Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
American pair Flach and Seguso won gold in a five-set final.
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The men's doubles tennis tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was won by the American pair Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, who defeated Spain's Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in a five-set final. It marked the second consecutive American victory in the event and the United States' record-equaling third gold medal overall. Bronze medals were awarded to Czechoslovakia's Miloslav Mečíř and Milan Šrejber and Sweden's Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.
Background
The men's doubles tennis event at the 1988 Summer Olympics marked its eighth time on the program, appearing in every Games that included tennis from 1896 through 1924 and again starting in 1988, with a demonstration held in 1968. The American duo of Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, seeded first, were the heavy favorites after claiming their second straight Wimbledon title, along with prior U.S. and French Open championships. A dozen nations—Brazil, China, West Germany, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, Nigeria, Paraguay, South Korea, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe—competed for the first time. Great Britain led all nations with its sixth appearance.
Did You Know?
- There was no bronze-medal match in this tournament.
- The Colombian pair withdrew from the competition.
- All matches were best-of-five sets, with tiebreaks used for any set before the fifth that reached 6–6.
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- Wikipedia: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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