1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

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Doubles
1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke
Runners-up Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1987  · Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon ·  1989  

Guy Forget and Yannick Noah were the defending champions, but Noah did not participate this year. Forget partnered Loïc Courteau, losing in the semifinals.

Contents

Brad Drewett and Broderick Dyke won the title, defeating Michael Mortensen and Blaine Willenborg 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen / Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg (final)
  2. Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Bahrami / Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Pérez (first round)
  3. Flag of France.svg Loïc Courteau / Flag of France.svg Guy Forget (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke (champions)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg CB Cox
Flag of Nigeria.svg N Odizor
4 3  1 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
76 6
  Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch
Flag of Germany.svg W Popp
67   Flag of Austria.svg A Antonitsch
Flag of Germany.svg W Popp
5 74
  Flag of the United States.svg B Dickinson
Flag of France.svg Francois Servelle
4 6  1 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
67 
3 Flag of France.svg L Courteau
Flag of France.svg G Forget
76 3 Flag of France.svg L Courteau
Flag of France.svg G Forget
2 6  
  Flag of France.svg B Dadillon
Flag of Sweden.svg C Falk
6 4  3 Flag of France.svg L Courteau
Flag of France.svg G Forget
76 
  Flag of Israel.svg G Bloom
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
76   Flag of Israel.svg G Bloom
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
6 4  
  Flag of New Zealand.svg D Lewis
Flag of Germany.svg I Werner
6 1  1 Flag of Denmark.svg M Mortensen
Flag of the United States.svg B Willenborg
63 4
  Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg T Nelson
66 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Dyke
3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg J Brown
Flag of the United States.svg M Flur
4 1    Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg T Nelson
4 4  
  Flag of France.svg T Pham
Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi
3 61 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Dyke
66 
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Dyke
63 64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Drewett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Dyke
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Baxter
Flag of the United States.svg B Scanlon
67   Flag of France.svg J Potier
Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky
2 1  
LL Flag of Senegal.svg Y Doumbia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Laurendeau
4 6    Flag of the United States.svg R Baxter
Flag of the United States.svg B Scanlon
3 2  
  Flag of France.svg J Potier
Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky
5 66  Flag of France.svg J Potier
Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky
66 
2 Flag of Iran.svg M Bahrami
Flag of Uruguay.svg D Pérez
74 2

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 110, 153. ISBN   9780002183116.