ATP Australian Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Mats Wilander won the 1988 Australian Open, defeating Pat Cash 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-1 8-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 11 to January 25, 1988.

Champion
Mats Wilander
def. Pat Cash , 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-1 8-6
Dates
Jan 11 — Jan 25
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 25, 1988* F Mats Wilander #3 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-1 8-6 Pat Cash #7 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 24, 1988* SF Mats Wilander #3 6-0 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 Stefan Edberg #2 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1988* SF Pat Cash #7 6-4 2-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 Ivan Lendl #1 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 22, 1988* QF Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-1 7-6 Todd Witsken #153 H2H Match data
Jan 22, 1988* QF Mats Wilander #3 7-6 6-2 6-3 Anders Jarryd #15 H2H Match data
Jan 22, 1988* QF Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 Andrei Chesnokov #35 H2H Match data
Jan 22, 1988* QF Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-4 6-2 Michiel Schapers #62 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-1 6-4 6-2 Carl Uwe Steeb #51 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Anders Jarryd #15 3-6 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-2 John Frawley — Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Mats Wilander #3 6-2 6-4 6-3 Christian Saceanu #86 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Todd Witsken #153 6-1 6-2 6-2 Menno Oosting #139 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Stefan Edberg #2 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jason Stoltenberg #330 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Michiel Schapers #62 2-6 7-6 6-3 7-6 Yannick Noah #8 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-4 6-4 Wally Masur #37 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1988* R16 Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-4 6-1 Jonas Svensson #36 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-4 7-5 2-6 1-6 6-3 Slobodan Zivojinovic — Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Jonas Svensson #36 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3 Nicklas Kroon #93 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Andrei Chesnokov #35 7-5 7-6 6-2 Mark Kratzmann #181 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-2 6-1 Paul Mcnamee #193 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Yannick Noah #8 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 Eddie Edwards #256 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Christian Saceanu #86 6-2 6-1 7-5 Jerome Potier #130 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Stefan Edberg #2 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3 Dan Goldie #50 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 John Frawley 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4 Jim Grabb #67 — Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Michiel Schapers #62 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 Christo Van Rensburg — Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Menno Oosting #139 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4 Danie Visser #141 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Wally Masur #37 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Todd Witsken #153 6-4 6-3 6-4 Henri Leconte #22 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Mats Wilander #3 6-1 6-4 6-1 Magnus Gustafsson #54 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-3 6-1 Mark Woodforde #56 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-2 6-2 6-2 Joey Rive #92 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1988* R32 Anders Jarryd #15 7-5 6-1 6-2 Paul Chamberlin #221 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Christian Saceanu #86 6-4 6-4 6-4 Barry Moir #140 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Eddie Edwards #256 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-4 Roger Rasheed #394 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Stefan Edberg #2 6-4 6-3 6-1 Alexander Mronz #195 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Mats Wilander #3 6-4 6-2 6-4 Simon Youl #120 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 John Frawley 6-1 6-3 6-3 Peter Lundgren #27 — Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Anders Jarryd #15 6-4 7-6 6-3 Gianluca Pozzi #164 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Mark Kratzmann #181 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 Paolo Cane #58 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-3 Steve Shaw #159 — Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Jonas Svensson #36 6-2 6-3 6-3 Magnus Tideman #247 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Michiel Schapers #62 6-4 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 Derrick Rostagno #65 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Henri Leconte #22 7-5 6-2 6-2 Peter Doohan #69 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Paul Mcnamee #193 6-7 7-6 6-2 4-1 (ret.) Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Dan Goldie #50 6-4 6-3 6-1 Martin Laurendeau #145 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Christo Van Rensburg 6-4 6-3 6-2 Tony Mmoh #205 — Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Magnus Gustafsson #54 6-3 6-1 6-4 Johan Kriek #49 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Jim Grabb #67 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-7 7-5 Guy Forget #55 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-4 6-2 3-6 5-7 6-2 Rick Leach #156 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Pat Cash #7 6-1 7-6 6-3 Carl Limberger #163 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Mark Woodforde #56 7-5 6-0 6-2 Richard Fromberg #392 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Ramesh Krishnan 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 Jim Pugh #43 — Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Ivan Lendl #1 6-0 6-1 6-1 Matt Anger #95 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Paul Chamberlin #221 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-6 Patrik Kuhnen #83 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Danie Visser #141 3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 8-6 Roberto Saad #203 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Yannick Noah #8 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-1 Massimiliano Narducci #131 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Jerome Potier #130 7-6 6-3 6-2 Chris Pridham #84 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-1 7-5 7-6 Tarik Benhabiles #72 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Menno Oosting #139 7-6 0-6 6-3 6-1 Broderick Dyke #103 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-3 6-2 6-4 Todd Woodbridge #413 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Wally Masur #37 7-5 7-6 6-4 Patrick Baur #182 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Todd Witsken #153 6-4 7-5 6-2 Darren Cahill #76 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Nicklas Kroon #93 7-6 6-2 6-3 Glenn Michibata #194 H2H Match data
