Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
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Czechoslovakia's Miloslav Mečíř defeated the United States' Tim Mayotte in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2, to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was Czechoslovakia's first medal at the event. The United States' Brad Gilbert and Sweden's Stefan Edberg won the bronze medals. It was Sweden's first men's singles Olympic medal.
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Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Miloslav Mečíř (TCH) | ||||||
Runner-up | Tim Mayotte (USA) | ||||||
Score | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
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Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20 September–1 October 1988 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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The tournament was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea. Tennis 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. There were 64 competitors from 32 nations.[1] Nations were limited to three players each (down from four before tennis's Olympic hiatus).