ATP Wimbledon 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Stefan Edberg won the 1988 Wimbledon, defeating Boris Becker 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 20 to July 4, 1988.

Champion
Stefan Edberg
def. Boris Becker , 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2
Dates
Jun 20 — Jul 4
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 4, 1988* F Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 Boris Becker #4 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 3, 1988* SF Boris Becker #8 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1988* SF Stefan Edberg #3 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Miloslav Mecir #7 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 1, 1988* QF Miloslav Mecir #7 6-3 6-1 6-3 Mats Wilander #2 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1988* QF Boris Becker #8 6-4 6-3 6-4 Pat Cash #4 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1988* QF Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 7-6 6-3 Tim Mayotte #13 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1988* QF Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6 Patrik Kuhnen #90 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-7 6-7 7-5 10-8 Mark Woodforde #54 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Pat Cash #4 6-3 6-3 6-3 Andrei Olhovskiy #151 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Patrik Kuhnen #90 5-7 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 Jimmy Connors #5 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-2 Henri Leconte #10 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-4 6-4 Simon Youl #153 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-4 6-4 Paul Annacone #55 H2H Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Mats Wilander #2 6-4 7-6 7-5 Slobodan Zivojinovic — Match data
Jun 29, 1988* R16 Miloslav Mecir #7 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 Wally Masur #64 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Pat Cash #4 6-1 6-2 6-4 John Fitzgerald #30 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Simon Youl #153 6-4 7-6 6-0 Petr Korda #77 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Henri Leconte #10 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-1 Barry Moir #160 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Mark Woodforde #54 6-3 6-4 6-3 Diego Nargiso #162 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Andrei Olhovskiy #151 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Chris Pridham #93 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Slobodan Zivojinovic 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 Eric Jelen #48 — Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 7-5 2-6 7-5 Ken Flach #94 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Wally Masur #64 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1 Robert Seguso #74 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Patrik Kuhnen #90 6-1 6-4 6-4 Jim Grabb #63 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Paul Annacone #55 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4 Jonas Svensson #15 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Mats Wilander #2 6-1 6-4 6-4 Menno Oosting #88 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Boris Becker #8 7-6 6-4 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Jimmy Connors #5 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-2 7-5 Derrick Rostagno #86 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4 Joakim Nystrom #24 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-1 Michiel Schapers #43 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1988* R32 Miloslav Mecir #7 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ricardo Acuna #239 H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Jonas Svensson #15 6-1 6-2 6-4 Magnus Gustafsson #44 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Menno Oosting #88 4-6 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 Kelly Evernden #67 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Derrick Rostagno #86 6-2 6-3 6-7 4-6 16-14 Marty Davis #106 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-2 Richey Reneberg #72 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Jim Grabb #63 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-0 Anders Jarryd #14 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Ken Flach #94 7-5 6-1 6-4 Jay Berger #38 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Mats Wilander #2 6-2 7-6 6-4 Glenn Michibata #141 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Wally Masur #64 7-5 7-6 6-3 John McEnroe #19 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Simon Youl #153 6-2 6-3 6-4 Stephen Botfield #442 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Petr Korda #77 7-6 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #16 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Ivan Lendl #1 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-4 Darren Cahill #47 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-4 6-4 Karel Novacek #158 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Barry Moir #160 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Heiner Moraing #155 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Chris Pridham #93 6-7 7-5 6-3 7-5 Udo Riglewski #125 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Eric Jelen #48 6-1 6-1 6-4 Tore Meinecke #58 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Ricardo Acuna #239 3-6 5-7 7-6 7-6 6-4 David Pate #28 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 John Fitzgerald #30 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3 Christian Bergstrom #102 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Jimmy Connors #5 7-6 6-3 6-3 Jason Stoltenberg #98 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Diego Nargiso #162 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Amos Mansdorf #22 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Patrik Kuhnen #90 7-6 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-4 Jakob Hlasek #35 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Pat Cash #4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 Javier Frana #80 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Mark Woodforde #54 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Henri Leconte #10 2-6 7-6 6-2 6-3 Michael Chang #85 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Tim Mayotte #13 6-3 6-3 6-4 Greg Holmes #111 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Sammy Giammalva Jr 1-6 6-1 6-2 1-6 6-3 Milan Srejber #62 — Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Joakim Nystrom #24 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-1 Jan Gunnarsson #50 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Andrei Olhovskiy #151 6-4 6-4 6-2 Pieter Aldrich #143 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Michiel Schapers #43 7-5 6-2 6-2 Peter Lundgren #37 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Paul Annacone #55 6-4 6-2 6-4 Branislav Stankovic #144 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Miloslav Mecir #7 6-2 6-4 6-4 Alexander Volkov #66 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1988* R64 Robert Seguso #74 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jeremy Bates #70 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Karel Novacek #158 6-2 6-4 7-6 Peter Lindgren #126 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-1 6-3 