Jan 15, 1988* R64 Joey Rive #92 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-4 Jeremy Bates #85 H2H Match data
R128 (63)
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Dan Goldie #50 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3 Damir Keretic #121 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Broderick Dyke #103 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jakob Hlasek #24 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Peter Lundgren #27 7-5 6-1 6-2 Chris Kennedy #313 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jeremy Bates #85 7-5 5-7 6-1 6-7 6-3 Kelly Evernden #33 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Paolo Cane #58 6-3 7-6 6-1 Andreas Maurer #125 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Johan Kriek #49 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2 Chris Bailey #349 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-1 6-3 6-1 Jon Levine #208 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-2 Amos Mansdorf #20 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Martin Laurendeau #145 6-4 6-3 4-6 4-6 9-7 Dan Cassidy #105 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Anders Jarryd #15 6-0 6-2 6-2 Charlton Eagle #304 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Glenn Michibata #194 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2 Tom Nijssen #122 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Danie Visser #141 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-2 Omar Camporese #278 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-0 6-1 6-1 Russell Barlow #585 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Todd Witsken #153 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #264 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Michiel Schapers #62 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 12-10 Ivo Werner #326 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Tony Mmoh #205 6-3 6-3 6-3 Charles Bud Cox #227 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Alexander Mronz #195 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4 Alexander Volkov #90 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Matt Anger #95 6-3 6-1 6-4 Andrew Castle #176 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Massimiliano Narducci #131 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5 Mike Bauer #204 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Magnus Tideman #247 6-4 6-7 4-6 6-2 6-3 John Ross — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Patrik Kuhnen #83 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-2 Christo Steyn #282 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Menno Oosting #139 6-2 7-6 6-3 Thierry Tulasne #57 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 7-6 6-2 Brian Roe #517 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Eddie Edwards #256 6-1 6-1 6-1 David Felgate #491 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Chris Pridham #84 7-5 6-3 6-2 Chip Hooper #150 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Todd Woodbridge #413 6-2 6-0 6-1 John Letts #417 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Slobodan Zivojinovic 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-1 Richard Schmidt #281 — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 John Frawley 6-3 6-0 3-1 (ret.) Bud Schultz #260 — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Joey Rive #92 2-6 6-1 6-1 6-2 Diego Nargiso #190 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Rick Leach #156 6-3 6-2 6-4 Andrei Olhovskiy #207 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Pat Cash #7 7-5 6-1 6-4 Thomas Muster #52 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Paul Mcnamee #193 6-3 6-3 6-3 Bill Scanlon #116 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Yannick Noah #8 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-2 16-14 Roger Smith #147 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Patrick Baur #182 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0 Henrik Sundstrom #211 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Tarik Benhabiles #72 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-5 Horst Skoff #64 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Christian Saceanu #86 2-6 6-2 7-6 6-3 Todd Nelson #111 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Mats Wilander #3 7-6 6-1 6-3 Richey Reneberg #80 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jim Pugh #43 6-4 6-2 7-5 Brad Drewett #148 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Guy Forget #55 6-2 6-3 6-4 Grant Connell #112 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Wally Masur #37 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1 Thomas Hogstedt #178 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Mark Woodforde #56 6-4 6-3 6-3 John Fitzgerald #53 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Simon Youl #120 3-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-1 Christian Bergstrom #73 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jerome Potier #130 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 Paul Annacone #31 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Derrick Rostagno #65 6-4 7-6 7-5 Gary Muller — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Paul Chamberlin #221 6-4 6-3 6-2 Torben Theine #397 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Carl Limberger #163 7-5 6-0 6-1 Anthony Lane #418 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jim Grabb #67 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0 Hank Pfister #593 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Roger Rasheed #394 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-1 Andres Vysand #254 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Darren Cahill #76 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-1 Shane Barr #301 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Richard Fromberg #392 6-2 6-7 6-0 4-6 6-4 Marc Flur #133 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Jonas Svensson #36 6-0 6-1 6-0 Bruce Derlin #202 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Barry Moir #140 6-3 6-3 6-3 Adam Anderson #537 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 6-2 6-2 7-5 Marty Davis #99 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Mark Kratzmann #181 6-3 6-3 7-6 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Roberto Saad #203 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 Larry Scott #215 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Peter Doohan #69 6-3 7-6 6-3 Steve Guy #233 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Nicklas Kroon #93 6-4 7-6 6-1 Claudio Pistolesi #101 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Magnus Gustafsson #54 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 Johan Anderson #212 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Steve Shaw #159 7-5 7-6 6-3 Carl Turich #511 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 6-4 6-4 Tim Wilkison #60 — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-3 Kelly Jones #152 — Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Gianluca Pozzi #164 2-6 6-4 6-3 4-2 (ret.) Craig A Miller #243 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1988* R128 Henri Leconte #22 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4 Peter Carter #272 H2H Match data

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