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Singles, Women

Date23 September – 1 October 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationChe-yuk-gwan, Seo-ul Dae-hak-gyo, Seoul
Participants48 from 28 countries
FormatRound-robin qualifying pools, followed by single-elimination tournament.

China had a monopoly on the leading players in the world. The #1 ranked player was 1987 World Champion He Zhili and #3 was Dai Lili. But neither player was chosen to play. Wallechinsky has noted that He was being punished for refusing to throw a match to another Chinese player during the 1987 Worlds. But their absence hardly mattered, as the Chinese swept the medals. The gold went to Chen Jing, who was only 21-years-old and had little international experience. Chen would later defect to Taiwan (Chinese Taipei in the Olympic Movement) and represent that nation at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. He Zhili would also emigrate, settling in Japan, where she took the name Chire Koyama, and she also competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. The bronze medalist in 1988 was Jiao Zhimin. The Korean press were all over her during the Seoul Olympics because of her romance with Korean doubles player Ahn Jae-Hyung. Jiao and Ahn did eventually marry and settled in Korea, but neither player ever competed again at the Olympics.

PosCompetitor(s)NOC
1Chen JingCHNGold
2Li HuifenCHNSilver
3Jiao ZhiminCHNBronze
4Marie HrachováTCH
5Flyura BulatovaURS
6Valentina PopovaURS
7Bettine VriesekoopNED
8Hong Cha-OkKOR
=9Mika HoshinoJPN
=9Renata KasalováTCH
=9Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR
=9Olga NemesFRG
=9Daniela GergelchevaBUL
=9Mok Ka ShaHKG
=9Edit UrbánHUN
=9Yang Yeong-JaKOR
=17Alena ŠafářováTCH
=17Chang Hsiu-YuTPE
=17Jasna FazlićYUG
=17Kiyomi IshidaJPN
=17Kyoko UchiyamaJPN
=17Lin Li-JuTPE
=17Mirjam KloppenburgNED
=17Olena KovtunURS
=25Csilla BátorfiHUN
=25Gordana PerkučinYUG
=25Hui So HungHKG
=25Insook BhushanUSA
=25Karina BogaertsBEL
=25Katja NoltenFRG
=25Kerri TepperAUS
=25Mariann DomonkosCAN
=33Diana GeeUSA
=33Elizabeth PopperVEN
=33Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG
=33Jacqueline DíazCHI
=33Kuburat OwolabiNGR
=33Lau Wai ChengMAS
=33Leong Mee WanMAS
=33Nadia BisiachAUS
=41Blanca AlejoDOM
=41Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
=41Iyabo AkanmuNGR
=41Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
=41Mónica LiyauPER
=41Nihal MeshrefEGY
=41Niyati RoyIND
=41Patricia OffelGHA

Preliminary Round (23 – 28 September 1988)

Group A (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Jiao ZhiminCHN50154386248Q
2Edit UrbánHUN41133301247Q
3Olena KovtunURS32116303288
4Mariann DomonkosCAN23711318334
5Diana GeeUSA14512292315
6Blanca AlejoDOM05015147315

Match #1 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 0
21-9, 21-3, 21-5
Blanca AlejoDOM
Match #2 Edit UrbánHUN 3 – 0
21-19, 21-15, 21-19
Diana GeeUSA
Match #3 Olena KovtunURS 3 – 0
21-14, 21-15, 21-20
Mariann DomonkosCAN
Match #4 Mariann DomonkosCAN 3 – 0
21-15, 21-9, 21-10
Blanca AlejoDOM
Match #5 Olena KovtunURS 3 – 0
21-13, 21-13, 21-14
Diana GeeUSA
Match #6 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 1
21-6, 18-21, 21-13, 21-9
Edit UrbánHUN
Match #7 Edit UrbánHUN 3 – 0
21-12, 21-12, 21-9
Blanca AlejoDOM
Match #8 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 2
21-9, 21-18, 18-21, 16-21, 21-9
Olena KovtunURS
Match #9 Mariann DomonkosCAN 3 – 2
18-21, 21-23, 21-14, 21-18, 21-16
Diana GeeUSA
Match #10 Diana GeeUSA 3 – 0
21-7, 21-7, 21-10
Blanca AlejoDOM
Match #11 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 1
21-17, 19-21, 21-11, 21-11
Mariann DomonkosCAN
Match #12 Edit UrbánHUN 3 – 0
21-11, 21-15, 21-10
Olena KovtunURS
Match #13 Olena KovtunURS 3 – 0
21-10, 21-11, 21-18
Blanca AlejoDOM
Match #14 Edit UrbánHUN 3 – 0
21-13, 21-15, 21-16
Mariann DomonkosCAN
Match #15 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 0
21-12, 21-13, 21-19
Diana GeeUSA

