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
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|rowspan=2| Men's singles
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|rowspan=2| Men's doubles
|rowspan=2| <br>Ken Flach<br>Robert Seguso
|rowspan=2| <br>Emilio Sánchez<br>Sergio Casal
| <br>Miloslav Mečíř<br>Milan Šrejber
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| <br>Stefan Edberg<br>Anders Järryd
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|rowspan=2| Women's singles
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|rowspan=2| Women's doubles
|rowspan=2| <br>Pam Shriver<br>Zina Garrison
|rowspan=2| <br>Jana Novotná<br>Helena Suková
| <br>Elizabeth Smylie<br>Wendy Turnbull
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| <br>Steffi Graf<br>Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
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Medal table
thumb|A scoreboard that still remained in 2006, that documents the women's singles draw
References
- Official Olympic Report