1988 Grand Prix (tennis)

1988 Nabisco Grand Prix

Mats Wilander finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won six tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open.
Details
Duration	December 28, 1987 – December 18, 1988
Edition	19th
Tournaments	77
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Boris Becker (7)
Most tournament finals	Boris Becker (8)
Prize money leader	Mats Wilander ($1,719,381)
Points leader	Mats Wilander
Awards
Player of the year	Mats Wilander
Doubles team of the year	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
Most improved player of the year	Andre Agassi
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The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only men's tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four Grand Slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).

Key

Grand Slam events

Team events

World Championship Tennis Event

Year-end championships

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
28 Dec	South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–4	Wally Masur	John Fitzgerald Johan Anderson	Roger Rasheed Bud Schultz Patrick Baur Joey Rive
		Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 4–6, 6–2, 7–5	Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
	BP National Championships Wellington, New Zealand Hard – US$115,000 – 32S/16D	Ramesh Krishnan 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 6–4, 6–3	Andrei Chesnokov	Chris Pridham Kelly Evernden	Bruce Derlin Tim Wilkison Menno Oosting Jeremy Bates
		Dan Goldie Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3	Broderick Dyke Glenn Michibata
4 Jan	Fier New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John Fitzgerald 6–3, 6–4	Andrei Chesnokov	Christo van Rensburg Joey Rive	Alexander Volkov Darren Cahill Barry Moir Brad Drewett
		Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 7–6, 6–4	Joey Rive Bud Schultz
	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Amos Mansdorf 6–3, 6–4	Ramesh Krishnan	Jim Pugh Broderick Dyke	Peter Lundgren Jim Grabb John Frawley Dan Goldie
		Marty Davis Tim Pawsat 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb
11 Jan 18 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $699,984 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Mats Wilander 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6	Pat Cash	Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg	Todd Witsken Michiel Schapers Anders Järryd Andrei Chesnokov
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson
25 Jan	Chevrolet Classic Guarujá, Brazil Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Luiz Mattar 6–3, 6–3	Eliot Teltscher	Danilo Marcelino Martin Wostenholme	Pablo Arraya Diego Pérez Roberto Argüello Cássio Motta
		Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen 6–1, 6–4	Javier Frana Diego Pérez

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Davis Cup: First round Gävle, Sweden – carpet (i) Prague, Czechoslovakia – carpet (i) Mexico City, Mexico – clay Basel, Switzerland – carpet (i) Essen, West Germany – carpet (i) Aarhus, Denmark – carpet (i) Palermo, Italy – clay New Delhi, India – grass	First round winners Sweden 5–0 Czechoslovakia 5–0 Australia 3–2 France 4–1 West Germany 5–0 Denmark 3–2 Italy 4–1 Yugoslavia 3–2	First round losers New Zealand Paraguay Mexico Switzerland Brazil Spain Israel India
8 Feb	Nabisco Grand Prix de Lyon Lyon, France Carpet (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yahiya Doumbia 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Todd Nelson	Yannick Noah Eduardo Masso	Broderick Dyke Philippe Pech Kelly Evernden Jeremy Bates
		Brad Drewett Broderick Dyke 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Michael Mortensen Blaine Willenborg
	ABN World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands Carpet (i) – $325,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Miloslav Mečíř	Michiel Schapers Jonas Svensson	Milan Šrejber Christian Saceanu Claudio Mezzadri Jimmy Connors
		Patrik Kühnen Tore Meinecke 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)	Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso
15 Feb	Stella Artois Italian Indoors Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 4–4 ret.	Jimmy Connors	Boris Becker Milan Šrejber	Henri Leconte Pat Cash Miloslav Mečíř Carl-Uwe Steeb
		Boris Becker Eric Jelen 6–3, 6–3	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
	Volvo U.S. Indoors Memphis, Tennessee, US Hard (i) – $297,500 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–4, 7–5	Mikael Pernfors	Robert Seguso Kevin Curren	Jim Grabb Amos Mansdorf David Pate Andrés Gómez
		Kevin Curren David Pate 6–3, 7–5	Peter Lundgren Mikael Pernfors
22 Feb	Ebel U.S. Pro Indoors Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) – $410,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Tim Mayotte 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	John Fitzgerald	Jorge Lozano Christo van Rensburg	Kevin Curren Dan Goldie Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb
		Kelly Evernden Johan Kriek 6–4 6–3	Kevin Curren Danie Visser
	Open de Lorraine Metz, France Carpet (i) – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Jonas Svensson 6–2, 6–4	Michiel Schapers	Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb	Menno Oosting Christian Saceanu Magnus Gustafsson Christian Bergström
		Jaroslav Navrátil Tom Nijssen 6–2, 6–7, 7–6	Rill Baxter Nduka Odizor
29 Feb	Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, California, US Hard – $510,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Emilio Sánchez	Andre Agassi Pat Cash	Mikael Pernfors Johan Kriek Amos Mansdorf Miloslav Mečíř
		Boris Becker Guy Forget 6–4, 6–4	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	DuPont Classic Orlando, Florida, US Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D	Andrei Chesnokov 7–6(8–6), 6–1	Miloslav Mečíř	Jay Berger David Pate	Aaron Krickstein Amos Mansdorf Martín Jaite Andre Agassi
		Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–4	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick
14 Mar 21 Mar	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, US Hard – $734,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles	Mats Wilander 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Jimmy Connors	Yannick Noah Miloslav Mečíř	Aaron Krickstein Andrei Chesnokov Jay Berger Anders Järryd
		John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–4	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
28 Mar	Buick WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8S Singles	Boris Becker 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2	Stefan Edberg	Brad Gilbert Yannick Noah	Andrés Gómez Pat Cash Tim Mayotte Martín Jaite

