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1988 Grand Prix (tennis)

1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
Mats Wilander finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won six tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open.
Details
DurationDecember 28, 1987 – December 18, 1988
Edition19th
Tournaments77
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesWest Germany Boris Becker (7)
Most finalsWest Germany Boris Becker (8)
Prize money
leader
Sweden Mats Wilander ($1,719,381)
Points leaderSweden Mats Wilander
Awards
Player of the yearSweden Mats Wilander
Doubles team
of the year
Most improved
player of the year
United States Andre Agassi
1987
1989

The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only men's tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four Grand Slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).

Key
Grand Slam events
Team events
World Championship Tennis Event
Year-end championships

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
28 Dec South Australian Open
Adelaide, Australia
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–2, 6–4
Australia Wally Masur Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Johan Anderson
Australia Roger Rasheed
United States Bud Schultz
West Germany Patrick Baur
United States Joey Rive
Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde
BP National Championships
Wellington, New Zealand
Hard – US$115,000 – 32S/16D
India Ramesh Krishnan
6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov Canada Chris Pridham
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
New Zealand Bruce Derlin
United States Tim Wilkison
Netherlands Menno Oosting
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
United States Dan Goldie
United States Rick Leach
6–2, 6–3
Australia Broderick Dyke
Canada Glenn Michibata
4 Jan Fier New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–3, 6–4
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov South Africa Christo van Rensburg
United States Joey Rive
Soviet Union Alexander Volkov
Australia Darren Cahill
South Africa Barry Moir
Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
7–6, 6–4
United States Joey Rive
United States Bud Schultz
Benson and Hedges Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Israel Amos Mansdorf
6–3, 6–4
India Ramesh Krishnan United States Jim Pugh
Australia Broderick Dyke
Sweden Peter Lundgren
United States Jim Grabb
Australia John Frawley
United States Dan Goldie
United States Marty Davis
United States Tim Pawsat
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Jim Grabb
11 Jan
18 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $699,984 – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
Australia Pat Cash Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Todd Witsken
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Sweden Anders Järryd
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Sweden Peter Lundgren
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Jim Pugh
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Tim Gullikson
25 Jan Chevrolet Classic
Guarujá, Brazil
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Luiz Mattar
6–3, 6–3
United States Eliot Teltscher Brazil Danilo Marcelino
Canada Martin Wostenholme
Peru Pablo Arraya
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Brazil Cássio Motta
Chile Ricardo Acuña
United States Luke Jensen
6–1, 6–4
Argentina Javier Frana
Uruguay Diego Pérez

