Brad Drewett and Mark Edmondson were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 New South Wales Open | |
| Champions |  Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann |
| Runners-up |  Joey Rive Bud Schultz |
| Score | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Cahill and Kratzmann won the title by defeating Joey Rive and Bud Schultz 7–6, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds edit
Peter Doohan / 
Rick Leach (first round)- Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann (champions)
Tom Nijssen / Huub van Boeckel (first round)- David Macpherson / Simon Youl (quarterfinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Doohan R Leach
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Mmoh R Smith
| 7 | 6 | T Mmoh R Smith
| 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Heckmanns Anthony Spartalis
| 4 | 4 | J Rive B Schultz
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Rive B Schultz
| 6 | 6 | J Rive B Schultz
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  T Nijssen H van Boeckel
| 2 | 2 | M Flur T Siegel
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bauer P Chamberlin
| 6 | 6 | M Bauer P Chamberlin
| 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Buffington S Svensson
| 4 | 4 | M Flur T Siegel
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Flur T Siegel
| 6 | 6 | J Rive B Schultz
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Drewett M Edmondson
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | D Cahill M Kratzmann
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Stoltenberg T Woodbridge
| 6 | 2 | 4 | B Drewett M Edmondson
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Moir G Pozzi
| 4 | 6 | 4 | D Macpherson S Youl
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Macpherson S Youl
| 6 | 7 | B Drewett M Edmondson
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Anderson C Turich
| 6 | 7 | 2 | D Cahill M Kratzmann
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cox H Pfister
| 3 | 5 | A Anderson C Turich
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Barr K Warwick
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | D Cahill M Kratzmann
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D Cahill M Kratzmann
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Sydney Outdoor 1988". Ultimate Tennis Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Cuadro Sydney 1988 ATP". Tennis Temple (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.