Men's singles Champion Mats Wilander [1] Runner-up Ivan Lendl Final score 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Draw 128 Seeds 16
1988 tennis event results
Mats Wilander defeated the three-time defending champion Ivan Lendl in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1988 US Open.[1] US Open men's singles final in history, lasting 4 hours and 54 minutes.[2] world No. 1 ranking for the first time, replacing Lendl.
This was the first major in which future 14-time major champion Pete Sampras and future four-time major champion Jim Courier competed in the main draw.[3]
Seeds [ ] The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Ivan Lendl (finalist) Mats Wilander (champion)Stefan Edberg (fourth round) Andre Agassi (semifinalist) Boris Becker (second round) Jimmy Connors (quarterfinalist) Yannick Noah (second round) Miloslav Mečíř (third round) Tim Mayotte (third round) Henri Leconte (third round) Brad Gilbert (second round) Guillermo Pérez Roldán (third round) Jonas Svensson (second round) Andrés Gómez (third round) Anders Järryd (third round) John McEnroe (second round)
Draw [ ] Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Ivan Lendl 6
6
6
Derrick Rostagno
2
2
0
1
Ivan Lendl 4
6
6
6
4
Andre Agassi
6
2
3
4
4
Andre Agassi 6
7
6
6
Jimmy Connors
2
6
1
1
Ivan Lendl
4
6
3
7
4
2
Mats Wilander 6
4
6
5
6
Darren Cahill 6
5
7
5
6
Aaron Krickstein
2
7
6
7
3
Darren Cahill
4
4
2
2
Mats Wilander 6
6
6
Emilio Sánchez
6
6
0
4
2
Mats Wilander 3
7
6
6
Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
I Lendl 6
6
6
5
6
A Mansdorf
2
7
1
7
0
1
I Lendl 6
6
6
J Berger 6
6
6
J Berger
2
4
1
Q
D Cassidy
4
0
2
1
I Lendl 6
6
6
Q
J Brown 6
4
6
7
WC
S Davis
1
4
3
D Goldie
4
6
3
6
Q
J Brown
3
3
6
3
J Bates
4
3
1
WC
S Davis 6
6
3
6
WC
S Davis 6
6
6
1
I Lendl 6
5
6
6
W Masur 6
6
6
J Hlasek
4
7
2
4
Q
R Smith
2
3
4
W Masur
0
3
0
J Hlasek 6
6
4
6
J Hlasek 6
6
6
C Pistolesi
2
2
6
3
J Hlasek 6
6
6
R Reneberg 6
4
6
6
15
A Järryd
3
4
2
M Vajda
3
6
4
0
R Reneberg
3
5
4
J Nyström
3
6
3
2
15
A Järryd 6
7
6
15
A Järryd 6
4
6
6
Section 2 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
9
T Mayotte 6
6
4
5
6
J Pugh
3
4
6
7
3
9
T Mayotte 7
6
6
Q
G Pozzi 3
6
6
6
Q
G Pozzi
6
4
3
P Lundgren
6
3
2
3
9
T Mayotte
3
6
4
6
3
C Motta
7
6
3
4
4
D Rostagno 6
2
6
4
6
M Davis 5
3
6
6
6
M Davis
4
4
3
D Rostagno 6
6
6
7
D Rostagno 6
6
6
Y Doumbia
3
7
3
6
D Rostagno 6
3
6
6
Q
J Palmer 2
4
6
6
6
R Agénor
2
6
1
3
WC
J Tarango
6
6
2
4
0
Q
J Palmer
2
7
1
r
K Evernden
1
6
3
6
1
R Agénor 6
6
5
R Agénor 6
3
6
3
6
R Agénor 6
6
2
6
J Stoltenberg 6
4
6
6
6
J Stoltenberg
3
1
6
0
M Anger
7
6
3
4
4
J Stoltenberg 4
6
6
6
Q
K Jones
6
4
1
7
Y Noah
6
2
3
4
7
Y Noah 7
6
6
Section 3 [ ] Section 4 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
12
G Pérez Roldán 6
7
3
6
7
K Flach
7
6
6
1
6
12
G Pérez Roldán 6
6
5
6
6
WC
J Ross 7
6
4
6
WC
J Ross
4
4
7
7
3
J-P Fleurian
6
4
6
1
12
G Pérez Roldán
4
4
7
6
J Lozano 6
7
3
7
J Lozano 6
6
5
7
J Grabb
2
5
6
5
J Lozano 7
6
2
6
6
M Kures
3
4
3
R Seguso
5
0
6
7
4
R Seguso 6
6
6
J Lozano
1
2
0
P Aldrich 7
6
6
6
J Connors 6
6
6
W Kowalski
5
3
4
P Aldrich 7
6
6
C Bergström
6
3
2
6
4
Q
G Connell
6
4
3
Q
G Connell 3
6
6
3
6
P Aldrich
3
2
3
P Korda
6
4
0
r
6
J Connors 6
6
6
G Bloom 4
6
3
G Bloom
0
3
6
1
A Moreno
3
2
2
6
J Connors 6
6
3
6
6
J Connors 6
6
6
Bottom half [ ] Section 5 [ ] Section 6 [ ] Section 7 [ ] Section 8 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
J McEnroe 6
6
6
Q
L Lavalle
3
4
4
16
J McEnroe
5
6
7
3
1
E Masso
3
0
7
6
3
M Woodforde 7
4
6
6
6
M Woodforde 6
6
6
1
6
M Woodforde 6
5
6
6
N Kroon
4
6
5
2
D Nargiso
1
7
3
0
P Kühnen 6
2
7
6
P Kühnen
3
5
4
D Nargiso 7
7
7
D Nargiso 6
7
6
C Pridham
5
6
6
M Woodforde
3
2
2
T Muster
6
2
6
1
2
M Wilander 6
6
6
M Pernfors 7
6
3
6
M Pernfors 6
6
6
J Courier 7
6
6
J Courier
3
4
4
H Skoff
5
4
3
M Pernfors
4
0
5
K Curren 6
6
6
2
M Wilander 6
6
7
WC
R Weiss
4
4
4
K Curren
6
3
2
6
3
G Holmes
2
1
4
2
M Wilander 3
6
6
3
6
2
M Wilander 6
6
6
References [ ] External links [ ]
Mats Wilander[1]
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl (finalist)
Mats Wilander (champion)
Andre Agassi (semifinalist)
Boris Becker (second round)
Yannick Noah (second round)
Guillermo Pérez Roldán (third round)
Andrés Gómez (third round)
Derrick Rostagno
Darren Cahill
Emilio Sánchez
A Mansdorf
J Bates
J Hlasek
R Smith
C Pistolesi
C Motta
Y Doumbia
R Agénor
K Evernden
Y Noah
M Jaite
R Osterthun
J Lozano
P Aldrich
W Kowalski
G Connell
M Oosting
J Yzaga
A Gómez
S Matsuoka
S Živojinović
L Pimek
M Nido
N Marques
R Krishnan
T Muster