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Feb Davis Cup: First round
Gävle, Sweden – carpet (i)
Prague, Czechoslovakia – carpet (i)
Mexico City, Mexico – clay
Basel, Switzerland – carpet (i)
Essen, West Germany – carpet (i)
Aarhus, Denmark – carpet (i)
Palermo, Italy – clay
New Delhi, India – grass
First round winners
 Sweden 5–0
 Czechoslovakia 5–0
 Australia 3–2
 France 4–1
 West Germany 5–0
 Denmark 3–2
 Italy 4–1
 Yugoslavia 3–2
First round losers
 New Zealand
 Paraguay
 Mexico
  Switzerland
 Brazil
 Spain
 Israel
 India
8 Feb Nabisco Grand Prix de Lyon
Lyon, France
Carpet (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Senegal Yahiya Doumbia
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United States Todd Nelson France Yannick Noah
Belgium Eduardo Masso
Australia Broderick Dyke
France Philippe Pech
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Broderick Dyke
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Denmark Michael Mortensen
United States Blaine Willenborg
ABN World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $325,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Sweden Jonas Svensson
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
West Germany Christian Saceanu
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
United States Jimmy Connors
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
West Germany Tore Meinecke
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Italy Diego Nargiso
15 Feb Stella Artois Italian Indoors
Milan, Italy
Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D
France Yannick Noah
4–4 ret.
United States Jimmy Connors West Germany Boris Becker
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
France Henri Leconte
Australia Pat Cash
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
West Germany Boris Becker
West Germany Eric Jelen
6–3, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Volvo U.S. Indoors
Memphis, Tennessee, US
Hard (i) – $297,500 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Sweden Mikael Pernfors United States Robert Seguso
United States Kevin Curren
United States Jim Grabb
Israel Amos Mansdorf
United States David Pate
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
6–3, 7–5
Sweden Peter Lundgren
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
22 Feb Ebel U.S. Pro Indoors
Philadelphia, US
Carpet (i) – $410,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States Tim Mayotte
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Australia John Fitzgerald Mexico Jorge Lozano
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
United States Kevin Curren
United States Dan Goldie
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Jim Grabb
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United States Johan Kriek
6–4 6–3
United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Danie Visser
Open de Lorraine
Metz, France
Carpet (i) – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Sweden Jonas Svensson
6–2, 6–4
Netherlands Michiel Schapers West Germany Eric Jelen
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Netherlands Menno Oosting
West Germany Christian Saceanu
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Sweden Christian Bergström
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Navrátil
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
United States Rill Baxter
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
29 Feb Newsweek Champions Cup
Indian Wells, California, US
Hard – $510,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Spain Emilio Sánchez United States Andre Agassi
Australia Pat Cash
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
United States Johan Kriek
Israel Amos Mansdorf
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
West Germany Boris Becker
France Guy Forget
6–4, 6–4
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar DuPont Classic
Orlando, Florida, US
Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř United States Jay Berger
United States David Pate
United States Aaron Krickstein
Israel Amos Mansdorf
Argentina Martín Jaite
United States Andre Agassi
France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 6–4
United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick
14 Mar
21 Mar
Lipton International Players Championships
Key Biscayne, Florida, US
Hard – $734,000 – 128S/64D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States Jimmy Connors France Yannick Noah
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
United States Aaron Krickstein
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
United States Jay Berger
Sweden Anders Järryd
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–4
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
28 Mar Buick WCT Finals
Dallas, Texas, US
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S
Singles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Brad Gilbert
France Yannick Noah
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Australia Pat Cash
United States Tim Mayotte
Argentina Martín Jaite

