1988 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1988 Italian Open
Final
Champions	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
Runners-up	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Guy Forget and Yannick Noah were the defending champions, but Noah did not compete this year. Forget teamed up with Pat Cash and lost in the quarterfinals to Jorge Lozano and Todd Witsken.

Lozano and Witsken won the title by defeating Anders Järryd and Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3 in the final. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeds

1. Anders Järryd / Tomáš Šmíd (final)
2. Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (first round)
3. Laurie Warder / Blaine Willenborg (quarterfinals)
4. Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken (champions)
5. Rick Leach / Jim Pugh (first round)
6. Pat Cash / Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
7. Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander (semifinals)
8. Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	7	6
		Wally Masur Mark Woodforde	5	2
								1	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	3	3
								4	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	6	6
	4	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	6	6
	7	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Järryd T Smid	6	6
		A Paris G Pozzi	3	4				1	A Järryd T Smid	6	6
		J Gunnarsson M Mortensen	6	7					J Gunnarsson M Mortensen	2	1
		M Filippini M Fioroni	4	5											1	A Järryd T Smid	6	6
		C Panatta M Schapers	7	6												C Panatta M Schapers	2	1
		J Brown L Duncan	5	2					C Panatta M Schapers	7	7
		J Grabb R Saad	6	6					J Grabb R Saad	6	5
	8	H Gildemeister A Gómez	3	3																		1	A Järryd T Smid	7	6
	3	L Warder B Willenborg	7	6																			W Masur M Woodforde	5	2
		R Seguso T Siegel	6	4				3	L Warder B Willenborg	6	6
		J Arias L Jensen	4	7	3				M Oosting C-U Steeb	1	2
		M Oosting C-U Steeb	6	6	6										3	L Warder B Willenborg	2	2
		J Bates B Dyke	6	7												W Masur M Woodforde	6	6
		R Baxter P Chamberlin	2	5					J Bates B Dyke	6	4	6
		W Masur M Woodforde	6	6					W Masur M Woodforde	3	6	7
	5	R Leach J Pugh	1	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	P Cash G Forget	6	6
		T Muster G Ocleppo	1	3				6	P Cash G Forget	6	6
		P Canè C Mezzadri	3	2					T Meinecke R Osterthun	2	1
		T Meinecke R Osterthun	6	6											6	P Cash G Forget	4	3
		J Stoltenberg T Woodbridge	3	7	6										4	J Lozano T Witsken	6	6
		C Cox M Šrejber	6	6	4				J Stoltenberg T Woodbridge	6	3	5
	WC	C Aprili E Rossi	5	1				4	J Lozano T Witsken	4	6	7
	4	J Lozano T Witsken	7	6																		4	J Lozano T Witsken	6	6
	7	J Nyström M Wilander	6	6																		7	J Nyström M Wilander	4	2
	WC	P Pennisi S Restelli	4	2				7	J Nyström M Wilander	7	6
	WC	C Brandi C Caratti	7	4	4				T Carbonell J Sánchez	6	1
		T Carbonell J Sánchez	6	6	6										7	J Nyström M Wilander	6	3	7
		M Cierro A de Minicis	6	6												M Cierro A de Minicis	1	6	5
		D Dowlen M Freeman	3	3					M Cierro A de Minicis	6	6
		O Camporese D Nargiso	6	4	6				O Camporese D Nargiso	2	4
	2	S Casal E Sánchez	4	6	1

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN   9780002183116.
2. "1988 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)