Canada at The 1988 Summer Olympics - Tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

  • Grant Connell
    1. First Round — Defeated John Fitzgerald (Australia) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-2
    2. Second Round — Lost to Javier Sánchez (Spain) 4-6, 4-6, 2-6
  • Martin Laurendeau
    1. First Round — Lost to Anders Järryd (Sweden) 6-7, 6-4, 5-7, 5-7
  • Chris Pridham
    1. First Round — Lost to Martín Jaite (Argentina) 1-6, 3-6, 2-6

Women's Singles Competition

  • Jill Hetherington
    1. First Round — Defeated Ilana Berger (Israel) 6-1, 6-4
    2. Second Round — Lost to Pam Shriver (USA) 2-6, 3-6
  • Helen Kelesi
    1. First Round – Lost to Gisele Miro (Brazil) 5-7, 5-7
  • Carling Bassett-Seguso
    1. First Round — Lost to Nathalie Tauziat (France) 6-7, 1-6

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