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Davis Cup: Quarterfinals
Norrköping, Sweden – carpet (i)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – clay (i)
Frankfurt, West Germany – carpet (i)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia – carpet (i)
Quarterfinal winners
 Sweden 3–2
 France 5–0
 West Germany 5–0
 Yugoslavia 4–1
Quarterfinal losers
 Czechoslovakia
 Australia
 Denmark
 Italy
11 Apr Suntory Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Hard – $425,000 – 56S/28D
United States John McEnroe
6–2, 6–2
Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Tim Mayotte
United States Brad Gilbert
Australia Brad Drewett
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
United States David Pate
Japan Shuzo Matsuoka
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Johan Kriek
6–4, 6–4
United States Steve Denton
United States David Pate
Swatch Open
Nice, France
Clay – $115,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Henri Leconte
6–2, 6–2
France Jérôme Potier Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
France Guy Forget
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Spain Jordi Arrese
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
France Guy Forget
France Henri Leconte
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Italy Diego Nargiso
Nabisco Grand Prix de la villa de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Sweden Kent Carlsson
6–2, 6–1
Spain Fernando Luna Argentina Alberto Mancini
West Germany Markus Rackl
Belgium Eduardo Masso
Australia Carl Limberger
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Alberto Tous
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
Australia Todd Woodbridge
18 Apr KAL Korean Open
Seoul, South Korea
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Dan Goldie
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
United Kingdom Andrew Castle United States Greg Holmes
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Joey Rive
Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia John Frawley
United States Todd Nelson
United Kingdom Andrew Castle
Argentina Roberto Saad
6–7, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
United States Gary Donnelly
United States Jim Grabb
Volvo Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay – $492,500 – 48S/24D
Singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Argentina Martín Jaite France Yannick Noah
France Thierry Tulasne
Sweden Joakim Nyström
France Henri Leconte
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Italy Claudio Pistolesi
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–0, 6–3
France Henri Leconte
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
25 Apr Ebel German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $400,000 – 56S/28D
Sweden Kent Carlsson
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
France Henri Leconte West Germany Boris Becker
Spain Jordi Arrese
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Laurie Warder
6–0, 5–7, 6–4
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
U.S. Clay Court Championships
Charleston, South Carolina, US
Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–2
United States Jimmy Arias United States Lawson Duncan
United States Jim Courier
United States Richey Reneberg
United States Jay Berger
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
United States Aaron Krickstein
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
7–6, 6–3
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 May Eagle Tournament of Champions
Forest Hills, New York, US
Clay – $485,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
7–5, 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Brazil Luiz Mattar
United States Aaron Krickstein
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
Spain Alberto Tous
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
6–3, 7–6
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
Bavarian Tennis Championships
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $165,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
7–5, 6–3
Sweden Jonas Svensson Australia Wally Masur
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Sweden Anders Järryd
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
West Germany Tore Meinecke
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Argentina Christian Miniussi
9 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $595,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sweden Kent Carlsson
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Peru Jaime Yzaga
France Yannick Noah
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Andre Agassi
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
6–3, 6–3
Sweden Anders Järryd
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
16 May Torneo Internazionale Citta di Firenze
Florence, Italy
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Italy Massimiliano Narducci
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Italy Claudio Panatta United States Lawson Duncan
Peru Pablo Arraya
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Chile Pedro Rebolledo
Argentina Javier Frana
Peru Jaime Yzaga
Argentina Javier Frana
Argentina Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–4
Italy Claudio Pistolesi
Austria Horst Skoff
23 May
30 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$1,645,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/56XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
7–5, 6–2, 6–1
France Henri Leconte Sweden Jonas Svensson
United States Andre Agassi
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Lori McNeil
Mexico Jorge Lozano
7–5, 6–2
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Netherlands Michiel Schapers

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Stella Artois Grass Court Championships
London, Great Britain
Grass – $340,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Sweden Stefan Edberg France Guy Forget
Australia Darren Cahill
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
Australia Broderick Dyke
West Germany Eric Jelen
United States Kevin Curren
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–2, 7–6
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
Bologna Open
Bologna, Italy
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Argentina Alberto Mancini
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Spain Emilio Sánchez Sweden Kent Carlsson
Argentina Martín Jaite
Italy Omar Camporese
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Javier Sánchez
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–1, 7–6
Switzerland Rolf Hertzog
Switzerland Marc Walder
13 Jun Bristol Trophy
Bristol, Great Britain
Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Christian Saceanu
6–4, 2–6, 6–2
India Ramesh Krishnan United States Derrick Rostagno
United States Mark Dickson
United States Matt Anger
Belgium Eduardo Masso
West Germany Eric Jelen
United Kingdom Steve Shaw
Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Laurie Warder
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
United States Marty Davis
United States Tim Pawsat
Phoenix Insurance Athens International
Athens, Greece
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Austria Horst Skoff
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar Sweden Christer Allgårdh
Peru Pablo Arraya
West Germany Markus Rackl
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
West Germany Pavel Vojtíšek
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Sweden Rikard Bergh
Sweden Per Henricsson
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Peru Pablo Arraya
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
20 Jun
27 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $1,815,396 – 128S/64D/64XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2
West Germany Boris Becker Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
United States Tim Mayotte
Australia Pat Cash
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Zina Garrison
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
United States Gretchen Magers
United States Kelly Jones

