Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Date 20 September - 1 October 1988
Edition 10
Surface 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 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.

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
Manuela Maleeva
 Bulgaria
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.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2125
2 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1113
3 West Germany (FRG)1012
4 Argentina (ARG)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
6 Sweden (SWE)0022
7 Australia (AUS)0011
 Bulgaria (BUL)0011
Totals (8 nations)44816


References

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