Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer OlympicsinParis. 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) | ||||
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The tournament took place from September 20 - October 1 on outdoor hardcourts at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center.
| 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 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