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jul Shawmut U.S. Pro Championships
Boston, US
Clay – $297,500 – 56S/28D
Austria Thomas Muster
6–2, 6–2
United States Lawson Duncan Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar
Sweden Mats Wilander
United States Aaron Krickstein
United States Michael Kures
United States Andre Agassi
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar
Peru Jaime Yzaga
Rado Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $240,000 – 32S/16D
Australia Darren Cahill
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Spain Sergio Casal
Austria Horst Skoff
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1)
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Volvo Hall of Fame Championships
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Grass – $115,000 – 32S/16D
Australia Wally Masur
6–2, 6–1
Australia Brad Drewett South Africa Pieter Aldrich
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Mike Lee
United States Paul Annacone
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
Sweden Peter Lundgren
United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Wilkison
6–3, 7–6
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
11 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $215,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Italy Francesco Cancellotti Italy Paolo Canè
Sweden Christian Bergström
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Spain Fernando Luna
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
West Germany Udo Riglewski
West Germany Patrick Baur
West Germany Udo Riglewski
6–4, 6–4
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Niclas Kroon
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, West Germany
Clay – $275,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–2
Ecuador Andrés Gómez Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
France Henri Leconte
Austria Thomas Muster
France Yannick Noah
Haiti Ronald Agénor
Sweden Jonas Svensson
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–0, 4–6, 6–4
Sweden Anders Järryd
Denmark Michael Mortensen
18 Jul OTB Open
Schenectady, United States
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Tim Mayotte
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
United States Johan Kriek United States Pete Sampras
Sweden Thomas Högstedt
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Jamaica Doug Burke
United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Dan Goldberg
West Germany Alexander Mronz
United States Greg Van Emburgh
6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–5
United States Paul Annacone
United States P. McEnroe
Sovran Bank Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–4
Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Aaron Krickstein
United States Derrick Rostagno
United States Jay Berger
United States Michael Chang
South Africa Barry Moir
Australia Darren Cahill
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
Davis Cup: Semifinals
Båstad, Sweden – clay
Dortmund, West Germany – carpet (i)
Semifinal winners
 Sweden 5–0
 West Germany 4–1
Semifinal losers
 France
 Yugoslavia
25 Jul Volvo International
Stratton Mountain, United States
Clay – $400,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–4
United States Paul Annacone Australia Darren Cahill
United States Dan Goldie
The Bahamas Roger Smith
United States Martin Davis
United States Jim Courier
United States Jay Berger
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
6–3, 7–6
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
Dutch Open
Hilversum, The Netherlands
Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Australia Mark Woodforde
Chile Pedro Rebolledo
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–3
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot
Bordeaux, France
Clay – $215,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Austria Thomas Muster
6–3, 6–3
Haiti Ronald Agénor France Yannick Noah
Austria Horst Skoff
United States Lawson Duncan
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Brazil Luiz Mattar
Sweden Kent Carlsson
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Italy Claudio Panatta
6–1, 6–4
Argentina Christian Miniussi
Italy Diego Nargiso