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Apr	Davis Cup: Quarterfinals Norrköping, Sweden – carpet (i) Clermont-Ferrand, France – clay (i) Frankfurt, West Germany – carpet (i) Belgrade, Yugoslavia – carpet (i)	Quarterfinal winners Sweden 3–2 France 5–0 West Germany 5–0 Yugoslavia 4–1	Quarterfinal losers Czechoslovakia Australia Denmark Italy
11 Apr	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Hard – $425,000 – 56S/28D	John McEnroe 6–2, 6–2	Stefan Edberg	Tim Mayotte Brad Gilbert	Brad Drewett Mikael Pernfors David Pate Shuzo Matsuoka
		John Fitzgerald Johan Kriek 6–4, 6–4	Steve Denton David Pate
	Swatch Open Nice, France Clay – $115,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Henri Leconte 6–2, 6–2	Jérôme Potier	Andrei Chesnokov Guy Forget	Karel Nováček Ronald Agénor Jordi Arrese Guillermo Vilas
		Guy Forget Henri Leconte 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt Diego Nargiso
	Nabisco Grand Prix de la villa de Madrid Madrid, Spain Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Kent Carlsson 6–2, 6–1	Fernando Luna	Alberto Mancini Markus Rackl	Eduardo Masso Carl Limberger Sergio Casal Alberto Tous
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–7, 7–6, 6–3	Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge
18 Apr	KAL Korean Open Seoul, South Korea Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Dan Goldie 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0	Andrew Castle	Greg Holmes Eliot Teltscher	Joey Rive John Fitzgerald John Frawley Todd Nelson
		Andrew Castle Roberto Saad 6–7, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)	Gary Donnelly Jim Grabb
	Volvo Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $492,500 – 48S/24D Singles	Ivan Lendl 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3	Martín Jaite	Yannick Noah Thierry Tulasne	Joakim Nyström Henri Leconte Andrés Gómez Claudio Pistolesi
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–0, 6–3	Henri Leconte Ivan Lendl
25 Apr	Ebel German Open Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $400,000 – 56S/28D	Kent Carlsson 6–2, 6–1, 6–4	Henri Leconte	Boris Becker Jordi Arrese	Guillermo Pérez Roldán Joakim Nyström Guillermo Vilas Claudio Mezzadri
		Darren Cahill Laurie Warder 6–0, 5–7, 6–4	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Charleston, South Carolina, US Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–2	Jimmy Arias	Lawson Duncan Jim Courier	Richey Reneberg Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña Aaron Krickstein
		Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 7–6, 6–3	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 May	Eagle Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, US Clay – $485,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 7–5	Slobodan Živojinović	Luiz Mattar Aaron Krickstein	Stefan Edberg Mikael Pernfors Alberto Tous Andrés Gómez
		Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken 6–3, 7–6	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
	Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $165,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Guillermo Pérez Roldán 7–5, 6–3	Jonas Svensson	Wally Masur Emilio Sánchez	Anders Järryd Andrei Chesnokov Tore Meinecke Carl-Uwe Steeb
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi
9 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $595,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Kent Carlsson Ronald Agénor	Jaime Yzaga Yannick Noah Andrés Gómez Andre Agassi
		Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken 6–3, 6–3	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd
16 May	Torneo Internazionale Citta di Firenze Florence, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Massimiliano Narducci 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Claudio Panatta	Lawson Duncan Pablo Arraya	Alberto Mancini Pedro Rebolledo Javier Frana Jaime Yzaga
		Javier Frana Christian Miniussi 7–6, 6–4	Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff
23 May 30 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $1,645,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/56XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Mats Wilander 7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Henri Leconte	Jonas Svensson Andre Agassi	Ivan Lendl Andrei Chesnokov Emilio Sánchez Guillermo Pérez Roldán
		Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
		Lori McNeil Jorge Lozano 7–5, 6–2	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Michiel Schapers

