1988 US Open (tennis)
1988 US Open | |
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Date | August 29 – September 11 |
Edition | 108th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Hardcourt |
Location | New York City, NY, USA |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Mats Wilander | |
Women's Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Men's Doubles | |
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez | |
Women's Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Robin White | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh | |
Boys' Singles | |
Nicolás Pereira | |
Girls' Singles | |
Carrie Cunningham | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Jonathan Stark / John Yancey | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po |
The 1988 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 108th edition of the US Open and was held from August 29 to September 11, 1988.
Contents
Seniors
Men's Singles
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Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
- It was Wilander's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title. He became the first male player since Jimmy Connors in 1974 to win three Grand Slam titles in a season. The final was the longest in the Open's history, lasting 4 hours and 55 minutes
Women's Singles
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Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
- It was Graf's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title. She became the second woman in the Open Era to complete a singles Grand Slam in a calendar year after Margaret Court did so in 1970. She was also the first and so far only man or woman to win a calendar year Golden Slam having also won the Olympic title.
Men's Doubles
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Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez defeated Rick Leach / Jim Pugh by Walkover
- It was Casal's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last US Open title. It was Sánchez's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last US Open title.
Women's Doubles
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Gigi Fernández / Robin White defeated Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington 6–4, 6–1
- It was Fernández's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title. It was White's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title.
Mixed Doubles
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Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh defeated Elizabeth Smylie / Patrick McEnroe 7–5, 6–3
- It was Novotná's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st US Open title. It was Pugh's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his only US Open title.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
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Nicolás Pereira defeated Nicklas Kulti 6–1, 6–2
Girls' Singles
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Carrie Cunningham defeated Rachel McQuillan 7–5, 6–3
Boys' Doubles
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Jonathan Stark / John Yancey defeated Massimo Boscatto / Stefano Pescosolido 7–6, 7–5
Girls' Doubles
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Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po defeated Cathy Caverzasio / Laura Lapi 6–3, 6–1
Notes
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Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1989 Australian Open |