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $240,000 – 64S/32D
Sweden Kent Carlsson
6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
Spain Emilio Sánchez Brazil Luiz Mattar
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Austria Thomas Muster
Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
Spain Jordi Arrese
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 7–6
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Italy Claudio Panatta
GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships
Indianapolis, US
Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D
West Germany Boris Becker
6–4, 6–2
United States John McEnroe United States Todd Witsken
United States Robert Seguso
Senegal Yahiya Doumbia
United States Jim Pugh
South Africa Michael Robertson
United States Derrick Rostagno
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
8 Aug Cedok Open
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Clay – $140,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Austria Thomas Muster
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Spain Fernando Luna
Czechoslovakia Martin Střelba
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
United States Lawson Duncan
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Navrátil
7–5, 7–6
Austria Thomas Muster
Austria Horst Skoff
Campionati Internazionali Della Valle D'Aosta
St. Vincent, Italy
Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Kent Carlsson
6–0, 6–2
France Thierry Champion Argentina Alberto Mancini
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
Argentina Franco Davín
Italy Francesco Cancellotti
Argentina Martín Jaite
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Argentina Christian Miniussi
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Italy Paolo Canè
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Player's International Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hard – $410,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–6(12–10), 6–2
United States Kevin Curren United States Jimmy Connors
Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia John Frawley
Australia Pat Cash
United States Tim Mayotte
United States John McEnroe
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–6(7–3), 6–3
United Kingdom Andrew Castle
United States Tim Wilkison
15 Aug Thriftway ATP Championships
Mason, United States
Hard – $485,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Sweden Stefan Edberg Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Aaron Krickstein
United States Michael Chang
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States Kevin Curren
Australia Carl Limberger
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–2, 6–4
United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
Mennen Cup
Livingston, New Jersey, US
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–4
United States Jeff Tarango Senegal Yahiya Doumbia
Australia Simon Youl
United States Matt Anger
United States Marc Flur
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
United States Marc Flur
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
22 Aug Nynex Open
Rye Brook, New York, US
Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
India Ramesh Krishnan Italy Diego Nargiso
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
United States Tim Wilkison
Australia Simon Youl
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
United Kingdom Andrew Castle
United States Tim Wilkison
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Denmark Michael Mortensen
29 Aug
5 Sep
US Open
New York City, US
Grand Slam
Hard – $1,833,333 – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Andre Agassi
Australia Darren Cahill
United States Derrick Rostagno
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Aaron Krickstein
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
w/o
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Jim Pugh
7–5, 6–3
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Patrick McEnroe

