1988_Wimbledon_Championships

1988 Wimbledon Championships

1988 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

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 3 July, the men's final finished on 4 July.

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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 —
Women's doubles * £49,500 £24,750 £11,430 £5,810 £2,800 £1,490 £850 —
Mixed doubles * £29,700 £14,850 £7,430 £3,450 £1,720 £860 £390 —

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated West Germany 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

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States 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

United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso defeated Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden 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

West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union 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

United States Sherwood Stewart / United States Zina Garrison defeated United States Kelly Jones / United States 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

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

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

Singles seeds

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