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jun	Stella Artois Grass Court Championships London, Great Britain Grass – $340,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Stefan Edberg	Guy Forget Darren Cahill	Christo van Rensburg Broderick Dyke Eric Jelen Kevin Curren
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–2, 7–6	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
	Bologna Open Bologna, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Alberto Mancini 7–5, 7–6(7–4)	Emilio Sánchez	Kent Carlsson Martín Jaite	Omar Camporese Marcelo Filippini Tomás Carbonell Javier Sánchez
		Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez 6–1, 7–6	Rolf Hertzog Marc Walder
13 Jun	Bristol Trophy Bristol, Great Britain Grass – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Christian Saceanu 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Ramesh Krishnan	Derrick Rostagno Mark Dickson	Matt Anger Eduardo Masso Eric Jelen Steve Shaw
		Peter Doohan Laurie Warder 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat
	Phoenix Insurance Athens International Athens, Greece Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Horst Skoff 6–3, 2–6, 6–2	Bruno Orešar	Christer Allgårdh Pablo Arraya	Markus Rackl Karel Nováček Pavel Vojtíšek Tomás Carbonell
		Rikard Bergh Per Henricsson 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Pablo Arraya Karel Nováček
20 Jun 27 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $1,815,396 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2	Boris Becker	Ivan Lendl Miloslav Mečíř	Tim Mayotte Pat Cash Patrik Kühnen Mats Wilander
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
		Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart 6–1, 7–6(7–3)	Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jul	Shawmut U.S. Pro Championships Boston, US Clay – $297,500 – 56S/28D	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–2	Lawson Duncan	Horacio de la Peña Bruno Orešar	Mats Wilander Aaron Krickstein Michael Kures Andre Agassi
		Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Bruno Orešar Jaime Yzaga
	Rado Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $240,000 – 32S/16D	Darren Cahill 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Jakob Hlasek	Sergio Casal Horst Skoff	Milan Šrejber Marián Vajda Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez
		Petr Korda Milan Šrejber 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1)	Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez
	Volvo Hall of Fame Championships Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $115,000 – 32S/16D	Wally Masur 6–2, 6–1	Brad Drewett	Pieter Aldrich Vijay Amritraj	Mike Lee Paul Annacone Kelly Evernden Peter Lundgren
		Scott Davis Tim Wilkison 6–3, 7–6	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
11 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $215,000 – 48S/24D	Marcelo Filippini 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Francesco Cancellotti	Paolo Canè Christian Bergström	Joakim Nyström Fernando Luna Karel Nováček Udo Riglewski
		Patrick Baur Udo Riglewski 6–4, 6–4	Stefan Edberg Niclas Kroon
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Clay – $275,000 – 48S/24D	Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2	Andrés Gómez	Guillermo Pérez Roldán Henri Leconte	Thomas Muster Yannick Noah Ronald Agénor Jonas Svensson
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–0, 4–6, 6–4	Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen
18 Jul	OTB Open Schenectady, United States Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Tim Mayotte 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Johan Kriek	Pete Sampras Thomas Högstedt	Leonardo Lavalle Doug Burke Patrick McEnroe Dan Goldberg
		Alexander Mronz Greg Van Emburgh 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–5	Paul Annacone P. McEnroe
	Sovran Bank Classic Washington, D.C., USA Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–4	Andrés Gómez	Aaron Krickstein Derrick Rostagno	Jay Berger Michael Chang Barry Moir Darren Cahill
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
	Davis Cup: Semifinals Båstad, Sweden – clay Dortmund, West Germany – carpet (i)	Semifinal winners Sweden 5–0 West Germany 4–1	Semifinal losers France Yugoslavia
25 Jul	Volvo International Stratton Mountain, United States Clay – $400,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–4	Paul Annacone	Darren Cahill Dan Goldie	Roger Smith Martin Davis Jim Courier Jay Berger
		Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken 6–3, 7–6	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
	Dutch Open Hilversum, The Netherlands Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Magnus Gustafsson Mark Woodforde	Pedro Rebolledo Alberto Mancini Claudio Mezzadri Eduardo Bengoechea
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7–6, 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson Guillermo Pérez Roldán
	Nabisco Grand Prix Passing Shot Bordeaux, France Clay – $215,000 – 32S/16D	Thomas Muster 6–3, 6–3	Ronald Agénor	Yannick Noah Horst Skoff	Lawson Duncan Joakim Nyström Luiz Mattar Kent Carlsson
		Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta 6–1, 6–4	Christian Miniussi Diego Nargiso

