Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tennis tournament
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Date | 20 September-1 October 1988 | |||
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) | ||||
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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 | |||
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Men's singles details | Miloslav Mečíř Czechoslovakia | Tim Mayotte United States | Stefan Edberg Sweden | |||
Brad Gilbert United States | ||||||
Men's doubles details | 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 details | Steffi Graf West Germany | Gabriela Sabatini Argentina | Zina Garrison United States | |||
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Bulgaria | ||||||
Women's doubles details | 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
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
References
- Official Olympic Report
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