Tennis tournament
The1988 Wimbledon Championships was atennis tournament played ongrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, 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 — N/a Women's doubles * £49,500 £24,750 £11,430 £5,810 £2,800 £1,490 £850 — N/a Mixed doubles * £29,700 £14,850 £7,430 £3,450 £1,720 £860 £390 — N/a
* per team
Stefan Edberg defeatedBoris 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. Steffi Graf defeatedMartina Navratilova , 5–7, 6–2, 6–1[ 6]
It was Graf's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. Ken Flach /Robert Seguso defeatedJohn Fitzgerald /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. Steffi Graf /Gabriela Sabatini defeatedLarisa Savchenko /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. Sherwood Stewart /Zina Garrison defeatedKelly Jones /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. Nicolás Pereira defeatedGuillaume Raoux , 7–6(7–4) , 6–2[ 10]
Brenda Schultz defeatedEmmanuelle Derly , 7–6(7–5) , 6–1[ 11]
Jason Stoltenberg /Todd Woodbridge defeatedDavid Rikl /Tomáš Zdražila , 6–4, 1–6, 7–5[ 12]
Jo-Anne Faull /Rachel McQuillan defeatedAlexia Dechaume /Emmanuelle Derly , 4–6, 6–2, 6–3[ 13]
Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost toBoris Becker ) Mats Wilander (quarterfinals, lost toMiloslav Mečíř ) Stefan Edberg (champion)Pat Cash (quarterfinals, lost toBoris Becker ) Jimmy Connors (fourth round, lost toPatrik Kühnen ) Boris Becker (final, lost toStefan Edberg ) Henri Leconte (fourth round, lost toTim Mayotte ) John McEnroe (second round, lost toWally Masur ) Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals, lost toStefan Edberg ) Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost toIvan Lendl ) Anders Järryd (second round, lost toJim Grabb ) Jonas Svensson (third round, lost toPaul Annacone ) Emilio Sánchez (second round, lost toPetr Korda ) Andrei Chesnokov (first round, lost toUdo Riglewski ) Amos Mansdorf (second round, lost toDiego Nargiso ) Slobodan Živojinović (fourth round, lost toMats Wilander ) Steffi Graf (champion)Martina Navratilova (final, lost toSteffi Graf ) Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost toSteffi Graf ) Chris Evert (semifinals, lost toMartina Navratilova ) Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round, lost toZina Garrison ) Helena Suková (quarterfinals, lost toChris Evert ) Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round, lost toPascale Paradis ) Natasha Zvereva (fourth round, lost toRosalyn Fairbank ) Hana Mandlíková (third round, lost toAnne Minter ) Lori McNeil (third round, lost toRosalyn Fairbank ) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew before the tournament began) Zina Garrison (quarterfinals, lost toPam Shriver ) Larisa Savchenko (fourth round, lost toMartina Navratilova ) Katerina Maleeva (fourth round, lost toPam Shriver ) Sylvia Hanika (third round, lost toKatrina Adams ) Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round, lost toSteffi Graf )
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