![]() 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 |
Achievements (singles) | |
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Most tournament finals | ![]() |
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Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
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.
The table below shows the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).
Grand Slam events |
Team events |
World Championship Tennis Event |
Year-end championships |
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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
28 Mar | Buick WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S Singles | ![]() 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
12 Dec | Davis Cup: Final Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i) | ![]() 4–1 | ![]() |
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1988:
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