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1988 Australian Open

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Date
  
11–24 January

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Venue
  
Flinders Park

Edition
  
76th

Location
  
Melbourne, Australia

Surface
  
Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)

The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988. It would mark the first time a Grand Slam final would be played indoors under a roof; after the first 3 games of the Women's Final, there was a 1-hour & 23 min delay to close the roof.

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Men's Singles

Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6

  • It was Wilander's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Australian Open title.

    • Women's Singles

    Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Graf's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. She became the first German player – male or female – to win an Australian Open singles title.

    • Men's Doubles

    Rick Leach / Jim Pugh defeated Jeremy Bates / Peter Lundgren 6–3, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Leach's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

    • Women's Doubles

    Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5

  • It was Navratilova's 49th career Grand Slam title and her 10th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 20th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Australian Open title.

    • Mixed Doubles

    Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh defeated Martina Navratilova / Tim Gullikson 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

    • Boys' Singles

    Johan Anderson defeated Andrew Florent 7–5, 7–6

    Girls' Singles

    Jo-Anne Faull defeated Emmanuelle Derly 6–4, 6–4

    Boys' Doubles

    Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated Johan Anderson / Richard Fromberg 6–3, 6–2

    Girls' Doubles

    Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan defeated Kate McDonald / Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–5

    References

    1988 Australian Open Wikipedia
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