1988 Grand Prix (tennis)
![]() 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. | |
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| Duration | December 28, 1987 – December 18, 1988 |
| Edition | 19th |
| Tournaments | 77 |
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| Doubles team of the year | |
| Most improved player of the year | |
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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 |
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| 28 Dec | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–4 |
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4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
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| BP National Championships Wellington, New Zealand Hard – US$115,000 – 32S/16D |
6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 |
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6–2, 6–3 |
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| 4 Jan | Fier New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–4 |
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7–6, 6–4 |
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| Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–4 |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
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| 11 Jan 18 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $699,984 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
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5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
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| 25 Jan | Chevrolet Classic Guarujá, Brazil Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–3 |
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6–1, 6–4 |
February
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 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 |
First round losers |
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| 8 Feb | Nabisco Grand Prix de Lyon Lyon, France Carpet (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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| ABN World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands Carpet (i) – $325,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
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7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) |
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| 15 Feb | Stella Artois Italian Indoors Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D |
4–4 ret. |
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6–3, 6–3 |
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| Volvo U.S. Indoors Memphis, Tennessee, US Hard (i) – $297,500 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
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6–3, 7–5 |
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| 22 Feb | Ebel U.S. Pro Indoors Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) – $410,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
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6–4 6–3 |
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| Open de Lorraine Metz, France Carpet (i) – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
6–2, 6–4 |
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6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
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| 29 Feb | Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, California, US Hard – $510,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 7 Mar | DuPont Classic Orlando, Florida, US Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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| 14 Mar 21 Mar |
Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, US Hard – $734,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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| 28 Mar | Buick WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S Singles |
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 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 |
Quarterfinal losers |
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| 11 Apr | Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Hard – $425,000 – 56S/28D |
6–2, 6–2 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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| Swatch Open Nice, France Clay – $115,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–2 |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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| Nabisco Grand Prix de la villa de Madrid Madrid, Spain Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
6–2, 6–1 |
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6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
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| 18 Apr | KAL Korean Open Seoul, South Korea Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
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| Volvo Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $492,500 – 48S/24D Singles |
5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
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6–0, 6–3 |
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| 25 Apr | Ebel German Open Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $400,000 – 56S/28D |
6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
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6–0, 5–7, 6–4 |
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| U.S. Clay Court Championships Charleston, South Carolina, US Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–2 |
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7–6, 6–3 |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 2 May | Eagle Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $485,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
7–5, 7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
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6–3, 7–6 |
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| Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $165,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
7–5, 6–3 |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| 9 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $595,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
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6–3, 6–3 |
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| 16 May | Torneo Internazionale Citta di Firenze Florence, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
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7–6, 6–4 |
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| 23 May 30 May |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $1,645,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/56XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
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6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3 |
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7–5, 6–2 |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 6 Jun | Stella Artois Grass Court Championships London, Great Britain Grass – $340,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
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6–2, 7–6 |
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| Bologna Open Bologna, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
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6–1, 7–6 |
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| 13 Jun | Bristol Trophy Bristol, Great Britain Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
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| Phoenix Insurance Athens International Athens, Greece Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
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| 20 Jun 27 Jun |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $1,815,396 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 4 Jul | Shawmut U.S. Pro Championships Boston, US Clay – $297,500 – 56S/28D |
6–2, 6–2 |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
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| Rado Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $240,000 – 32S/16D |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) |
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| Volvo Hall of Fame Championships Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $115,000 – 32S/16D |
6–2, 6–1 |
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6–3, 7–6 |
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| 11 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $215,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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| Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $275,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–2 |
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6–0, 4–6, 6–4 |
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| 18 Jul | OTB Open Schenectady, United States Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
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6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–5 |
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| Sovran Bank Classic Washington, D.C., USA Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D |
6–1, 6–4 |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
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| Davis Cup: Semifinals Båstad, Sweden – clay Dortmund, West Germany – carpet (i) |
Semifinal winners |
Semifinal losers |
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| 25 Jul | Volvo International Stratton Mountain, United States Clay – $400,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–4 |
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6–3, 7–6 |
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| Dutch Open Hilversum, The Netherlands Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
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7–6, 6–3 |
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| Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot Bordeaux, France Clay – $215,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–3 |