Group B (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Yang Yeong-JaKOR50150316168Q
2Renata KasalováTCH41125325262Q
3Lin Li-JuTPE3297270247
4Hui So HungHKG2399309288
5Elizabeth PopperVEN14312213272
6Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR05015119315

Match #1 Yang Yeong-JaKOR 3 – 0
21-3, 21-9, 21-4
Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
Match #2 Renata KasalováTCH 3 – 0
21-10, 21-19, 21-18
Elizabeth PopperVEN
Match #3 Lin Li-JuTPE 3 – 1
21-13, 12-21, 21-8, 21-8
Hui So HungHKG
Match #4 Hui So HungHKG 3 – 0
21-10, 21-4, 21-5
Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
Match #5 Lin Li-JuTPE 3 – 0
21-17, 21-12, 21-13
Elizabeth PopperVEN
Match #6 Yang Yeong-JaKOR 3 – 0
22-20, 21-14, 21-10
Renata KasalováTCH
Match #7 Renata KasalováTCH 3 – 0
21-11, 21-13, 21-11
Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
Match #8 Yang Yeong-JaKOR 3 – 0
21-13, 21-16, 21-12
Lin Li-JuTPE
Match #9 Hui So HungHKG 3 – 0
21-9, 21-19, 21-11
Elizabeth PopperVEN
Match #10 Elizabeth PopperVEN 3 – 0
21-6, 21-6, 21-8
Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
Match #11 Yang Yeong-JaKOR 3 – 0
21-19, 21-12, 21-14
Hui So HungHKG
Match #12 Renata KasalováTCH 3 – 0
21-9, 21-7, 21-12
Lin Li-JuTPE
Match #13 Lin Li-JuTPE 3 – 0
21-11, 21-11, 21-7
Jaklein Al-DuqomJOR
Match #14 Renata KasalováTCH 3 – 2
21-16, 18-21, 11-21, 21-14, 21-16
Hui So HungHKG
Match #15 Yang Yeong-JaKOR 3 – 0
21-10, 21-7, 21-5
Elizabeth PopperVEN

Group C (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Chen JingCHN50150315177Q
2Valentina PopovaURS41123300207Q
3Kyoko UchiyamaJPN3298296241
4Insook BhushanUSA2389279269
5Nadia BisiachAUS14312184282
6Feiza Ben AïssaTUN05015117315

Match #1 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-8, 21-8, 21-7
Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
Match #2 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-10, 21-14, 21-13
Nadia BisiachAUS
Match #3 Kyoko UchiyamaJPN 3 – 2
21-9, 15-21, 21-11, 15-21, 21-13
Insook BhushanUSA
Match #4 Insook BhushanUSA 3 – 0
21-6, 21-9, 21-8
Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
Match #5 Kyoko UchiyamaJPN 3 – 0
21-6, 21-10, 21-8
Nadia BisiachAUS
Match #6 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-17, 21-16, 21-15
Valentina PopovaURS
Match #7 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-13, 21-7, 21-5
Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
Match #8 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-9, 21-18, 21-15
Kyoko UchiyamaJPN
Match #9 Insook BhushanUSA 3 – 0
21-9, 21-6, 21-12
Nadia BisiachAUS
Match #10 Nadia BisiachAUS 3 – 0
21-6, 21-12, 21-12
Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
Match #11 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-12, 21-11, 21-8
Insook BhushanUSA
Match #12 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-10, 21-18, 21-7
Kyoko UchiyamaJPN
Match #13 Kyoko UchiyamaJPN 3 – 0
21-1, 21-8, 21-7
Feiza Ben AïssaTUN
Match #14 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-16, 21-12, 21-19
Insook BhushanUSA
Match #15 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-15, 21-7, 21-11
Nadia BisiachAUS