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $240,000 – 64S/32D	Kent Carlsson 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3	Emilio Sánchez	Luiz Mattar Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Alberto Mancini Thomas Muster Marián Vajda Jordi Arrese
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 7–6	Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
	GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships Indianapolis, US Hard – $297,500 – 56S/28D	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–2	John McEnroe	Todd Witsken Robert Seguso	Yahiya Doumbia Jim Pugh Michael Robertson Derrick Rostagno
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
8 Aug	Cedok Open Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay – $140,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Fernando Luna Martin Střelba	Miloslav Mečíř Lawson Duncan Milan Šrejber Karel Nováček
		Petr Korda Jaroslav Navrátil 7–5, 7–6	Thomas Muster Horst Skoff
	Campionati Internazionali Della Valle D'Aosta St. Vincent, Italy Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Kent Carlsson 6–0, 6–2	Thierry Champion	Alberto Mancini Marcelo Filippini	Marcelo Ingaramo Franco Davín Francesco Cancellotti Martín Jaite
		Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Paolo Canè Balázs Taróczy
	Player's International Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hard – $410,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 7–6(12–10), 6–2	Kevin Curren	Jimmy Connors Mark Woodforde	John Frawley Pat Cash Tim Mayotte John McEnroe
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 7–6(7–3), 6–3	Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison
15 Aug	Thriftway ATP Championships Mason, United States Hard – $485,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Mats Wilander 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)	Stefan Edberg	Anders Järryd Aaron Krickstein	Michael Chang Jakob Hlasek Kevin Curren Carl Limberger
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–2, 6–4	Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe
	Mennen Cup Livingston, New Jersey, US Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–4	Jeff Tarango	Yahiya Doumbia Simon Youl	Matt Anger Marc Flur Sammy Giammalva Jr. Slobodan Živojinović
		Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Marc Flur Sammy Giammalva Jr.
22 Aug	Nynex Open Rye Brook, New York, US Hard – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Milan Šrejber 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	Ramesh Krishnan	Diego Nargiso Horacio de la Peña	Jeremy Bates Tim Wilkison Simon Youl Jason Stoltenberg
		Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Jeremy Bates Michael Mortensen
29 Aug 5 Sep	US Open New York City, US Grand Slam Hard – $1,833,333 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Mats Wilander 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Ivan Lendl	Andre Agassi Darren Cahill	Derrick Rostagno Jimmy Connors Aaron Krickstein Emilio Sánchez
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez w/o	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 7–5, 6–3	Elizabeth Smylie Patrick McEnroe

