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1988 Wimbledon Championships

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Date
  
20 June - 4 July

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Prize money
  
£2,612,126

Edition
  
102nd

Draw
  
128S / 64D / 64MX

Surface
  
Grass

The 1988 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 102nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 4 July 1988. Stefan Edberg and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.

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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.

* per team

Men's Singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Edberg's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

    • Women's Singles

    Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

    • Men's Doubles

    Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

  • 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

    Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 1–6, 12–10

  • 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

    Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart defeated Gretchen Magers / Kelly Jones 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Garrison's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. It was Stewart's 5th and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

    • Boys' Singles

    Nicolás Pereira defeated Guillaume Raoux 7–6(7–4), 6–2

    Girls' Singles

    Brenda Schultz defeated Emmanuelle Derly 7–6(7–5), 6–1

    Boys' Doubles

    Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge defeated David Rikl / Tomáš Anzari 6–4, 1–6, 7–5

    Girls' Doubles

    Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan defeated Alexia Dechaume / Emmanuelle Derly 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

    References

    1988 Wimbledon Championships Wikipedia
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