1988 in tennis

This page covers the most important events in the sport of tennis in 1988. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's tennis circuits, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam tournaments

CategoryTournamentChampionsFinalistsScore
Men's
singles[1]		 Australian OpenSweden Mats WilanderAustralia Pat Cash6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
French OpenSweden Mats WilanderFrance Henri Leconte7–5, 6–2, 6–1
WimbledonSweden Stefan EdbergWest Germany Boris Becker4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2
US OpenSweden Mats WilanderCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
CategoryTournamentChampionsFinalistsScore
Women's
singles[2]		 Australian OpenGermany Steffi GrafUnited States Chris Evert6–1, 7–6(7–3)
French OpenGermany Steffi GrafSoviet Union Natasha Zvereva6–0, 6–0
WimbledonGermany Steffi GrafUnited States Martina Navratilova5–7, 6–2, 6–1
US OpenGermany Steffi GrafArgentina Gabriela Sabatini6–3, 3–6, 6–1
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore
Men's
doubles[3]		 Australian Open United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Sweden Peter Lundgren		 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
French Open Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Wimbledon United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		 Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
US Open Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 walkover
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore
Women's
doubles[4]		 Australian Open United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		 United States Chris Evert
Australia Wendy Turnbull		 6–0, 7–5
French Open United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 6–2, 7–5
Wimbledon West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva		 6–3, 1–6, 12–10
US Open United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White		 United States Patty Fendick
Canada Jill Hetherington		 6–4, 6–1
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore
Mixed
doubles[5]		 Australian Open Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Jim Pugh		 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Tim Gullikson		 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
French Open United States Lori McNeil
Mexico Jorge Lozano		 Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Netherlands Michiel Schapers		 7–5, 6–2
Wimbledon United States Zina Garrison
United States Sherwood Stewart		 United States Gretchen Magers
United States Kelly Jones		 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
US Open Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Jim Pugh		 Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Patrick McEnroe		 7–5, 6–3

IOC

1988 Summer Olympics

CategoryGold medalistSilver medalistBronze medalistsScore in final
Men's
singles		Czechoslovakia Miloslav MečířUnited States Tim MayotteSweden Stefan Edberg
United States Brad Gilbert		3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's
singles		West Germany Steffi GrafArgentina Gabriela SabatiniUnited States Zina Garrison
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva		6–3, 6–3
Men's
doubles		United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd		6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7
Women's
doubles		United States Zina Garrison
United States Pam Shriver		Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Wendy Turnbull
West Germany Steffi Graf
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch		4–6, 6–2, 10–8

Davis Cup

First round
5–7 February		Quarterfinals
8–10 April		Semifinals
22–24 July		Final
16–18 December
Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 New Zealand0
 Sweden3
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia2
 Czechoslovakia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Paraguay0
 Sweden4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 France1
 Australia3
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)
 Mexico2
 Australia0
Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
 France5
 France4
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Switzerland1
 Sweden1
Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany4
 Brazil0
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany5
 West Germany5
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Denmark0
 Denmark3
Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 Spain2
 West Germany5
Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Yugoslavia0
 Italy4
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)
 Israel1
 Italy1
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Yugoslavia4
 Yugoslavia3
 India2

Federation Cup

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
   West Germany 3
   Mexico 0
   West Germany 3
   France 0
   Japan 0
   France 3
   West Germany 2
   Australia 1
   Italy 2
   Poland 1
   Italy 0
   Australia 3
   Israel 0
   Australia 3
   West Germany 1
   Soviet Union 2
   Soviet Union 3
   Yugoslavia 0
   Soviet Union 2
   Austria 1
   Belgium 1
   Austria 2
   Soviet Union 2
   Spain 1
   Netherlands 0
   Spain 3
   Spain 3
   Indonesia 0
   Indonesia 2
   Great Britain 1
   Soviet Union 1
   Czechoslovakia 2
   Czechoslovakia 3
   Brazil 0
   Czechoslovakia 3
   New Zealand 0
Q  China 0
   New Zealand 3
   Czechoslovakia 3
   Denmark 0
   Denmark 3
Q  Luxembourg 0
   Denmark 2
   Argentina 1
   Greece 0
   Argentina 3
   Czechoslovakia 3
   Canada 0
   Canada 2
Q  South Korea 1
   Canada 3
   Finland 0
   Finland 2
   Hungary 1
   Canada 3
   Sweden 0
Q  Bulgaria 0
   Sweden 3
   Sweden 2
   United States 1
    Switzerland 0
   United States 3
Consolation first round Consolation second round Consolation quarterfinals Consolation semifinals Consolation final
               