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $372,500 – 56S/28D
Sweden Kent Carlsson
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Austria Thomas Muster Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
France Henri Leconte
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Jordi Arrese
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 9–7
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Uruguay Diego Pérez
19 Sep Volvo Tennis Los Angeles
Los Angeles, US
Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
6–2, 7–5
United States Andre Agassi United States John McEnroe
United States Kevin Curren
Australia Mark Woodforde
United States David Pate
United States Jim Pugh
United States Jeff Tarango
United States John McEnroe
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–4
Australia Peter Doohan
United States Jim Grabb
Campionati Internazionali di Puglia
Bari, Italy
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
Austria Thomas Muster
2–6, 6–1, 7–5
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini United States Lawson Duncan
France Thierry Champion
United States Jimmy Brown
Argentina Christian Miniussi
France Thierry Tulasne
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Austria Thomas Muster
Italy Claudio Panatta
6–3, 6–1
Italy Francesco Cancellotti
Italy Simone Colombo
Barclay Open
Geneva, Switzerland
Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
6–4, 6–4
Sweden Kent Carlsson Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Spain Fernando Luna
Sweden Christian Bergström
Spain Jordi Arrese
Chile Pedro Rebolledo
Iran Mansour Bahrami
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
Argentina Gustavo Luza
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Hard – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
United States Tim Mayotte Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Brad Gilbert
Italy Paolo Canè
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Argentina Martín Jaite
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
26 Sep Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Sweden Kent Carlsson Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Austria Thomas Muster
Italy Claudio Panatta
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
France Thierry Tulasne
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Peru Carlos di Laura
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
6–3, 7–5
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Argentina Christian Miniussi
Transamerica Open
San Francisco, California, US
Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Michael Chang
6–2, 6–3
United States Johan Kriek South Africa Danie Visser
United States John McEnroe
United States Paul Annacone
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
United States Tim Wilkison
United States Kevin Curren
United States John McEnroe
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct Eagle Classic
Scottsdale, United States
Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
6–2, 6–4
United States Glenn Layendecker United States Jim Pugh
United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
United States David Pate
Sweden Tobias Svantesson
United States Derrick Rostagno
United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
Commonwealth Bank Queensland Open
Brisbane, Australia
Hard (i) – $165,000 – 32S/16D
United States Tim Mayotte
6–4, 6–4
United States Marty Davis Japan Shuzo Matsuoka
Australia Broderick Dyke
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
Australia Richard Fromberg
United States Leif Shiras
West Germany Eric Jelen
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–4 6–1
Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
Ebel Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Stefan Edberg
7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Sweden Jonas Svensson
United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Italy Diego Nargiso
United States Aaron Krickstein
Israel Amos Mansdorf
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–1
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Sweden Peter Lundgren
10 Oct Riklis Israel Tennis Center Classic
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hard – $95,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Brad Gilbert
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
United States Aaron Krickstein Israel Amos Mansdorf
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
United States Scott Davis
West Germany Alexander Mronz
Israel Shahar Perkiss
West Germany Patrick Baur
The Bahamas Roger Smith
Kenya Paul Wekesa
6–3, 6–3
West Germany Patrick Baur
West Germany Alexander Mronz
Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–0
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov Sweden Christian Bergström
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
France Henri Leconte
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
West Germany Ricki Osterthun
6–3, 6–4
Iran Mansour Bahrami
France Guy Forget
Swan Premium Open
Sydney, Australia
Hard (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4
United States Richard Matuszewski United States Tim Mayotte
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
West Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Canada Glenn Michibata
Canada Grant Connell
Japan Shuzo Matsuoka
Australia Darren Cahill
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–3, 6–2
United States Marty Davis
Australia Brad Drewett
17 Oct C.A. Tennis Trophy
Vienna, Austria
Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Austria Horst Skoff
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Austria Thomas Muster United States Kevin Curren
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
United States Richey Reneberg
Sweden Jonas Svensson
Austria Alex Antonitsch
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
United States Kevin Curren
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Frankfurt Cup
Frankfurt, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D
United States Tim Mayotte
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle United States Jim Pugh
Sweden Anders Järryd
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
United States Brad Gilbert
New Zealand Steve Guy
West Germany Christian Saceanu
West Germany Rüdiger Haas
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Seiko Super Tennis
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Australia John Fitzgerald Sweden Stefan Edberg
United States Richard Matuszewski
United States Paul Chamberlin
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Japan Shuzo Matsuoka
West Germany Eric Jelen
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
West Germany Boris Becker
West Germany Eric Jelen
24 Oct Open de la Ville de Paris
Paris, France
Carpet (i) – $810,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Israel Amos Mansdorf
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
United States Brad Gilbert Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Aaron Krickstein
United States John McEnroe
France Guy Forget
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
United States Paul Annacone
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–2, 6–2
United States Jim Grabb
South Africa van Rensburg
31 Oct Ford Cup
São Paulo, Brazil
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
United States Jay Berger
6–4, 6–4
Argentina Horacio de la Peña United States Dan Cassidy
Brazil Cássio Motta
Brazil César Kist
Peru Jaime Yzaga
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar
Argentina Javier Frana
United States Jay Berger
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Chile Ricardo Acuña
Spain Javier Sánchez
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i) – $450,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Boris Becker
6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Sweden Peter Lundgren United States Dan Goldie
United States Jim Courier
Spain Emilio Sánchez
United States Robert Seguso
Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Italy Paolo Canè
United States Kevin Curren
United States Jim Grabb
7–5, 7–5
United States Paul Annacone
Australia John Fitzgerald