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Sep	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $372,500 – 56S/28D	Kent Carlsson 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Thomas Muster	Magnus Gustafsson Marcelo Filippini	Henri Leconte Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sergio Casal Jordi Arrese
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 2–6, 6–4, 9–7	Claudio Mezzadri Diego Pérez
19 Sep	Volvo Tennis Los Angeles Los Angeles, US Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 7–5	Andre Agassi	John McEnroe Kevin Curren	Mark Woodforde David Pate Jim Pugh Jeff Tarango
		John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 6–4, 6–4	Peter Doohan Jim Grabb
	Campionati Internaztional di Tennis Puglia Bari, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Thomas Muster 2–6, 6–1, 7–5	Marcelo Filippini	Lawson Duncan Thierry Champion	Jimmy Brown Christian Miniussi Thierry Tulasne Alberto Mancini
		Thomas Muster Claudio Panatta 6–3, 6–1	Francesco Cancellotti Simone Colombo
	Barclay Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $190,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marián Vajda 6–4, 6–4	Kent Carlsson	Horacio de la Peña Eduardo Bengoechea	Fernando Luna Christian Bergström Jordi Arrese Pedro Rebolledo
		Mansour Bahrami Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–3	Gustavo Luza Guillermo Pérez Roldán
	Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Hard – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Miloslav Mečíř 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2	Tim Mayotte	Stefan Edberg Brad Gilbert	Paolo Canè Michiel Schapers Martín Jaite Carl-Uwe Steeb
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
26 Sep	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D Singles	Mats Wilander 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Kent Carlsson	Guillermo Pérez Roldán Thomas Muster	Claudio Panatta Horacio de la Peña Thierry Tulasne Eduardo Bengoechea
		Carlos di Laura Marcelo Filippini 6–3, 7–5	Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi
	Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, US Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–2, 6–3	Johan Kriek	Danie Visser John McEnroe	Paul Annacone Mikael Pernfors Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren
		John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 6–4, 7–6(7–5)	Rick Leach Jim Pugh

