| 1988 DuPont Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | March 7–12 | |||
| Edition | 4th | |||
| Category | Grand Prix | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $297,500 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Andrei Chesnokov[1] | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Guy Forget /Yannick Noah[2] | ||||
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The1988 DuPont Classic was a men'stennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts inOrlando, Florida, United States that was part of the1988 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of thetournament and took place from March 7 through March 12, 1988. UnseededAndrei Chesnokov won the singles title and earned $59,000 first-prize money.[3][4]
Andrei Chesnokov defeated
Miloslav Mečíř 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Guy Forget /Yannick Noah defeated
Sherwood Stewart /
Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–4
Andrei Chesnokov became the first Soviet to win a men's professional tennis tournament in the United States since 1974 when he beat Miloslav Mečíř 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 in Sauturday's finals at the Du Pont Classic.