1988 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 20 June – 4 July |
Edition | 102nd |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £2,612,126 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Stefan Edberg | |
Women's singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Men's doubles | |
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso | |
Women's doubles | |
Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini | |
Mixed doubles | |
Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison | |
Boys' singles | |
Nicolás Pereira | |
Girls' singles | |
Brenda Schultz | |
Boys' doubles | |
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge | |
Girls' doubles | |
Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan |
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.
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]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round 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
Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 [5]
Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 [6]
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) [7]
Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 [8]
Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison defeated Kelly Jones / Gretchen Magers, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) [9]
Nicolás Pereira defeated Guillaume Raoux, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 [10]
Brenda Schultz defeated Emmanuelle Derly, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 [11]
Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated David Rikl / Tomáš Zdražila, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 [12]
Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan defeated Alexia Dechaume / Emmanuelle Derly, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [13]
Men's singles
| Women's singles
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