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Oct	Eagle Classic Scottsdale, United States Hard – $297,500 – 32S/16D Singles	Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 6–4	Glenn Layendecker	Jim Pugh Kevin Curren	Pieter Aldrich David Pate Tobias Svantesson Derrick Rostagno
		Scott Davis Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
	Commonwealth Bank Queensland Open Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) – $165,000 – 32S/16D	Tim Mayotte 6–4, 6–4	Marty Davis	Shuzo Matsuoka Broderick Dyke	Carl-Uwe Steeb Jason Stoltenberg Richard Fromberg Leif Shiras
		Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–4 6–1	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
	Ebel Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D	Stefan Edberg 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Jakob Hlasek	Jonas Svensson Jimmy Connors	Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso Aaron Krickstein Amos Mansdorf
		Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–1	Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren
10 Oct	Riklis Israel Tennis Center Classic Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $95,000 – 32S/16D	Brad Gilbert 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Aaron Krickstein	Amos Mansdorf Christo van Rensburg	Scott Davis Alexander Mronz Shahar Perkiss Patrick Baur
		Roger Smith Paul Wekesa 6–3, 6–3	Patrick Baur Alexander Mronz
	Grand Prix Olympia de Toulouse Toulouse, France Hard (i) – $240,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–0	Andrei Chesnokov	Christian Bergström Jakob Hlasek	Henri Leconte Tomáš Šmíd Milan Šrejber Michiel Schapers
		Tom Nijssen Osterthun 6–3, 6–4	Mansour Bahrami Guy Forget
	Swan Premium Open Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Slobodan Živojinović 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4	Richard Matuszewski	Tim Mayotte Andrés Gómez	Carl-Uwe Steeb Glenn Michibata Grant Connell Shuzo Matsuoka
		Darren Cahill John Fitzgerald 6–3, 6–2	Marty Davis Brad Drewett
17 Oct	C.A. Tennis Trophy Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D	Horst Skoff 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Thomas Muster	Kevin Curren Andrei Chesnokov	Marián Vajda Michiel Schapers Richey Reneberg Jonas Svensson
		Alex Antonitsch Balázs Taróczy 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Kevin Curren Tomáš Šmíd
	Frankfurt Cup Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) – $140,000 – 32S/16D	Tim Mayotte 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Leonardo Lavalle	Jim Pugh Anders Järryd	Patrik Kühnen Brad Gilbert Steve Guy Christian Saceanu
		Rüdiger Haas Goran Ivanišević 1–6, 7–5, 6–3	Jeremy Bates Tom Nijssen
	Seiko Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 32S/16D	Boris Becker 7–6(7–4), 6–4	John Fitzgerald	Stefan Edberg Richard Matuszewski	Paul Chamberlin Andrés Gómez Shuzo Matsuoka Eric Jelen
		Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović 7–5, 5–7, 6–3	Boris Becker Eric Jelen
24 Oct	Open de la Ville de Paris Paris, France Carpet (i) – $810,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Amos Mansdorf 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Brad Gilbert	Jakob Hlasek Tim Mayotte	Aaron Krickstein John McEnroe Guy Forget Andrei Chesnokov
		Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–2	Jim Grabb van Rensburg
31 Oct	Ford Cup São Paulo, Brazil Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Jay Berger 6–4, 6–4	Horacio de la Peña	Dan Cassidy Cássio Motta	César Kist Jaime Yzaga Bruno Orešar Javier Frana
		Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $450,000 – 56S/32D	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–1, 6–1	Peter Lundgren	Dan Goldie Jim Courier	Emilio Sánchez Robert Seguso Jan Gunnarsson Paolo Canè
		Kevin Curren Jim Grabb 7–5, 7–5	Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Nov	Argentine Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $93,400 – 32S/16D	Javier Sánchez 6–2, 7–6	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Alberto Mancini Juan Aguilera	Roberto Argüello Eduardo Bengoechea Carlos Costa Jay Berger
		Carlos Costa Javier Sánchez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Eduardo Bengoechea José Luis Clerc
	Benson & Hedges Championships Wembley, London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $335,000 – 32S/16D	Jakob Hlasek 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5	Jonas Svensson	Henri Leconte John Fitzgerald	Milan Šrejber Amos Mansdorf Jim Courier Robert Seguso
		Ken Flach Robert Seguso 7–5, 6–2	Martin Davis Brad Drewett
14 Nov	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D	Jakob Hlasek 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)	Christo van Rensburg	Pieter Aldrich Brad Gilbert	Gary Muller Kevin Curren Piet Norval Matt Anger
		Kevin Curren David Pate 7–6, 6–4	Gary Muller Tim Wilkison
	Little Caesars Detroit, Michigan, US Carpet (i) – $297,500 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–5, 6–2	Aaron Krickstein	Leif Shiras Kelly Evernden	Pete Sampras Paul Annacone Dan Goldie Jim Courier
		Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–4, 6–1	Ken Flach Robert Seguso
21 Nov	Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $372,500 – 32S/16D	Henri Leconte 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Jakob Hlasek	John Fitzgerald Patrik Kühnen	Wally Masur Eric Jelen Éric Winogradsky Tom Nijssen
		Wally Masur Tom Nijssen W/O	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd
	Citibank Open Itaparica, Brazil Hard – $275,000 – 32S/16D	Jaime Yzaga 7–6(7–4), 6–2	Javier Frana	Javier Sánchez Martín Jaite	Diego Pérez Alberto Mancini Sergio Casal Andrei Chesnokov
		Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
28 Nov	Nabisco Masters Singles New York City, US $750,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S Singles	Boris Becker 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg Jakob Hlasek	Round robin: Tim Mayotte Andre Agassi Mats Wilander Henri Leconte

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Dec	Nabisco Masters Doubles London, Great Britain $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
12 Dec	Davis Cup: Final Gothenburg, Sweden – clay (i)	West Germany 4–1	Sweden

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1988 Rk Name Nation 1 Ivan Lendl TCH 2 Stefan Edberg SWE 3 Mats Wilander SWE 4 Jimmy Connors USA 5 Boris Becker FRG 6 Miloslav Mečíř TCH 7 Pat Cash AUS 8 Yannick Noah FRA 9 Tim Mayotte USA 10 John McEnroe USA 11 Andrés Gómez ECU 12 Kent Carlsson SWE 13 Brad Gilbert USA 14 Martín Jaite ARG 15 Anders Järryd SWE 16 Joakim Nyström SWE 17 Emilio Sánchez ESP 18 David Pate USA 19 Guillermo Pérez Roldán ARG 20 Eliot Teltscher USA

