Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles

Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Champion		Miloslav Mečíř (TCH)
Runner-up		Tim Mayotte (USA)
Final score		3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Events
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Men's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Gold	Miloslav Mečíř Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Silver	Tim Mayotte United States (USA)
Bronze	Stefan Edberg Sweden (SWE)
Bronze	Brad Gilbert United States (USA)

Seeds

Stefan Edberg (SWE) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
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

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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