David Felgate #362 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Magnus Gustafsson #44 6-3 6-4 6-4 Tarik Benhabiles #191 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Ricardo Acuna #239 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 Kevin Curren #27 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jay Berger #38 6-1 7-6 6-0 Fernando Luna #95 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Wally Masur #64 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-1 Steve Shaw #185 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Marty Davis #106 5-7 7-5 7-6 7-5 Broderick Dyke #92 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jeremy Bates #70 2-6 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 Christo Van Rensburg — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Chris Pridham #93 6-3 6-4 6-4 Gustav Fichardt #515 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Heiner Moraing #155 6-3 7-5 6-4 Mark Petchey #984 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 John Ross 6-7 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1 Paolo Cane #165 — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Simon Youl #153 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4 Carl Uwe Steeb #45 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Kelly Evernden #67 7-6 6-4 6-2 Jerome Potier #87 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jakob Hlasek #35 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-5 Dan Goldie #32 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 John McEnroe #19 6-1 7-5 6-1 Horst Skoff #73 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Branislav Stankovic #144 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4 Todd Nelson #89 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Alexander Volkov #66 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 Thierry Champion #99 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Emilio Sanchez #16 6-3 6-3 6-4 Javier Sanchez #83 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-4 7-6 Eduardo Masso #76 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Michiel Schapers #43 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 Alex Antonitsch #147 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Pat Cash #4 6-1 6-1 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #262 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Eric Jelen #48 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 Gilad Bloom #113 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Greg Holmes #111 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3 Nick Fulwood #343 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Richey Reneberg #72 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 Christian Saceanu #61 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Andrei Olhovskiy #151 6-4 6-4 6-4 Tomas Smid #40 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Tore Meinecke #58 5-7 7-6 7-5 6-2 Richard Whichello #380 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jason Stoltenberg #98 6-4 6-4 6-3 Yahiya Doumbia #120 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Stefan Edberg #3 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Guy Forget #31 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Slobodan Zivojinovic 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-4 Horacio de la Pena #123 — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Patrik Kuhnen #90 6-3 6-2 6-4 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Christian Bergstrom #102 6-1 6-4 6-1 Libor Pimek #105 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Miloslav Mecir #7 7-6 7-6 6-2 Agustin Moreno — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 John Fitzgerald #30 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4 Francesco Cancellotti #112 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Ken Flach #94 7-5 7-6 6-3 Peter Doohan #122 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Milan Srejber #62 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3 Nduka Odizor #167 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 David Pate #28 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-2 Ulf Stenlund #131 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Pieter Aldrich #143 6-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2 Pablo Arraya #81 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Menno Oosting #88 7-5 6-1 6-3 Carl Limberger #210 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Amos Mansdorf #22 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-1 Goran Ivanisevic #418 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-1 6-2 John Frawley — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 6-4 5-7 1-6 7-5 Grant Connell #124 — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 6-4 6-3 Matt Anger #82 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jonas Svensson #15 6-1 7-6 6-3 Tim Wilkison #101 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Stephen Botfield #442 6-4 6-4 6-3 Jaroslav Navratil #137 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Joakim Nystrom #24 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Jim Pugh #53 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Barry Moir #160 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1 Sergio Casal #100 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jimmy Connors #5 6-3 7-6 6-1 Leif Shiras #117 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jim Grabb #63 6-0 6-3 6-4 Josef Cihak #149 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Glenn Michibata #141 6-4 7-5 6-4 Andrew Castle #91 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Darren Cahill #47 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-0 Gary Muller — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-7 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4 Ricki Osterthun #78 — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Diego Nargiso #162 6-2 6-3 7-6 Jason Goodall — Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Peter Lundgren #37 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-0 Nicklas Kroon #114 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Mark Woodforde #54 7-6 6-3 6-4 Johan Kriek #51 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Robert Seguso #74 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3 Shane Barr #242 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Derrick Rostagno #86 6-0 6-3 7-5 Jaime Yzaga #57 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Udo Riglewski #125 7-5 6-4 6-4 Andrei Chesnokov #18 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Petr Korda #77 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 Massimiliano Narducci #84 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Paul Annacone #55 6-0 6-2 6-3 Martin Laurendeau #136 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Henri Leconte #10 6-4 6-2 6-2 Tobias Svantesson #176 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Jan Gunnarsson #50 6-3 7-6 6-4 Chris Bailey #321 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Anders Jarryd #14 6-2 6-0 6-2 Tom Nijssen #121 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Javier Frana #80 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 Bill Scanlon #188 H2H Match data
Jun 22, 1988* R128 Michael Chang #85 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-2 Glenn Layendecker #298 H2H Match data

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