Year-end rankings 1988 (19 December 1988) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Mats Wilander SWE 1 3 +2 2 Ivan Lendl TCH 1 2 −1 3 Andre Agassi USA 3 26 +22 4 Boris Becker FRG 4 8 +1 5 Stefan Edberg SWE 2 5 −3 6 Kent Carlsson SWE 6 16 +6 7 Jimmy Connors USA 4 11 −3 8 Jakob Hlasek SUI 8 43 +15 9 Henri Leconte FRA 9 24 +12 10 Tim Mayotte USA 8 13 −1 11 John McEnroe USA 10 25 −1 12 Yannick Noah FRA 7 12 −4 13 Miloslav Mečíř TCH 4 13 −7 14 Andrei Chesnokov URS 14 52 +38 15 Aaron Krickstein USA 14 64 +46 16 Thomas Muster AUT 13 60 +43 17 Emilio Sánchez ESP 14 23 = 18 Guillermo Pérez Roldán ARG 13 29 +1 19 Mikael Pernfors SWE 19 39 +24 20 Pat Cash AUS 4 20 −13

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Andre Agassi – Memphis, Charleston, Forest Hills, Stuttgart, Stratton Mountain, Livingston (6)
• Boris Becker – Indian Wells, Dallas, London, Indianapolis, Tokyo Indoors, Stockholm, Season-Ending Championships (7)
• Jay Berger – São Paulo (1)
• Darren Cahill – Gstaad (1)
• Kent Carlsson – Madrid, Hamburg, Kitzbühel, St. Vincent, Barcelona (5)
• Michael Chang – San Francisco (1)
• Andrei Chesnokov – Orlando (1)
• Jimmy Connors – Washington, D.C., Toulouse (2)
• Yahiya Doumbia – Lyon (1)
• Stefan Edberg – Rotterdam, Wimbledon, Basel (3)
• Marcelo Filippini – Båstad (1)
• John Fitzgerald – Sydney (1)
• Brad Gilbert – Tel Aviv (1)
• Dan Goldie – Seoul (1)
• Jakob Hlasek – Wembley, Johannesburg (2)
• Ramesh Krishnan – Wellington (1)
• Henri Leconte – Nice, Brussels (2)
• Ivan Lendl – Monte Carlo, Rome, Canada (3)
• Alberto Mancini – Bologna (1)
• Amos Mansdorf – Auckland, Paris (2)
• Wally Masur – Newport (1)
• Luiz Mattar – Guarujá (1)
• Tim Mayotte – Philadelphia, Schenectady, Brisbane, Frankfurt (4)
• John McEnroe – Tokyo, Detroit (2)
• Miloslav Mečíř – Seoul Olympics (1)
• Thomas Muster – Boston, Bordeaux, Prague, Bari (4)
• Massimiliano Narducci – Florence (1)
• Yannick Noah – Milan (1)
• Guillermo Pérez Roldán – Munich (1)
• Mikael Pernfors – Los Angeles, Scottsdale (2)
• Christian Saceanu – Bristol (1)
• Emilio Sánchez – Hilversum (1)
• Javier Sánchez – Buenos Aires (1)
• Horst Skoff – Athens, Vienna (2)
• Milan Šrejber – Rye Brook (1)
• Jonas Svensson – Metz (1)
• Marián Vajda – Geneva (1)
• Mats Wilander – Australian Open, Miami, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, US Open, Palermo (6)
• Mark Woodforde – Adelaide (1)
• Jaime Yzaga – Itaparica (1)
• Slobodan Živojinović – Sydney Indoors (1)

The following players won their first title in 1988:

• Darren Cahill
• Michael Chang
• Yahiya Doumbia
• Marcelo Filippini
• Jakob Hlasek
• Alberto Mancini
• Massimiliano Narducci
• Mikael Pernfors
• Christian Saceanu
• Javier Sánchez
• Horst Skoff
• Milan Šrejber

See also

• Tennis exhibitions in 1988
• 1988 WTA Tour

References

• ATP Archive 1988: Nabisco Grand Prix Tournaments Accessed 22/10/2010.
• History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 9780942257700.