Group D (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Li HuifenCHN50150315151Q
2Mok Ka ShaHKG41123292184Q
3Kiyomi IshidaJPN3297275279
4Kerri TepperAUS23710282313
5Lau Wai ChengMAS14313191323
6Patricia OffelGHA05215249354

Match #1 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-5, 21-6, 21-8
Patricia OffelGHA
Match #2 Mok Ka ShaHKG 3 – 0
21-11, 21-3, 21-6
Lau Wai ChengMAS
Match #3 Kiyomi IshidaJPN 3 – 1
22-20, 19-21, 21-17, 21-18
Kerri TepperAUS
Match #4 Kerri TepperAUS 3 – 1
21-19, 21-12, 20-22, 21-14
Patricia OffelGHA
Match #5 Kiyomi IshidaJPN 3 – 0
21-6, 21-14, 21-6
Lau Wai ChengMAS
Match #6 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-9, 21-18, 21-13
Mok Ka ShaHKG
Match #7 Mok Ka ShaHKG 3 – 0
21-10, 21-15, 21-16
Patricia OffelGHA
Match #8 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-17, 21-14, 21-9
Kiyomi IshidaJPN
Match #9 Kerri TepperAUS 3 – 0
21-19, 21-3, 21-15
Lau Wai ChengMAS
Match #10 Lau Wai ChengMAS 3 – 1
18-21, 21-16, 21-17, 21-17
Patricia OffelGHA
Match #11 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-10, 21-8, 21-7
Kerri TepperAUS
Match #12 Mok Ka ShaHKG 3 – 0
21-8, 21-9, 21-8
Kiyomi IshidaJPN
Match #13 Kiyomi IshidaJPN 3 – 0
22-20, 21-16, 21-15
Patricia OffelGHA
Match #14 Mok Ka ShaHKG 3 – 0
21-11, 21-13, 21-11
Kerri TepperAUS
Match #15 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-7, 21-8, 21-12
Lau Wai ChengMAS

Group E (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR50152346232Q
2Mika HoshinoJPN41126352299Q
3Jasna FazlićYUG32108321318
4Katja NoltenFRG231013411415
5Kuburat OwolabiNGR14614333394
6Mónica LiyauPER05515293398

Match #1 Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR 3 – 1
21-8, 16-21, 21-9, 21-7
Mónica LiyauPER
Match #2 Mika HoshinoJPN 3 – 1
21-16, 23-25, 21-10, 21-14
Kuburat OwolabiNGR
Match #3 Jasna FazlićYUG 3 – 2
5-21, 17-21, 21-19, 21-13, 21-14
Katja NoltenFRG
Match #4 Katja NoltenFRG 3 – 2
21-12, 21-15, 20-22, 18-21, 21-14
Mónica LiyauPER
Match #5 Jasna FazlićYUG 3 – 0
21-18, 21-19, 21-17
Kuburat OwolabiNGR
Match #6 Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR 3 – 0
22-20, 21-13, 21-13
Mika HoshinoJPN
Match #7 Mika HoshinoJPN 3 – 0
21-13, 24-22, 21-8
Mónica LiyauPER
Match #8 Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR 3 – 1
21-18, 14-21, 21-15, 21-15
Jasna FazlićYUG
Match #9 Katja NoltenFRG 3 – 2
25-23, 18-21, 12-21, 21-12, 21-15
Kuburat OwolabiNGR
Match #10 Kuburat OwolabiNGR 3 – 2
11-21, 21-13, 21-12, 15-21, 21-18
Mónica LiyauPER
Match #11 Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR 3 – 0
21-18, 21-11, 21-10
Katja NoltenFRG
Match #12 Mika HoshinoJPN 3 – 0
21-19, 21-8, 21-14
Jasna FazlićYUG
Match #13 Jasna FazlićYUG 3 – 0
21-12, 21-8, 21-16
Mónica LiyauPER
Match #14 Mika HoshinoJPN 3 – 2
21-19, 19-21, 21-10, 9-21, 21-15
Katja NoltenFRG
Match #15 Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR 3 – 0
21-13, 21-8, 21-12
Kuburat OwolabiNGR

Group F (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Flyura BulatovaURS50153364244Q
2Marie HrachováTCH41145380280Q
3Chang Hsiu-YuTPE32116310276
4Karina BogaertsBEL2379239280
5Leong Mee WanMAS14312196305
6Niyati RoyIND05015211315

