This page covers the most important events in the sport of tennis in 1988. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Category | Tournament | Champions | Finalists | Score |
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Men's singles [1] | Australian Open | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
French Open | Mats Wilander | Henri Leconte | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Wimbledon | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 | |
US Open | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Category | Tournament | Champions | Finalists | Score |
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Women's singles [2] | Australian Open | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
French Open | Steffi Graf | Natasha Zvereva | 6–0, 6–0 | |
Wimbledon | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | |
US Open | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score |
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Men's doubles [3] | Australian Open | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
French Open | Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Wimbledon | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
US Open | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | walkover |
Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score |
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Women's doubles [4] | Australian Open | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull | 6–0, 7–5 |
French Open | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–2, 7–5 | |
Wimbledon | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 | |
US Open | Gigi Fernández Robin White | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington | 6–4, 6–1 |
Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score |
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Mixed doubles [5] | Australian Open | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
French Open | Lori McNeil Jorge Lozano | Brenda Schultz Michiel Schapers | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Wimbledon | Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart | Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
US Open | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | Elizabeth Smylie Patrick McEnroe | 7–5, 6–3 |
Category | Gold medalist | Silver medalist | Bronze medalists | Score in final |
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Men's singles | Miloslav Mečíř | Tim Mayotte | Stefan Edberg Brad Gilbert | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's singles | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva | 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's doubles | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7 |
Women's doubles | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 |
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