F Wimbledon 1988

Stefan Edberg #2 def. Boris Becker #4

4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2

Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the 1988 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 1988*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1988
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Jan 19, 1966	Nov 22, 1967
Age	22	20
Height	188 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	4
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,129	2,144
Current career W-L	748–248	672–220
Current career earnings	$20,630,941	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Stefan Edberg #2 4 – 8 Boris Becker #4

Path

Stefan Edberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Miloslav Mecir #7	4-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1988	SF
Patrik Kuhnen #90	6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1988	QF
Simon Youl #153	6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1988	R16
Ken Flach #94	6-2 7-5 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1988	R32
Richey Reneberg #72	6-3 7-6 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1988	R64
Guy Forget #31	6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1988	R128

Stefan Edberg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Lendl #1	6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1988	SF
Pat Cash #4	6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1988	QF
Paul Annacone #55	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1988	R16
Sammy Giammalva Jr	7-6 6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1988	R32
Karel Novacek #158	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1988	R64
John Frawley	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 22, 1988	R128