ATP Australian Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 126 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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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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Results

Match type

126 recorded singles results

Australian Open 1988 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Mats Wilander #32× CH 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-1 8-6 Pat Cash #7 H2H Match data Jan 25, 1988* F
SF (2)
Mats Wilander #32× CH 6-0 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 Stefan Edberg #2DEF · 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 Jan 24, 1988* SF Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
QF (4)
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-1 7-6 Todd Witsken #153 H2H Match data Jan 22, 1988* QF
Mats Wilander #32× CH 7-6 6-2 6-3 Anders Jarryd #15 H2H Match data Jan 22, 1988* QF
Stefan Edberg #2DEF · 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 Jan 22, 1988* QF
R16 (8)
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 #32× CH 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 #2DEF · 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 Jan 20, 1988* R16
R32 (16)
Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-4 7-5 2-6 1-6 6-3 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H 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 #2DEF · 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 H2H 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 H2H 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 #32× CH 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 Jan 17, 1988* R32
R64 (32)
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 #2DEF · 2× 6-4 6-3 6-1 Alexander Mronz #195 H2H Match data Jan 15, 1988* R64
Mats Wilander #32× CH 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 H2H 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 H2H Match data Jan 15, 1988* R64
Magnus Gustafsson #54 6-3 6-1 6-4 Johan Kriek #492× CH 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 H2H 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 Jan 15, 1988* R64
R128 (63)
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 #492× CH 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 H2H 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 #32× CH 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #2DEF · 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 H2H 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 Jan 13, 1988* R128

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