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Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
1988 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Miloslav Mečíř (TCH)
Runner-up	Tim Mayotte (USA)
Score	3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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1988 tennis event results

Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul
Date	20 September-1 October
Medalists
Miloslav Mečíř  Czechoslovakia Tim Mayotte  United States Stefan Edberg  Sweden Brad Gilbert  United States
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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.

Medalists

Gold	Miloslav Mečíř  Czechoslovakia
Silver	Tim Mayotte  United States
Bronze	Stefan Edberg  Sweden
	Brad Gilbert  United States

Seeds

 Tim Mayotte (USA) (Finals, Silver Medalist)

 Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) (Champion, Gold Medalist)

 Henri Leconte (FRA) (Second Round)

 Brad Gilbert (USA) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)

 Emilio Sánchez (ESP) (Second Round)

 Anders Järryd (SWE) (Third Round)

 Andrei Chesnokov (URS) (First Round)

 Darren Cahill (AUS) (Second Round)

 Jakob Hlasek (SUI) (Third Round)

 Ronald Agénor (HAI) (First Round)

 Amos Mansdorf (ISR) (Third Round)

 Martín Jaite (ARG) (Quarterfinals)

 John Fitzgerald (AUS) (First Round)

 Slobodan Živojinović (YUG) (Second Round)

 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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

• ITF 1988 Summer Olympics Men's Singles Draw