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1988 Australian Open – Men's singles

Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash in the final, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open. It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1988 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upAustralia Pat Cash
Score6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1988 Australian Open

Stefan Edberg was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Wilander.

This marked the first edition of the tournament to be held on hardcourts, having previously been held on grass courts.

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

01.     Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
02.     Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
03.     Mats Wilander (champion)
04.     Pat Cash (finals)
05.     Yannick Noah (fourth round)
06.     Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
07.     Henri Leconte (third round)
08.     Slobodan Živojinović (third round)
09.     Jakob Hlasek (first round)
10.     Amos Mansdorf (first round)
11.     Peter Lundgren (second round)
12.     Christo van Rensburg (third round)
13.     Paul Annacone (first round)
14.     Jonas Svensson (fourth round)
15.     Kelly Evernden (first round)
16.     Wally Masur (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1988 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Ivan Lendl 6 6 7
    Todd Witsken 2 1 6
1   Ivan Lendl 4 6 2 6 2
4   Pat Cash 6 2 6 4 6
4   Pat Cash 6 6 6
    Michiel Schapers 1 4 2
4   Pat Cash 3 77 6 1 6
3   Mats Wilander 6 63 3 6 8
6   Anders Järryd 6 2 3
3   Mats Wilander 7 6 6
3   Mats Wilander 6 6 6 3 6
2   Stefan Edberg 0 7 3 6 1
  Andrei Chesnokov 6 6 4 4
2   Stefan Edberg 4 7 6 6

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Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   I Lendl 6 7 6
Q   B Roe 3 6 2 1   I Lendl 6 6 6
    A Castle 3 1 4     M Anger 0 1 1
    M Anger 6 6 6 1   I Lendl 6 6 6
    M Woodforde 6 6 6     M Woodforde 4 3 1
    J Fitzgerald 4 3 3     M Woodforde 7 6 6
    M Flur 2 7 0 6 4 WC   R Fromberg 5 0 2
WC   R Fromberg 6 6 6 4 6 1   I Lendl 7 6 6
    B Drewett 4 2 5 16   W Masur 5 4 4
    J Pugh 6 6 7     J Pugh 6 4 2 4
    R Krishnan 6 3 6 4 6     R Krishnan 4 6 6 6
Q   B-s Kim 3 6 4 6 4     R Krishnan 3 2 6 1
    H Sundström 6 3 4 0 16   W Masur 6 6 3 6
    P Baur 3 6 6 6     P Baur 5 6 4
    T Högstedt 3 4 6 1 16   W Masur 7 7 6
16   W Masur 6 6 3 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   J Hlasek 3 3 4
  B Dyke 6 6 6   B Dyke 6 6 3 1
  M Oosting 6 7 6   M Oosting 7 0 6 6
  T Tulasne 2 6 3   M Oosting 7 4 6 6
Q   O Camporese 2 1 7 2   D Visser 5 6 1 4
  D Visser 6 6 6 6   D Visser 3 6 3 7 8
  R Saad 5 7 6 6   R Saad 6 3 6 5 6
  L Scott 7 6 4 3   M Oosting 1 2 2
WC   S Barr 1 3 6 1   T Witsken 6 6 6
  D Cahill 6 6 4 6   D Cahill 4 5 2
Q   S Matsuoka 7 5 3 2   T Witsken 6 7 6
  T Witsken 5 7 6 6   T Witsken 6 6 6
  P Doohan 6 7 6 7   H Leconte 4 3 4
Q   S Guy 3 6 3   P Doohan 5 2 2
LL   P Carter 1 6 1 4 7   H Leconte 7 6 6
7   H Leconte 6 3 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   P Cash 7 6 6
  T Muster 5 1 4 4   P Cash 6 7 6
Q   A Lane 5 0 1   C Limberger 1 6 3
  C Limberger 7 6 6 4   P Cash 6 6 6
  T Wilkison 2 4 4   P McNamee 1 2 1
  S Giammalva Jr. 6 6 6   S Giammalva Jr. 7 6 2 1 r
  P McNamee 6 6 6   P McNamee 6 7 6 4
  B Scanlon 3 3 3 4   P Cash 6 6 6
  G Michibata 3 6 7 6 14   J Svensson 1 4 1
  T Nijssen 6 4 5 2   G Michibata 6 2 3
  C Pistolesi 4 6 1   N Kroon 7 6 6
  N Kroon 6 7 6   N Kroon 2 7 4 3
  J Ross 4 7 6 2 3 14   J Svensson 6 6 6 6
  M Tideman 6 6 4 6 6   M Tideman 2 3 3
  B Derlin 0 1 0 14   J Svensson 6 6 6
14   J Svensson 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   C van Rensburg 6 7 6 6
    K Jones 2 6 7 3 12   C van Rensburg 6 6 6
    CB Cox 3 3 3     T Mmoh 4 3 2
    T Mmoh 6 6 6 12   C van Rensburg 6 3 3 4
    D Rostagno 6 7 7     M Schapers 2 6 6 6
    G Muller 4 6 5     D Rostagno 4 6 5 6 3
Q   I Werner 6 6 5 3 10     M Schapers 6 4 7 4 6
    M Schapers 3 4 7 6 12     M Schapers 2 7 6 7
WC   R Rasheed 6 5 6 5 6 5   Y Noah 6 6 3 6
    A Võsand 4 7 4 7 1 WC   R Rasheed 4 7 4 4
    E Edwards 6 6 6     E Edwards 6 6 6 6
Q   D Felgate 1 1 1     E Edwards 3 7 6 4
    M Narducci 7 6 3 4 7 5   Y Noah 6 6 7 6
    M Bauer 5 4 6 6 5     M Narducci 7 2 2 1
    R Smith 7 7 4 2 14 5   Y Noah 6 6 6 6
5   Y Noah 6 5 6 6 16

