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
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

Results

Round of 128

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 7-6 6-1 6-3
Simon Youl #120 3-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-1
Magnus Gustafsson #54 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Johan Kriek #49 2× CH 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2
Christian Saceanu #86 2-6 6-2 7-6 6-3
Barry Moir #140 6-3 6-3 6-3
Jerome Potier #130 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
Chris Pridham #84 7-5 6-3 6-2
Anders Jarryd #15 6-0 6-2 6-2
Gianluca Pozzi #164 2-6 6-4 6-3 4-2 (ret.)
Paul Chamberlin #221 6-4 6-3 6-2
Patrik Kuhnen #83 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-2
John Frawley 6-3 6-0 3-1 (ret.)
Peter Lundgren #27 7-5 6-1 6-2
Jim Grabb #67 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Guy Forget #55 6-2 6-3 6-4
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2× 4-6 6-2 6-2 7-5
Alexander Mronz #195 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4
Dan Goldie #50 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3
Martin Laurendeau #145 6-4 6-3 4-6 4-6 9-7
Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-1 6-3 6-1
Jon Levine #208
Todd Woodbridge #413 6-2 6-0 6-1
John Letts #417
Joey Rive #92 2-6 6-1 6-1 6-2
Jeremy Bates #85 7-5 5-7 6-1 6-7 6-3
Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-2
Tarik Benhabiles #72 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-5
Mark Kratzmann #181 6-3 6-3 7-6
Paolo Cane #58 6-3 7-6 6-1
Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-0 6-1 6-1
Rick Leach #156 6-3 6-2 6-4
Slobodan Zivojinovic 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-1
Steve Shaw #159 7-5 7-6 6-3
Pat Cash #7 7-5 6-1 6-4
Carl Limberger #163 7-5 6-0 6-1
Paul Mcnamee #193 6-3 6-3 6-3
Jonas Svensson #36 6-0 6-1 6-0
Magnus Tideman #247 6-4 6-7 4-6 6-2 6-3
Nicklas Kroon #93 6-4 7-6 6-1
Glenn Michibata #194 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2
Michiel Schapers #62 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 12-10
Ivo Werner #326
Derrick Rostagno #65 6-4 7-6 7-5
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-3
Tony Mmoh #205 6-3 6-3 6-3
Yannick Noah #8 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-2 16-14
Massimiliano Narducci #131 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5
Mike Bauer #204
Eddie Edwards #256 6-1 6-1 6-1
Roger Rasheed #394 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-1
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 7-6 6-2
Brian Roe #517
Matt Anger #95 6-3 6-1 6-4
Mark Woodforde #56 6-4 6-3 6-3
Richard Fromberg #392 6-2 6-7 6-0 4-6 6-4
Marc Flur #133
Wally Masur #37 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
Patrick Baur #182 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Jim Pugh #43 6-4 6-2 7-5
Todd Witsken #153 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-2
Darren Cahill #76 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-1
Shane Barr #301
Henri Leconte #22 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4
Peter Doohan #69 6-3 7-6 6-3
Steve Guy #233
Menno Oosting #139 6-2 7-6 6-3
Broderick Dyke #103 6-3 6-3 6-4
Danie Visser #141 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-2
Roberto Saad #203 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-3

Round of 64

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 6-4 6-2 6-4
Simon Youl #120
Magnus Gustafsson #54 6-3 6-1 6-4
Johan Kriek #49 2× CH
Christian Saceanu #86 6-4 6-4 6-4
Barry Moir #140
Jerome Potier #130 7-6 6-3 6-2
Anders Jarryd #15 6-4 7-6 6-3
Paul Chamberlin #221 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-6
John Frawley 6-1 6-3 6-3
Jim Grabb #67 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-7 7-5
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2× 6-4 6-3 6-1
Dan Goldie #50 6-4 6-3 6-1
Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-3 6-2 6-4
Joey Rive #92 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-4
Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-1 7-5 7-6
Mark Kratzmann #181 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-4 6-2 3-6 5-7 6-2
Rick Leach #156
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-3
Steve Shaw #159
Pat Cash #7 6-1 7-6 6-3
Paul Mcnamee #193 6-7 7-6 6-2 4-1 (ret.)
Jonas Svensson #36 6-2 6-3 6-3
Nicklas Kroon #93 7-6 6-2 6-3
Michiel Schapers #62 6-4 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-3
Christo Van Rensburg 6-4 6-3 6-2
Tony Mmoh #205
Yannick Noah #8 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-1
Eddie Edwards #256 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-4
Ivan Lendl #1 6-0 6-1 6-1
Mark Woodforde #56 7-5 6-0 6-2
Wally Masur #37 7-5 7-6 6-4
Ramesh Krishnan 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Jim Pugh #43
Todd Witsken #153 6-4 7-5 6-2
Henri Leconte #22 7-5 6-2 6-2
Menno Oosting #139 7-6 0-6 6-3 6-1
Danie Visser #141 3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 8-6

Round of 32

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 6-1 6-4 6-1
Christian Saceanu #86 6-2 6-1 7-5
Anders Jarryd #15 7-5 6-1 6-2
John Frawley 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4
Jim Grabb #67
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2× 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #330 6-2 6-2 6-2
Joey Rive #92
Andrei Chesnokov #35 7-5 7-6 6-2
Carl Uwe Steeb #51 6-4 7-5 2-6 1-6 6-3
Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-2 6-1
Jonas Svensson #36 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3
Yannick Noah #8 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-3 6-1
Wally Masur #37 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1
Todd Witsken #153 6-4 6-3 6-4
Menno Oosting #139 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4

Round of 16

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 6-2 6-4 6-3
Anders Jarryd #15 3-6 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-2
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-3 6-4
Andrei Chesnokov #35 6-1 6-4 6-2
Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-4 6-1
Michiel Schapers #62 2-6 7-6 6-3 7-6
Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-4 6-4
Todd Witsken #153 6-1 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 7-6 6-2 6-3
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2× 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
Pat Cash #7 6-1 6-4 6-2
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-1 7-6

Semifinals

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 6-0 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-1
Stefan Edberg #2 DEF · 2×
Pat Cash #7 6-4 2-6 6-2 4-6 6-2

Final

Mats Wilander #3 2× CH 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-1 8-6

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 11 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Australian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 Novak Djokovic #4 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 7-6 6-3 Alexander Zverev #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #4 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #5 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Daniil Medvedev #2 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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