Match #1 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 0
21-19, 21-9, 21-13
Niyati RoyIND
Match #2 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 0
21-8, 21-5, 21-11
Leong Mee WanMAS
Match #3 Chang Hsiu-YuTPE 3 – 0
21-5, 21-15, 21-10
Karina BogaertsBEL
Match #4 Karina BogaertsBEL 3 – 0
21-10, 21-11, 21-14
Niyati RoyIND
Match #5 Chang Hsiu-YuTPE 3 – 0
21-17, 21-14, 21-7
Leong Mee WanMAS
Match #6 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 2
18-21, 21-18, 21-19, 13-21, 21-16
Marie HrachováTCH
Match #7 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 0
21-14, 21-12, 21-11
Niyati RoyIND
Match #8 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 1
18-21, 21-12, 21-6, 21-13
Chang Hsiu-YuTPE
Match #9 Karina BogaertsBEL 3 – 0
21-17, 21-12, 21-13
Leong Mee WanMAS
Match #10 Leong Mee WanMAS 3 – 0
21-17, 21-18, 21-18
Niyati RoyIND
Match #11 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 0
21-7, 21-7, 21-13
Karina BogaertsBEL
Match #12 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 1
21-18, 21-16, 19-21, 21-14
Chang Hsiu-YuTPE
Match #13 Chang Hsiu-YuTPE 3 – 0
21-18, 21-17, 21-10
Niyati RoyIND
Match #14 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 1
14-21, 21-6, 21-14, 21-15
Karina BogaertsBEL
Match #15 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 0
21-10, 21-5, 21-14
Leong Mee WanMAS

Group G (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Bettine VriesekoopNED50151335197Q
2Daniela GergelchevaBUL41135357268Q
3Alena ŠafářováTCH3296268225
4Gordana PerkučinYUG2389282296
5Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG14313214319
6Nihal MeshrefEGY05115182333

Match #1 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 0
21-5, 21-11, 21-8
Nihal MeshrefEGY
Match #2 Daniela GergelchevaBUL 3 – 0
21-13, 21-12, 21-11
Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG
Match #3 Alena ŠafářováTCH 3 – 0
21-9, 21-14, 21-10
Gordana PerkučinYUG
Match #4 Gordana PerkučinYUG 3 – 0
21-12, 21-15, 21-6
Nihal MeshrefEGY
Match #5 Alena ŠafářováTCH 3 – 0
21-12, 21-12, 21-13
Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG
Match #6 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 1
21-17, 18-21, 21-8, 23-21
Daniela GergelchevaBUL
Match #7 Daniela GergelchevaBUL 3 – 0
21-10, 21-14, 21-5
Nihal MeshrefEGY
Match #8 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 0
21-17, 21-13, 21-8
Alena ŠafářováTCH
Match #9 Gordana PerkučinYUG 3 – 0
21-8, 21-14, 21-14
Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG
Match #10 Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG 3 – 1
21-10, 18-21, 21-19, 21-17
Nihal MeshrefEGY
Match #11 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 0
21-16, 21-10, 21-18
Gordana PerkučinYUG
Match #12 Daniela GergelchevaBUL 3 – 0
21-9, 21-14, 21-18
Alena ŠafářováTCH
Match #13 Alena ŠafářováTCH 3 – 0
21-11, 21-9, 21-9
Nihal MeshrefEGY
Match #14 Daniela GergelchevaBUL 3 – 2
21-10, 21-11, 19-21, 19-21, 21-16
Gordana PerkučinYUG
Match #15 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 0
21-9, 21-6, 21-9
Hae-Ja Kim de RimasaARG

Group H (23 – 28 September 1988)

Winner and runner-up in group advanced to single-elimination tournament.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsLossesGames ForGAPoints ForPA
1Hong Cha-OkKOR41136368308Q
2Olga NemesFRG41135362307Q
3Mirjam KloppenburgNED32119388350
4Csilla BátorfiHUN32137398340
5Jacqueline DíazCHI14313225319
6Iyabo AkanmuNGR05215232349

