1988 Wimbledon Championships

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1988 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 4 July
Edition102nd
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,612,126
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf / Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Boys' singles
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Nicolás Pereira
Girls' singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz
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  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1989  →

The 1988 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 102nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 4 July 1988. Due to rain interruptions on Sunday 3 July, the men's final finished on 4 July.

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Prize money

The total prize money for 1988 championships was £2,612,126. The winner of the men's title earned £165,000 while the women's singles champion earned £148,500. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£165,000£82,500£41,250£20,900£11,000£6,160£3,630£2,215
Women's singles£148,500£74,250£36,090£17,765£8,800£4,775£2,815£1,715
Men's doubles *£57,200£28,600£14,300£7,260£3,740£1,980£1,160—
Women's doubles *£49,500£24,750£11,430£5,810£2,800£1,490£850—
Mixed doubles *£29,700£14,850£7,430£3,450£1,720£860£390—

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 [5]

  • It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 [6]

  • It was Graf's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) [7]

  • It was Flach's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title. It was Seguso's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf / Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 [8]

  • It was Graf's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Sabatini's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones / Flag of the United States.svg Gretchen Magers, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) [9]

  • It was Stewart's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title. It was Garrison's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Nicolás Pereira defeated Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz defeated Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Zdražila, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan defeated Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume / Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [13]

Singles seeds

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  2. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   0007117078.
  3. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
  4. ↑ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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