1988 Australian Open

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1988 Australian Open
Date11–24 January 1988
Edition76th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Flinders Park
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johan Anderson
Girls' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull
Boys' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Girls' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
←  1987  · Australian Open ·  1989  →

The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988 and was the first edition of the tournament hosted at Flinders Park. It would mark the first time a Grand Slam final would be played indoors under a roof; after the first 3 games of the Women's Final, there was a 1-hour & 23 min delay to close the roof.

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This was the first Australian Open to have 128-players in each singles category, in line with the other three majors.

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates / Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren 6–3, 6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johan Anderson defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent 7–5, 7–6

Girls' singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull defeated Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly 6–4, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johan Anderson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–5

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