Match #1 Hong Cha-OkKOR 3 – 0
21-11, 21-16, 21-8
Iyabo AkanmuNGR
Match #2 Olga NemesFRG 3 – 0
21-13, 21-15, 21-15
Jacqueline DíazCHI
Match #3 Mirjam KloppenburgNED 3 – 2
17-21, 21-16, 21-19, 19-21, 21-17
Csilla BátorfiHUN
Match #4 Csilla BátorfiHUN 3 – 0
21-10, 21-11, 21-9
Iyabo AkanmuNGR
Match #5 Mirjam KloppenburgNED 3 – 0
21-11, 21-11, 21-15
Jacqueline DíazCHI
Match #6 Hong Cha-OkKOR 3 – 1
12-21, 21-19, 21-12, 21-17
Olga NemesFRG
Match #7 Olga NemesFRG 3 – 0
21-19, 21-17, 21-8
Iyabo AkanmuNGR
Match #8 Hong Cha-OkKOR 3 – 2
28-26, 21-14, 15-21, 15-21, 21-17
Mirjam KloppenburgNED
Match #9 Csilla BátorfiHUN 3 – 0
21-19, 21-6, 21-15
Jacqueline DíazCHI
Match #10 Jacqueline DíazCHI 3 – 1
16-21, 21-16, 21-11, 21-19
Iyabo AkanmuNGR
Match #11 Csilla BátorfiHUN 3 – 1
16-21, 21-15, 21-15, 21-16
Hong Cha-OkKOR
Match #12 Olga NemesFRG 3 – 0
21-16, 21-13, 21-17
Mirjam KloppenburgNED
Match #13 Mirjam KloppenburgNED 3 – 1
18-21, 21-4, 21-12, 21-19
Iyabo AkanmuNGR
Match #14 Olga NemesFRG 3 – 2
21-19, 25-27, 21-16, 16-21, 21-16
Csilla BátorfiHUN
Match #15 Hong Cha-OkKOR 3 – 0
21-10, 21-3, 21-13
Jacqueline DíazCHI

Round One (29 September 1988 — 9:00)

Winner of each match advanced to next round.

Match #1 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 2
15-21, 21-12, 21-8, 17-21, 21-11
Mika HoshinoJPN
Match #2 Hong Cha-OkKOR 3 – 0
21-14, 21-6, 21-13
Renata KasalováTCH
Match #3 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-14, 21-13, 21-23
Hyeon Jeong-HwaKOR
Match #4 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 1
15-21, 21-18, 21-15, 21-10
Olga NemesFRG
Match #5 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-15, 21-7, 21-20
Daniela GergelchevaBUL
Match #6 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 2
17-21, 21-14, 22-24, 21-15, 21-10
Mok Ka ShaHKG
Match #7 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 2
21-7, 19-21, 21-15, 18-21, 21-18
Edit UrbánHUN
Match #8 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 1
21-18, 11-21, 23-21, 21-18
Yang Yeong-JaKOR

Quarter-Finals (29 September 1988 — 13:00)

Winner of each match advanced to next round.

Match #1 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 0
21-9, 21-9, 21-11
Hong Cha-OkKOR
Match #2 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-13, 21-12, 21-19
Valentina PopovaURS
Match #3 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-4, 21-11, 21-2
Flyura BulatovaURS
Match #4 Marie HrachováTCH 3 – 0
21-8, 21-15, 21-19
Bettine VriesekoopNED

Semi-Finals (1 October 1988 — 11:00)

Winner of each match advanced to next round.

Match #1 Li HuifenCHN 3 – 0
21-16, 21-17, 21-11
Jiao ZhiminCHN
Match #2 Chen JingCHN 3 – 0
21-15, 21-12, 21-12
Marie HrachováTCH

Classification 5-8 (29 September 1988 — 17:30)

Match #1 Valentina PopovaURS 3 – 0
21-18, 21-12, 21-12
Hong Cha-OkKOR
Match #2 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 0
21-16, 21-17, 21-17
Bettine VriesekoopNED

Final Round (30 September – 1 October 1988)

Match 1/2 Chen JingCHN 3 – 2
21-17, 21-16, 21-23, 15-21, 21-15
Li HuifenCHN
Match 3/4 Jiao ZhiminCHN 3 – 0
21-18, 21-19, 21-17
Marie HrachováTCH
Match 5/6 Flyura BulatovaURS 3 – 0
21-16, 21-11, 22-20
Valentina PopovaURS
Match 7/8 Bettine VriesekoopNED 3 – 0
21-19, 21-16, 25-23
Hong Cha-OkKOR