Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It 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). The event was won by Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia, the nation's first men's singles medal. Americans took two medals, with Tim Mayotte's silver and Brad Gilbert's bronze. Sweden earned its first medal in the men's singles as well, with Stefan Edberg earning the other bronze medal.

Men's singles
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Champion Miloslav Mečíř (TCH)
Runner-up Tim Mayotte (USA)
Final score3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Men's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Miloslav Mečíř (1987)
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul
Dates20 September–1 October
Competitors64 from 32 nations
Medalists
Miloslav Mečíř
 Czechoslovakia
Tim Mayotte
 United States
Stefan Edberg
 Sweden
Brad Gilbert
 United States

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)

Date Time Round
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.  Stefan Edberg (SWE) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
  2.  Tim Mayotte (USA) (Finals, Silver Medalist)
  3.  Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
  4.  Henri Leconte (FRA) (Second Round)
  5.  Brad Gilbert (USA) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
  6.  Emilio Sánchez (ESP) (Second Round)
  7.  Anders Järryd (SWE) (Third Round)
  8.  Andrei Chesnokov (URS) (First Round)
  9.  Darren Cahill (AUS) (Second Round)
  10.  Jakob Hlasek (SUI) (Third Round)
  11.  Ronald Agénor (HAI) (First Round)
  12.  Amos Mansdorf (ISR) (Third Round)
  13.  Martín Jaite (ARG) (Quarterfinals)
  14.  John Fitzgerald (AUS) (First Round)
  15.  Slobodan Živojinović (YUG) (Second Round)
  16.  Luiz Mattar (BRA) (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
                     
1  Stefan Edberg (SWE) 6 7 6    
   Paolo Canè (ITA) 1 5 4    
1  Stefan Edberg (SWE) 6 0 6 4 2
3  Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) 3 6 1 6 6
3  Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) 3 77 6 6  
   Michiel Schapers (NED) 6 62 2 4  
3  Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) 3 6 6 6  
2  Tim Mayotte (USA) 6 2 4 2  
5/WC  Brad Gilbert (USA) 5 6 77 6  
13  Martín Jaite (ARG) 7 1 61 3  
5/WC  Brad Gilbert (USA) 4 4 3    
2  Tim Mayotte (USA) 6 6 6    
   Carl-Uwe Steeb (FRG) 64 5 3    
2  Tim Mayotte (USA) 77 7 6    

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  S Edberg (SWE) 77 6 6    
WC  H Skoff (AUT) 63 2 3     1  S Edberg (SWE) 6 77 6    
Q  T Tsuchihashi (JPN) 65 2 4     Q  A Moreno (MEX) 2 62 0    
Q  A Moreno (MEX) 77 6 6     1  S Edberg (SWE) 6 6 77    
Q  Z Ali (IND) 6 6 6     10  J Hlasek (SUI) 2 4 63    
   V Caballero (PAR) 3 2 4     Q  Z Ali (IND) 4 5 5    
Q  S Alger (BER) 3 4 2     10  J Hlasek (SUI) 6 7 7    
10  J Hlasek (SUI) 6 6 6     1  S Edberg (SWE) 6 7 6    
14  J Fitzgerald (AUS) 4 6 2 2      P Canè (ITA) 1 5 4    
Q  G Connell (CAN) 6 4 6 6   Q  G Connell (CAN) 4 4 2    
Q  S Abdullahi (NGR) 2 5 3     Q  J Sánchez (ESP) 6 6 6    
Q  J Sánchez (ESP) 6 7 6     Q  J Sánchez (ESP) 61 6 1 2  
   P Canè (ITA) 6 77 4 6      P Canè (ITA) 77 4 6 6  
   M Šrejber (TCH) 3 64 6 3      P Canè (ITA) 7 6 64 6  
Q  S Matsuoka (JPN) 3 4 3     6  E Sánchez (ESP) 5 3 77 4  
6  E Sánchez (ESP) 6 6 6    

