From 1948 to 1990, there was also a women's singles tournament.
Their best finish was fifth in the men's singles tournament at the 1996 games.
During his career he has won multiple medals in international singles tournaments.
The first women's singles tournament was held in 1897.
He was eliminated in the second round of the singles tournament.
He was defeated in the first round of the singles tournament.
Under the format, a singles tournament follows the team competition.
In 401 singles tournaments, he played 1,622 matches and won 1,337.
He did the same for the 2008 Olympics, participating in the singles tournament as a late replacement.
He was a surprise in the Beijing 2008 men's singles tournament.