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6–1, 6–4 |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 1 Aug | Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $240,000 – 64S/32D |
6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
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6–4, 7–6 |
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| GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships Indianapolis, US Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D |
6–4, 6–2 |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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| 8 Aug | Cedok Open Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay – $140,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
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7–5, 7–6 |
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| Campionati Internazionali Della Valle D'Aosta St. Vincent, Italy Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D |
6–0, 6–2 |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
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| Player's International Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hard – $410,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
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| 15 Aug | Thriftway ATP Championships Mason, United States Hard – $485,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
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6–2, 6–4 |
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| Mennen Cup Livingston, New Jersey, US Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–4 |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
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| 22 Aug | Nynex Open Rye Brook, New York, US Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
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| 29 Aug 5 Sep |
US Open New York City, US Grand Slam Hard – $1,833,333 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
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w/o |
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7–5, 6–3 |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 12 Sep | Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $372,500 – 56S/28D |
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
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2–6, 6–4, 9–7 |
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| 19 Sep | Volvo Tennis Los Angeles Los Angeles, US Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 7–5 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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| Campionati Internazionali di Puglia Bari, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D |
2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
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6–3, 6–1 |
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| Barclay Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
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| Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Hard – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7 |
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| 26 Sep | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
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6–3, 7–5 |
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| Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, US Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–3 |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 3 Oct | Eagle Classic Scottsdale, United States Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–4 |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
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| Commonwealth Bank Queensland Open Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) – $165,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–4 |
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6–4 6–1 |
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| Ebel Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D |
7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
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6–3, 6–1 |
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| 10 Oct | Riklis Israel Tennis Center Classic Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $95,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
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6–3, 6–3 |
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| Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse, France Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 6–0 |
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6–3, 6–4 |
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| Swan Premium Open Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
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6–3, 6–2 |
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| 17 Oct | C.A. Tennis Trophy Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
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| Frankfurt Cup Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
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1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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| Seiko Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
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7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
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| 24 Oct | Open de la Ville de Paris Paris, France Carpet (i) – $810,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
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6–2, 6–2 |
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| 31 Oct | Ford Cup São Paulo, Brazil Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D |
6–4, 6–4 |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
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| Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $450,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
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7–5, 7–5 |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 7 Nov | Argentine Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
6–2, 7–6 |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| Benson & Hedges Championships Wembley, London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $335,000 – 32S/16D Singlea – Doubles |
6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5 |
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7–5, 6–2 |
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| 14 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D |
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
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7–6, 6–4 |
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| Little Caesars Detroit, Michigan, US Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D |
7–5, 6–2 |
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6–4, 6–1 |
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| 21 Nov | Donnay Indoor Championships Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
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W/O |
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| Citibank Open Itaparica, Brazil Hard – $275,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
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| 28 Nov | Nabisco Masters Singles New York City, US $750,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S Singles |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Round robin: |
December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 5 Dec | Nabisco Masters Doubles London, Great Britain $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles |
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
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| 12 Dec | Davis Cup: Final Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i) |
4–1 |
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List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:
Andre Agassi – Memphis, Charleston, Forest Hills, Stuttgart, Stratton Mountain, Livingston (6)
Boris Becker – Indian Wells, Dallas, London, Indianapolis, Tokyo Indoors, Stockholm, Season-Ending Championships (7)
Jay Berger – São Paulo (1)
Darren Cahill – Gstaad (1)
Kent Carlsson – Madrid, Hamburg, Kitzbühel, St. Vincent, Barcelona (5)
Michael Chang – San Francisco (1)
Andrei Chesnokov – Orlando (1)
Jimmy Connors – Washington, D.C., Toulouse (2)
Yahiya Doumbia – Lyon (1)
Stefan Edberg – Rotterdam, Wimbledon, Basel (3)
Marcelo Filippini – Båstad (1)
John Fitzgerald – Sydney (1)
Brad Gilbert – Tel Aviv (1)
Dan Goldie – Seoul (1)
Jakob Hlasek – Wembley, Johannesburg (2)
Ramesh Krishnan – Wellington (1)
Henri Leconte – Nice, Brussels (2)
Ivan Lendl – Monte Carlo, Rome, Canada (3)
Alberto Mancini – Bologna (1)
Amos Mansdorf – Auckland, Paris (2)
Wally Masur – Newport (1)
Luiz Mattar – Guarujá (1)
Tim Mayotte – Philadelphia, Schenectady, Brisbane, Frankfurt (4)
John McEnroe – Tokyo, Detroit (2)
Miloslav Mečíř – Seoul Olympics (1)
Thomas Muster – Boston, Bordeaux, Prague, Bari (4)
Massimiliano Narducci – Florence (1)
Yannick Noah – Milan (1)
Guillermo Pérez Roldán – Munich (1)
Mikael Pernfors – Los Angeles, Scottsdale (2)
Christian Saceanu – Bristol (1)
Emilio Sánchez – Hilversum (1)
Javier Sánchez – Buenos Aires (1)
Horst Skoff – Athens, Vienna (2)
Milan Šrejber – Rye Brook (1)
Jonas Svensson – Metz (1)
Marián Vajda – Geneva (1)
Mats Wilander – Australian Open, Miami, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, US Open, Palermo (6)
Mark Woodforde – Adelaide (1)
Jaime Yzaga – Itaparica (1)
Slobodan Živojinović – Sydney Indoors (1)
The following players won their first title in 1988:
Darren Cahill
Michael Chang
Yahiya Doumbia
Marcelo Filippini
Jakob Hlasek
Alberto Mancini
Massimiliano Narducci
Mikael Pernfors
Christian Saceanu
Javier Sánchez
Horst Skoff
Milan Šrejber
See also
- Tennis exhibitions in 1988
- 1988 WTA Tour
References
- ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
- ATP 1988 results archive
- History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.
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.
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