1988 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1988 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 4 July
Edition102nd
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,612,126
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll 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

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

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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.

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

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

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

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

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

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

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

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

Singles seeds

References
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  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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Preceded by
1988 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1988 US Open
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