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Nov Argentine Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–2, 7–6
Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Argentina Alberto Mancini
Spain Juan Aguilera
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Spain Carlos Costa
United States Jay Berger
Spain Carlos Costa
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Benson & Hedges Championships
Wembley, London, Great Britain
Carpet (i) – $335,000 – 32S/16D
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5
Sweden Jonas Svensson France Henri Leconte
Australia John Fitzgerald
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
Israel Amos Mansdorf
United States Jim Courier
United States Robert Seguso
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–5, 6–2
United States Martin Davis
Australia Brad Drewett
14 Nov South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
South Africa Christo van Rensburg South Africa Pieter Aldrich
United States Brad Gilbert
South Africa Gary Muller
United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Piet Norval
United States Matt Anger
United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
7–6, 6–4
South Africa Gary Muller
United States Tim Wilkison
Little Caesars
Detroit, Michigan, US
Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D
United States John McEnroe
7–5, 6–2
United States Aaron Krickstein United States Leif Shiras
New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United States Pete Sampras
United States Paul Annacone
United States Dan Goldie
United States Jim Courier
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–4, 6–1
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
21 Nov Donnay Indoor Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Henri Leconte
7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Australia John Fitzgerald
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
Australia Wally Masur
West Germany Eric Jelen
France Éric Winogradsky
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Australia Wally Masur
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
W/O
Australia John Fitzgerald
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Citibank Open
Itaparica, Brazil
Hard – $275,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Peru Jaime Yzaga
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Argentina Javier Frana Spain Javier Sánchez
Argentina Martín Jaite
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Spain Sergio Casal
Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
28 Nov Nabisco Masters Singles
New York City, US
$750,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S
Singles
West Germany Boris Becker
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Sweden Stefan Edberg
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Round robin:
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Andre Agassi
Sweden Mats Wilander
France Henri Leconte

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Dec Nabisco Masters Doubles
London, Great Britain
$200,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D
Doubles
United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Mexico Jorge Lozano / United States Todd Witsken
United States John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
12 Dec Davis Cup: Final
Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i)
 West Germany
4–1
 Sweden

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1988
Rk Name Nation
1 Ivan Lendl  TCH
2 Stefan Edberg  SWE
3 Mats Wilander  SWE
4 Jimmy Connors  USA
5 Boris Becker  FRG
6 Miloslav Mečíř  TCH
7 Pat Cash  AUS
8 Yannick Noah  FRA
9 Tim Mayotte  USA
10 John McEnroe  USA
11 Andrés Gómez  ECU
12 Kent Carlsson  SWE
13 Brad Gilbert  USA
14 Martín Jaite  ARG
15 Anders Järryd  SWE
16 Joakim Nyström  SWE
17 Emilio Sánchez  ESP
18 David Pate  USA
19 Guillermo Pérez Roldán  ARG
20 Eliot Teltscher  USA
Year-end rankings 1988 (19 December 1988)[1]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 Mats Wilander  SWE 157.46 1 3 Increase +2
2 Ivan Lendl  TCH 122.91 1 2 Decrease −1
3 Andre Agassi  USA 118.28 3 26 Increase +22
4 Boris Becker  FRG 109.42 4 8 Increase +1
5 Stefan Edberg  SWE 109.28 2 5 Decrease −3
6 Kent Carlsson  SWE 84.15 6 16 Increase +6
7 Jimmy Connors  USA 81.76 4 11 Decrease −3
8 Jakob Hlasek   SUI 72.00 8 43 Increase +15
9 Henri Leconte  FRA 71.11 9 24 Increase +12
10 Tim Mayotte  USA 67.57 8 13 Decrease −1
11 John McEnroe  USA 67.16 10 25 Decrease −1
12 Yannick Noah  FRA 62.25 7 12 Decrease −4
13 Miloslav Mečíř  TCH 61.69 4 13 Decrease −7
14 Andrei Chesnokov  URS 54.00 14 52 Increase +38
15 Aaron Krickstein  USA 52.50 14 64 Increase +46
16 Thomas Muster  AUT 52.15 13 60 Increase +43
17 Emilio Sánchez  ESP 51.55 14 23 Steady =
18 Guillermo Pérez Roldán  ARG 50.83 13 29 Increase +1
19 Mikael Pernfors  SWE 50.28 19 39 Increase +24
20 Pat Cash  AUS 49.75 4 20 Decrease −13

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1988:

See also

References

  1. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 9780942257700.