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Stefan Edberg #2 def. Boris Becker #4

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 1988*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Stefan Edberg
Score	4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2
Loser	Boris Becker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker
Country	SWE	GER
Birth date	Jan 19, 1966	Nov 22, 1967
Age	22	20
Height	188	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	4
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,127	2,139
Career W-L	744–246	670–219
Career earnings	$20,630,941	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Stefan Edberg 4 – 8 Boris Becker

Path

Stefan Edberg's path

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

Stefan Edberg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Boris Becker's path

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