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 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) | |
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 Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Spain Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal | Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber |
| Sweden Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | |||
| Women's singles | Steffi Graf West Germany | Gabriela Sabatini Argentina | Zina Garrison United States |
| Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Bulgaria | |||
| Women's doubles | United States Pam Shriver Zina Garrison | Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Australia Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull |
| West Germany Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
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