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1988 Wimbledon Championships

1988 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 4 July
Edition102nd
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£2,612,126
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Women's singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso
Women's doubles
West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Mixed doubles
United States Sherwood Stewart / United States Zina Garrison
Boys' singles
Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
Girls' singles
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Boys' doubles
Australia Jason Stoltenberg / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Girls' doubles
Australia Jo-Anne Faull / Australia Rachel McQuillan
← 1987 · Wimbledon Championships · 1989 →

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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

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

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Preceded by1988 French Open Grand Slams Succeeded by1988 US Open
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1988 Wimbledon Championships
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