1988 Italian Open (tennis)

1988 Italian Open
Date	9–15 May (men) 2–8 May (women)
Edition	45th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Ivan Lendl
Women's singles
Gabriela Sabatini
Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken
Women's doubles
Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire
← 1987 · Italian Open · 1989 →

The 1988 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier IV of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from May 9 through May 15, 1988, while the women's tournament was held from May 2 through May 8, 1988.

Finals[]

Men's singles[]

Ivan Lendl defeated Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

• It was Lendl's 2nd title of the year and the 78th of his career.

Women's singles[]

Gabriela Sabatini defeated Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–7, 6–1

• It was Sabatini's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of her career.

Men's doubles[]

Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken defeated Anders Järryd / Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3

• It was Lozano's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Witsken's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's doubles[]

Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire defeated Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

• It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Suire's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

External links[]

• Official website (in Italian)
• Official website (in English)
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile