1988 Wimbledon Championships

1988 Wimbledon Championships
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Date	20 June – 4 July
Edition	102nd
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/64XD
Prize money	£2,612,126
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road; SW19, Wimbledon,; London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
	Stefan Edberg
Women's Singles
	Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
Women's Doubles
	Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini
Mixed Doubles
	Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison
Boys' Singles
	Nicolás Pereira
Girls' Singles
	Brenda Schultz
Boys' Doubles
	Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge
Girls' Doubles
	Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan

The 1988 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, 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 July 3, the men's final finished on July 4.

Prize money[]

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

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Champions[]

Seniors[]

Men's Singles[]

Stefan Edberg defeated Boris 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.

Women's Singles[]

Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1^[6]

It was Graf's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Men's Doubles[]

Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated John 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.

Women's Doubles[]

Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Larisa 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.

Mixed Doubles[]

Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison defeated Kelly 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.

Juniors[]

Boys' Singles[]

Nicolás Pereira defeated Guillaume Raoux, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2^[10]

Girls' Singles[]

Brenda Schultz defeated Emmanuelle Derly, 7–6^(7–5), 6–1^[11]

Boys' Doubles[]

Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated David Rikl / Tomáš Zdražila, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5^[12]

Girls' Doubles[]

Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan defeated Alexia Dechaume / Emmanuelle Derly, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3^[13]

Singles seeds[]

Men's singles[]

Ivan Lendl (Semifinals, lost to Boris Becker)
Mats Wilander (Quarterfinals, lost to Miloslav Mečíř)
Stefan Edberg (Champion)
Pat Cash (Quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker)
Jimmy Connors (Fourth round, lost to Patrik Kühnen)
Boris Becker (Final, lost to Stefan Edberg)
Henri Leconte (Fourth round, lost to Tim Mayotte)
John McEnroe (Second round, lost to Wally Masur)
Miloslav Mečíř (Semifinals, lost to Stefan Edberg)
Tim Mayotte (Quarterfinals, lost to Ivan Lendl)
Anders Järryd (Second round, lost to Jim Grabb)
Jonas Svensson (Third round, lost to Paul Annacone)
Emilio Sánchez (Second round, lost to Petr Korda)
Andrei Chesnokov (First round, lost to Udo Riglewski)
Amos Mansdorf (Second round, lost to Diego Nargiso)
Slobodan Živojinović (Fourth round, lost to Mats Wilander)

Women's singles[]

Steffi Graf (Champion)
Martina Navratilova (Final, lost to Steffi Graf)
Pam Shriver (Semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
Chris Evert (Semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison)
Helena Suková (Quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (First round, lost to Pascale Paradis)
Natasha Zvereva (Fourth round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank)
Hana Mandlíková (Third round, lost to Anne Minter)
Lori McNeil (Third round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Withdrew before the tournament began)
Zina Garrison (Quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver)
Larisa Savchenko (Fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
Katerina Maleeva (Fourth round, lost to Pam Shriver)
Sylvia Hanika (Third round, lost to Katrina Adams)
Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf)

References[]

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links[]

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1988 French Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1988 US Open

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[barrett-2] Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.

[little2013-3] Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.

[Prizemoney-4] "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[menss-5] "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[womenss-6] "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[mensd-7] "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[womensd-8] "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[mixedd-9] "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[boyss-10] "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[girlss-11] "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[boysd-12] "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[girlsd-13] "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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