Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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.
| Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 September-1 October |
| Edition | 10 |
| Surface | Hard (Neodex) |
| Location | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Steffi Graf (FRG) | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (USA) | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Pam Shriver / Zina Garrison (USA) | |
| Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
The tournament took place from September 20 - October 1 on outdoor hardcourts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center.
Medal summary
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Miloslav Mečíř Czechoslovakia |
Tim Mayotte United States |
Stefan Edberg Sweden | |||
| Brad Gilbert United States | ||||||
| Men's doubles |
United States (USA) Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
 Spain (ESP)Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber | |||
| Sweden (SWE) Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | ||||||
| Women's singles |
Steffi Graf West Germany |
Gabriela Sabatini Argentina |
Zina Garrison United States | |||
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| Women's doubles |
United States (USA) Pam Shriver Zina Garrison |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
 Australia (AUS)Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull | |||
| West Germany (FRG) Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||||
Medal table
A scoreboard that still remained in 2006, that documents the Women's Singles draw.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
References
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