   Brazil 3
   Hungary 0
   Brazil 3
   Israel 0
   Poland 0
   Israel 3
   Brazil 0
   Netherlands 3
   Yugoslavia 2
   Ireland 1
   Philippines 1
   Ireland 2
   Yugoslavia 0
   Netherlands 3
   Netherlands 2
   Bulgaria 0
   Bulgaria 2
   Malta 1
   Netherlands 2
   Great Britain 1
   Luxembourg 1
   South Korea 2
   South Korea 2
   Japan 1
   South Korea 1
   Belgium 2
   Greece 0
   Belgium 3
   Belgium 1
   Great Britain 2
   China 0
   Chinese Taipei 3
   Chinese Taipei 2
   Mexico 1
   Chinese Taipei 0
   Great Britain 3
    Switzerland 1
   Great Britain 2

Exhibitions

ADELAIDE - Rio International
January 7–10, 1988
Surface: Hard
Prize Money:
Semi-final Semi-final
Stefan Edberg - Anders Järryd 7–6, 6–3Pat Cash - Johan Kriek 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Final
Pat Cash - Stefan Edberg 7–6, 7–6
GOLD COAST, Australia
January 7–10, 1988
Surface: Hard
Prize Money:
Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
Kelly Evernden - Slobodan Živojinović 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Wally Masur - Paul Annacone 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Semi-finals
Ivan Lendl - Kelly Evernden 6–0, 7–5Wally Masur - Yannick Noah 7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Final
Ivan Lendl - Wally Masur 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
PORTLAND
January 25, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge match
Andrei Chesnokov - John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4
OSAKA, Japan
January 28, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge match
Boris Becker - Ivan Lendl 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
HOMBURG, West Germany
January 28, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge match Challenge match
Henri Leconte - Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–4Eric Jelen - Wojciech Fibak 6–7, 6–0, 6–3
PREROV, Czechoslovakia
January 29–30, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge matches Challenge matches
Karel Nováček - Bernhard Pils 6–0, 6–3Petr Korda - Thomas Muster 6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Karel Nováček - Thomas Muster 6–3, 7–5Petr Korda - Bernhard Pils 6–3, 6–2
SINDELFINGEN, West Germany
January 29–31, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge match Challenge match
Stefan Edberg - Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–3Anders Järryd - Tomáš Šmíd 6–0, 6–1
FRANKFURT, West Germany
January 31, 1988
Surface: Carpet
Challenge match
Ivan Lendl - Boris Becker 6–4, 7–5
ATLANTA - AT&T Challenge of Champions
April 28–May 1, 1988
Surface: Clay (Har-Tru)
Prize Money: $500,000
Round Robin 1 Round Robin 2
John McEnroe - Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–1Ivan Lendl - Mikael Pernfors 6–3, 6–3
Stefan Edberg - Slobodan Živojinović 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Andrés Gómez - Amos Mansdorf 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Stefan Edberg - Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3Ivan Lendl - Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–3
Slobodan Živojinović - John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3Mikael Pernfors - Amos Mansdorf
John McEnroe - Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–4Ivan Lendl - Amos Mansdorf
Jimmy Connors - Slobodan ŽivojinovićAndrés Gómez - Mikael Pernfors
Semi-finals
Stefan Edberg - John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Ivan Lendl - Andrés Gómez 6–2, 6–2
Final
Ivan Lendl - Stefan Edberg 2–6, 6–1, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis Grand Slam Men's Champions - Tennis Grand Slam Men's Champions - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennis Grand Slam Women's Champions - Tennis Grand Slam Men's Champions - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ "Australian Open - Men's doubles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com.
  4. ↑ "Australian Open - Women's doubles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com.
  5. ↑ "Australian Open - Mixed doubles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com.
  6. ↑ "Seoul 1988 Olympic results". Olympics.com.
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