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Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Järryd 6 6 6
Q   C Eagle 0 2 2 6   A Järryd 6 7 6
  G Pozzi 2 6 6 4   G Pozzi 4 6 3
  CA Miller 6 4 3 2r 6   A Järryd 7 6 6
  P Kühnen 6 7 4 6 6   P Chamberlin 5 1 2
LL   C Steyn 2 5 6 7 2   P Kühnen 4 6 4 6
Q   T Theine 4 3 2   P Chamberlin 6 3 6 7
  P Chamberlin 6 6 6 6   A Järryd 3 6 6 7 6
  G Forget 6 6 6   J Frawley 6 1 7 6 2
  G Connell 2 3 4   G Forget 4 5 7 7 5
  J Grabb 3 6 6 6   J Grabb 6 7 5 6 7
Q   H Pfister 6 3 4 0   J Grabb 3 2 7 4
  J Frawley 6 6 3   J Frawley 6 6 6 6
  B Schultz 3 0 1r   J Frawley 6 6 6
Q   C Kennedy 5 1 2 11   P Lundgren 1 3 3
11   P Lundgren 7 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   P Annacone 6 6 3 5 4
  J Potier 3 4 6 7 6   J Potier 7 6 6
  C Pridham 7 6 6   C Pridham 6 3 2
  C Hooper 5 3 2   J Potier 2 1 5
  T Nelson 6 2 6 3   C Saceanu 6 6 7
  C Saceanu 2 6 7 6   C Saceanu 6 6 6
WC   A Anderson 3 3 3   B Moir 4 4 4
  B Moir 6 6 6   C Saceanu 2 4 3
  M Gustafsson 3 6 6 6 3   M Wilander 6 6 6
WC   J Anderson 6 4 1 2   M Gustafsson 6 6 6
Q   C Bailey 3 3 7 2   J Kriek 3 1 4
  J Kriek 6 6 5 6   M Gustafsson 1 4 1
  S Youl 3 6 6 1 6 3   M Wilander 6 6 6
  C Bergström 6 3 4 6 1   S Youl 4 2 4
  R Reneberg 6 1 3 3   M Wilander 6 6 6
3   M Wilander 7 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   S Živojinović 4 7 7 6
Q   R Schmidt 6 6 6 1 8   S Živojinović 6 6 6 6
  S Shaw 7 7 6   S Shaw 4 4 7 3
WC   C Turich 5 6 3 8   S Živojinović 4 5 6 6 3
  C-U Steeb 6 6 6   C-U Steeb 6 7 2 1 6
Q   R Barlow 0 1 1   C-U Steeb 6 6 3 5 6
  R Leach 6 6 6   R Leach 4 2 6 7 2
  A Olhovskiy 3 2 4   C-U Steeb 1 4 2
  P Canè 6 7 6   A Chesnokov 6 6 6
  A Maurer 3 6 1   P Canè 6 3 1 2
  M Kratzmann 6 6 7   M Kratzmann 4 6 6 6
  H van Boeckel 3 3 6   M Kratzmann 5 6 2
  H Skoff 3 6 6 5   A Chesnokov 7 7 6
  T Benhabiles 6 3 7 7   T Benhabiles 1 5 6
  A Chesnokov 6 4 7 6   A Chesnokov 6 7 7
10   A Mansdorf 3 6 5 2

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   K Evernden 5 7 1 7 3
  J Bates 7 5 6 6 6   J Bates 7 1 2 4
  J Rive 2 6 6 6   J Rive 5 6 6 6
  D Nargiso 6 1 1 2   J Rive 2 2 2
  J Levine 1 3 1 WC   J Stoltenberg 6 6 6
WC   J Stoltenberg 6 6 6 WC   J Stoltenberg 6 6 6
Q   J Letts 2 0 1 WC   T Woodbridge 3 2 4
WC   T Woodbridge 6 6 6 WC   J Stoltenberg 3 3 4
  M Laurendeau 6 6 4 4 9 2   S Edberg 6 6 6
  D Cassidy 4 3 6 6 7   M Laurendeau 4 3 1
  D Goldie 6 6 4 6   D Goldie 6 6 6
  D Keretić 3 4 6 3   D Goldie 4 5 6 3
  A Mronz 6 6 3 6 6 2   S Edberg 6 7 2 6
  A Volkov 3 2 6 7 4   A Mronz 4 3 1
  M Davis 6 2 2 5 2   S Edberg 6 6 6
2   S Edberg 4 6 6 7

External links edit

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