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1988 in tennis

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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 ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

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Category Tournament Champions Finalists Score
Men's
singles[1]
Australian Open Sweden Mats Wilander Australia Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
French Open Sweden Mats Wilander France Henri Leconte 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Wimbledon Sweden Stefan Edberg West Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2
US Open Sweden Mats Wilander Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Category Tournament Champions Finalists Score
Women's
singles[2]
Australian Open Germany Steffi Graf United States Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
French Open Germany Steffi Graf Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6–0, 6–0
Wimbledon Germany Steffi Graf United States Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
US Open Germany Steffi Graf Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score
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
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Category Championship Champions Finalists Score
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
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score
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

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Category Gold medalist Silver medalist Bronze medalists Score in final
Men's
singles
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř United States Tim Mayotte Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Brad Gilbert
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's
singles
West Germany Steffi Graf Argentina Gabriela Sabatini United 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

References

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  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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