (NGR)666  Q Flag of Nigeria.svg  T Mmoh  (NGR)63 1 61
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Schapers  (NED)65 66  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Schapers  (NED)4 664 6
8/WCFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  A Chesnokov  (URS)3 70 2  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5/WCFlag of the United States.svg  B Gilbert  (USA)676  
 Flag of Denmark.svg  M Tauson  (DEN)2 5 1   5/WC Flag of the United States.svg  B Gilbert  (USA)61 66 
Q Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  A Cherkasov  (URS)666  Q Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  A Cherkasov  (URS)4 61 2  
 Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  H Chapacú  (PAR)0 0 1   5/WC Flag of the United States.svg  B Gilbert  (USA)666  
WC Flag of Nigeria.svg  N Odizor  (NGR)4 3 2    Flag of the United States.svg  R Seguso  (USA)2 1 2   
 Flag of the United States.svg  R Seguso  (USA)666   Flag of the United States.svg  R Seguso  (USA)677686 
Q Flag of Austria.svg  A Antonitsch  (AUT)2 4 772  9/QFlag of Australia.svg  D Cahill  (AUS)3 637102  
9/Q Flag of Australia.svg  D Cahill  (AUS)66626 5/WC Flag of the United States.svg  B Gilbert  (USA)5 6776 
13 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  M Jaite  (ARG)666  13 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  M Jaite  (ARG)71 613  
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  C Pridham  (CAN)1 3 2   13 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  M Jaite  (ARG)666  
Q Flag of Israel.svg  S Perkiss  (ISR)2 64 4  Q Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  J Frana  (ARG)2 4 2   
Q Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  J Frana  (ARG)64 66 13 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  M Jaite  (ARG)666  
 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  B-S Kim  (KOR)73 6636 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  B-S Kim  (KOR)4 1 3   
LL Flag of Greece.svg  G Kalovelonis  (GRE)5 62 773  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  B-S Kim  (KOR)4 763 7
 Flag of India.svg  V Amritraj  (IND)64 3 63 4 Flag of France.svg  H Leconte  (FRA)65 3 65
4 Flag of France.svg  H Leconte  (FRA)4 663 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7/WCFlag of Sweden.svg  A Järryd  (SWE)7104 77 
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  M Laurendeau  (CAN)6865 5  7/WCFlag of Sweden.svg  A Järryd  (SWE)666  
Q Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  C N'Goran  (CIV)71162 635  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Castle  (GBR)0 3 1   
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Castle  (GBR)693 67777/WCFlag of Sweden.svg  A Järryd  (SWE)65 3 5  
Q Flag of Germany.svg  C-U Steeb  (FRG)766   Flag of Germany.svg  C-U Steeb  (FRG)2 767 
Q Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  A Volkov  (URS)5 4 3   Q Flag of Germany.svg  C-U Steeb  (FRG)65 61 7
 Flag of Australia.svg  W Masur  (AUS)664 676 Flag of Australia.svg  W Masur  (AUS)3 73 65
16 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  L Mattar  (BRA)4 4 6794  Flag of Germany.svg  C-U Steeb  (FRG)645 3   
12 Flag of Israel.svg  A Mansdorf  (ISR)667  2 Flag of the United States.svg  T Mayotte  (USA)7776  
Q Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  J-S Yoo  (KOR)2 4 5   12 Flag of Israel.svg  A Mansdorf  (ISR)63 67 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg  K Evernden  (NZL)7766   Flag of New Zealand.svg  K Evernden  (NZL)4 61 5  
Q Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  G Ivanišević  (YUG)603 3   12 Flag of Israel.svg  A Mansdorf  (ISR)4 2 4   
 Flag of Italy.svg  D Nargiso  (ITA)4 2 777782 Flag of the United States.svg  T Mayotte  (USA)666  
 Flag of Mexico.svg  F Maciel  (MEX)6662636  Flag of Italy.svg  D Nargiso  (ITA)62 4 0  
 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  D-W Song  (KOR)3 3 4   2 Flag of the United States.svg  T Mayotte  (USA)2 666 
2 Flag of the United States.svg  T Mayotte  (USA)666  

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