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3  M Mečíř (TCH) 5 6 6 78  
   E Jelen (FRG) 7 1 2 66   3  M Mečíř (TCH) 6 4 6 6  
   G Bloom (ISR) 6 4 6 2 7    J Bates (GBR) 3 6 1 4  
   J Bates (GBR) 4 6 3 6 9 3  M Mečíř (TCH) 77 6 7    
Q  O Camporese (ITA) 2 0 3        G Forget (FRA) 61 3 5    
   G Forget (FRA) 6 6 6        G Forget (FRA) 7 78 6    
   M Christensen (DEN) 5 2 4     15  S Živojinović (YUG) 5 66 2    
15  S Živojinović (YUG) 7 6 6     3  M Mečíř (TCH) 3 77 6 6  
11/WC  R Agénor (HAI) 6 3 2 1 r    M Schapers (NED) 6 62 2 4  
   L Lavalle (MEX) 3 6 6 2      L Lavalle (MEX) 3 4 62    
   S Casal (ESP) 6 6 6        S Casal (ESP) 6 6 77    
Q  M Gurr (ZIM) 2 3 1        S Casal (ESP) 4 6 6 3 4
Q  W Kowalski (POL) 2 4 4        M Schapers (NED) 6 4 2 6 6
Q  T Mmoh (NGR) 6 6 6     Q  T Mmoh (NGR) 6 3 1 6 1
   M Schapers (NED) 6 5 6 6      M Schapers (NED) 4 6 6 4 6
8/WC  A Chesnokov (URS) 3 7 0 2  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5/WC  B Gilbert (USA) 6 7 6    
   M Tauson (DEN) 2 5 1     5/WC  B Gilbert (USA) 6 1 6 6  
Q  A Cherkasov (URS) 6 6 6     Q  A Cherkasov (URS) 4 6 1 2  
   H Chapacú (PAR) 0 0 1     5/WC  B Gilbert (USA) 6 6 6    
WC  N Odizor (NGR) 4 3 2        R Seguso (USA) 2 1 2    
   R Seguso (USA) 6 6 6        R Seguso (USA) 6 77 68 6  
Q  A Antonitsch (AUT) 2 4 77 2   9/Q  D Cahill (AUS) 3 63 710 2  
9/Q  D Cahill (AUS) 6 6 62 6   5/WC  B Gilbert (USA) 5 6 77 6  
13  M Jaite (ARG) 6 6 6     13  M Jaite (ARG) 7 1 61 3  
Q  C Pridham (CAN) 1 3 2     13  M Jaite (ARG) 6 6 6    
Q  S Perkiss (ISR) 2 6 4 4   Q  J Frana (ARG) 2 4 2    
Q  J Frana (ARG) 6 4 6 6   13  M Jaite (ARG) 6 6 6    
   B-S Kim (KOR) 7 3 6 63 6    B-S Kim (KOR) 4 1 3    
LL  G Kalovelonis (GRE) 5 6 2 77 3    B-S Kim (KOR) 4 7 6 3 7
   V Amritraj (IND) 6 4 3 6 3 4  H Leconte (FRA) 6 5 3 6 5
4  H Leconte (FRA) 4 6 6 3 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7/WC  A Järryd (SWE) 710 4 7 7  
Q  M Laurendeau (CAN) 68 6 5 5   7/WC  A Järryd (SWE) 6 6 6    
Q  C N'Goran (CIV) 711 6 2 63 5    A Castle (GBR) 0 3 1    
   A Castle (GBR) 69 3 6 77 7 7/WC  A Järryd (SWE) 6 5 3 5  
Q  C-U Steeb (FRG) 7 6 6        C-U Steeb (FRG) 2 7 6 7  
Q  A Volkov (URS) 5 4 3     Q  C-U Steeb (FRG) 6 5 6 1 7
   W Masur (AUS) 6 6 4 67 6    W Masur (AUS) 3 7 3 6 5
16  L Mattar (BRA) 4 4 6 79 4    C-U Steeb (FRG) 64 5 3    
12  A Mansdorf (ISR) 6 6 7     2  T Mayotte (USA) 77 7 6    
Q  J-S Yoo (KOR) 2 4 5     12  A Mansdorf (ISR) 6 3 6 7  
   K Evernden (NZL) 77 6 6        K Evernden (NZL) 4 6 1 5  
Q  G Ivanišević (YUG) 60 3 3     12  A Mansdorf (ISR) 4 2 4    
   D Nargiso (ITA) 4 2 77 77 8 2  T Mayotte (USA) 6 6 6    
   F Maciel (MEX) 6 6 62 63 6    D Nargiso (ITA) 6 2 4 0  
   D-W Song (KOR) 3 3 4     2  T Mayotte (USA) 2 6 6 6  
2  T Mayotte (USA) 6 6 6    

References
  1. "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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