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1988 US Open – Men's singles

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] It was his first US Open singles title and seventh and last major singles title overall. It was the longest US Open men's singles final in history, lasting 4 hours and 54 minutes.[2] With the win, Wilander gained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time, replacing Lendl.

Men's singles
1988 US Open
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
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 US Open (tennis)

This tournament marked the first major main draw appearances for future 14-time major champion Pete Sampras and future four-time major champion Jim Courier.[3]

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Ivan Lendl (finalist)
  2.   Mats Wilander (champion)
  3.   Stefan Edberg (fourth round)
  4.   Andre Agassi (semifinalist)
  5.   Boris Becker (second round)
  6.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinalist)
  7.   Yannick Noah (second round)
  8.   Miloslav Mečíř (third round)
  9.   Tim Mayotte (third round)
  10.   Henri Leconte (third round)
  11.   Brad Gilbert (second round)
  12.   Guillermo Pérez Roldán (third round)
  13.   Jonas Svensson (second round)
  14.   Andrés Gómez (third round)
  15.   Anders Järryd (third round)
  16.   John McEnroe (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 78 6
6   Jimmy Connors 2 66 1
1   Ivan Lendl 4 6 3 7 4
2   Mats Wilander 6 4 6 5 6
    Darren Cahill 6 5 77 5 6
    Aaron Krickstein 2 7 62 7 3
    Darren Cahill 4 4 2
2   Mats Wilander 6 6 6
    Emilio Sánchez 6 66 0 4
2   Mats Wilander 3 78 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 4 2
  C Motta 7 6 3 4 4   D Rostagno 6 6 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 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Agassi 7 6 6
Q   P Johnson 6 3 3 4   A Agassi 4 6 6 6
WC   S Melville 7 5 1 6 WC   R Leach 6 2 3 4
WC   R Leach 6 7 6 7 4   A Agassi 6 6 2 6
  M Jaite 6 6 1 6   J Kriek 3 1 6 0
  T Champion 1 4 6 0   M Jaite 4 2 6 6
WC   T Ho 4 6 6   J Kriek 6 6 3 7
  J Kriek 6 7 7 4   A Agassi 7 6 6
  A Castle 1 7 2 5   M Chang 5 3 2
  C Mezzadri 6 5 6 7   C Mezzadri 6 2 2
  R Osterthun 6 2 1 2   T Wilkison 7 6 6
  T Wilkison 3 6 6 6   T Wilkison 6 6 3 4 5
  M Chang 6 6 7   M Chang 4 3 6 6 7
  L Mattar 4 3 5   M Chang 5 6 2 6 6
  T Witsken 3 3 4 13   J Svensson 7 4 6 1 4
13   J Svensson 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

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 edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   B Becker 6 6 7
  T Nelson 3 0 6 5   B Becker 3 3 2
  L Duncan 0 2 2   D Cahill 6 6 6
  D Cahill 6 6 6   D Cahill
  H de la Peña 3 6 6 6 2   M Ingaramo w/o
  M Ingaramo 6 3 3 7 6   M Ingaramo 7 6 3 6
  U Riglewski 2 6 6 2 Q   A Burrow 6 1 6 2
Q   A Burrow 6 4 7 6   D Cahill 6 6 6
Q   M Robertson 3 6 3 Q   M Laurendeau 4 4 3
  M Oosting 6 7 6   M Oosting 3 3 2
Q   M Laurendeau 2 6 7 7 Q   M Laurendeau 6 6 6
  J Arias 6 4 6 6 Q   M Laurendeau 4 6 6 7
WC   P Sampras 7 7 4 5 2   J Yzaga 6 2 4 5
  J Yzaga 6 6 6 7 6   J Yzaga 1 6 6 6
  M Šrejber 3 3 2 11   B Gilbert 6 0 4 2
11   B Gilbert 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   A Gómez 6 6 6
  J Sánchez 4 2 2 14   A Gómez 7 2 6 2 6
  S Matsuoka 3 6 6 6   S Matsuoka 6 6 4 6 2
  S Youl 6 4 3 2 14   A Gómez 4 6 4 4
  A Krickstein 7 6 6   A Krickstein 6 4 6 6
  M Schapers 5 3 2   A Krickstein 3 6 6 6
  D Pate 4 6 6 6   D Pate 6 2 4 3
  E Jelen 6 1 4 2   A Krickstein 5 7 7 4 7
  T Svantesson 0 4 6 7 6 3   S Edberg 7 6 6 6 5
  T Carbonell 6 6 1 6 4   T Svantesson 2 3 0
Q   J Carlsson 6 6 6 Q   J Carlsson 6 6 6
  S Živojinović 0 4 4 Q   J Carlsson 0 5 2
  G Forget 5 6 6 6 3   S Edberg 6 7 6
  T Tulasne 7 4 3 4   G Forget 5 1 3
Q   L Pimek 2 2 4 3   S Edberg 7 6 6
3   S Edberg 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   M Mečíř 7 6 6
  T Šmid 5 4 0 8   M Mečíř 6 6 7
  S Giammalva, Jr. 6 6 7   S Giammalva, Jr. 4 1 6
Q   M Nido 4 3 6 8   M Mečíř 3 6 6 1
  E Sánchez 6 6 6   E Sánchez 6 3 7 6
  S Casal 3 4 2   E Sánchez 6 7 6
Q   N Marques 4 7 6 5 1   R Krishnan 2 5 2
  R Krishnan 6 5 3 7 6   E Sánchez 6 6 6
  P Annacone 6 6 2 6   J Frawley 2 3 4
  M Narducci 4 3 6 3   P Annacone 4 6 6 3 6
  J Frawley 5 6 6 6   J Frawley 6 3 4 6 7
  J Rive 7 3 0 3   J Frawley 6 6 6
  L Shiras 3 4 7 6 2 10   H Leconte 3 4 3
LL   B Moir 6 6 5 0 6 LL   B Moir 0 4 4
  J Frana 4 6 3 4 10   H Leconte 6 6 6
10   H Leconte 6 3 6 6

Section 8 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Alfano, Peter (1988-09-12). "Wilander Outlasts Lendl to Win U.S. Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. ^ 4 Things We Learned at the 2012 US Open | Bleacher Report
  3. ^ Counting Down: Greatest US Open Champions: #3 Pete Sampras

External links edit

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