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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Round of 128
Stefan Edberg #3 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Guy Forget #31
Richey Reneberg #72 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5
Christian Saceanu #61
Ken Flach #94 7-5 7-6 6-3
Peter Doohan #122
Jay Berger #38 6-1 7-6 6-0
Fernando Luna #95
Simon Youl #153 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4
Carl Uwe Steeb #45
Stephen Botfield #442 6-4 6-4 6-3
Jaroslav Navratil #137
Petr Korda #77 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
Massimiliano Narducci #84
Emilio Sanchez #16 6-3 6-3 6-4
Javier Sanchez #83
Patrik Kuhnen #90 6-3 6-2 6-4
Huub Van Boeckel
Jakob Hlasek #35 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-5
Dan Goldie #32
Jim Grabb #63 6-0 6-3 6-4
Josef Cihak #149
Anders Jarryd #14 6-2 6-0 6-2
Tom Nijssen #121
Jimmy Connors #5 6-3 7-6 6-1
Leif Shiras #117
Jason Stoltenberg #98 6-4 6-4 6-3
Yahiya Doumbia #120
Derrick Rostagno #86 6-0 6-3 7-5
Jaime Yzaga #57
Marty Davis #106 5-7 7-5 7-6 7-5
Broderick Dyke #92
Miloslav Mecir #7 7-6 7-6 6-2
Agustin Moreno
Alexander Volkov #66 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-5
Thierry Champion #99
Ricardo Acuna #239 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-4
Kevin Curren #27
David Pate #28 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-2
Ulf Stenlund #131
Wally Masur #64 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-1
Steve Shaw #185
John McEnroe #19 6-1 7-5 6-1
Horst Skoff #73
Robert Seguso #74 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-3
Shane Barr #242
Jeremy Bates #70 2-6 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
Christo Van Rensburg
Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-4 7-6
Eduardo Masso #76
Glenn Michibata #141 6-4 7-5 6-4
Andrew Castle #91
Menno Oosting #88 7-5 6-1 6-3
Carl Limberger #210
Kelly Evernden #67 7-6 6-4 6-2
Jerome Potier #87
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Eric Jelen #48 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3
Gilad Bloom #113
Tore Meinecke #58 5-7 7-6 7-5 6-2
Richard Whichello #380
Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-1 6-2
John Frawley
Karel Novacek #158 6-2 6-4 7-6
Peter Lindgren #126
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-7 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4
Ricki Osterthun #78
Milan Srejber #62 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
Nduka Odizor #167
Paul Annacone #55 6-0 6-2 6-3
Martin Laurendeau #136
Branislav Stankovic #144 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4
Todd Nelson #89
Jonas Svensson #15 6-1 7-6 6-3
Tim Wilkison #101
Magnus Gustafsson #44 6-3 6-4 6-4
Tarik Benhabiles #191
Pat Cash #4 6-1 6-1 6-2
Todd Woodbridge #262
Javier Frana #80 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
Bill Scanlon #188
John Fitzgerald #30 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4
Francesco Cancellotti #112
Christian Bergstrom #102 6-1 6-4 6-1
Libor Pimek #105
Andrei Olhovskiy #151 6-4 6-4 6-4
Tomas Smid #40
Pieter Aldrich #143 6-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2
Pablo Arraya #81
Chris Pridham #93 6-3 6-4 6-4
Gustav Fichardt #515
Udo Riglewski #125 7-5 6-4 6-4
Andrei Chesnokov #18
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-1 6-3
David Felgate #362
Darren Cahill #47 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-0
Gary Muller
Michiel Schapers #43 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6
Alex Antonitsch #147
Peter Lundgren #37 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-0
Nicklas Kroon #114
Mark Woodforde #54 7-6 6-3 6-4
Johan Kriek #51
Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 6-4 5-7 1-6 7-5
Grant Connell #124
Diego Nargiso #162 6-2 6-3 7-6
Jason Goodall
Amos Mansdorf #22 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-1
Goran Ivanisevic #418
Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 6-4 6-3
Matt Anger #82
Greg Holmes #111 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3
Nick Fulwood #343
Joakim Nystrom #24 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
Jim Pugh #53
Jan Gunnarsson #50 6-3 7-6 6-4
Chris Bailey #321
Henri Leconte #10 6-4 6-2 6-2
Tobias Svantesson #176
Michael Chang #85 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-2
Glenn Layendecker #298
Barry Moir #160 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1
Sergio Casal #100
Heiner Moraing #155 6-3 7-5 6-4
Mark Petchey #984
Round of 64
Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-2
Richey Reneberg #72
Ken Flach #94 7-5 6-1 6-4
Jay Berger #38
Simon Youl #153 6-2 6-3 6-4
Stephen Botfield #442
Petr Korda #77 7-6 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-1
Emilio Sanchez #16
Patrik Kuhnen #90 7-6 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-4
Jakob Hlasek #35
Jim Grabb #63 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-0
Anders Jarryd #14
Jimmy Connors #5 7-6 6-3 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #98
Derrick Rostagno #86 6-2 6-3 6-7 4-6 16-14
Marty Davis #106
Miloslav Mecir #7 6-2 6-4 6-4
Alexander Volkov #66
Ricardo Acuna #239 3-6 5-7 7-6 7-6 6-4
David Pate #28
Wally Masur #64 7-5 7-6 6-3
John McEnroe #19
Robert Seguso #74 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jeremy Bates #70
Mats Wilander #2 6-2 7-6 6-4
Glenn Michibata #141
Menno Oosting #88 4-6 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-1
Kelly Evernden #67
Slobodan Zivojinovic
BYE
Eric Jelen #48 6-1 6-1 6-4
Tore Meinecke #58
Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-4 6-4
Karel Novacek #158
Sammy Giammalva Jr 1-6 6-1 6-2 1-6 6-3
Milan Srejber #62
Paul Annacone #55 6-4 6-2 6-4
Branislav Stankovic #144
Jonas Svensson #15 6-1 6-2 6-4
Magnus Gustafsson #44
Pat Cash #4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4
Javier Frana #80
John Fitzgerald #30 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3
Christian Bergstrom #102
Andrei Olhovskiy #151 6-4 6-4 6-2
Pieter Aldrich #143
Chris Pridham #93 6-7 7-5 6-3 7-5
Udo Riglewski #125
Ivan Lendl #1 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-4
Darren Cahill #47
Michiel Schapers #43 7-5 6-2 6-2
Peter Lundgren #37
Mark Woodforde #54 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan
Diego Nargiso #162 6-3 3-0 (ret.)
Amos Mansdorf #22
Tim Mayotte #13 6-3 6-3 6-4
Greg Holmes #111
Joakim Nystrom #24 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-1
Jan Gunnarsson #50
Henri Leconte #10 2-6 7-6 6-2 6-3
Michael Chang #85
Barry Moir #160 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-3
Heiner Moraing #155
Round of 32
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 7-5 2-6 7-5
Ken Flach #94
Simon Youl #153 6-4 7-6 6-0
Petr Korda #77
Patrik Kuhnen #90 6-1 6-4 6-4
Jim Grabb #63
Jimmy Connors #5 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-2 7-5
Derrick Rostagno #86
Miloslav Mecir #7 6-3 6-4 6-2
Ricardo Acuna #239
Wally Masur #64 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1
Robert Seguso #74
Mats Wilander #2 6-1 6-4 6-4
Menno Oosting #88
Slobodan Zivojinovic 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Eric Jelen #48
Boris Becker #8 7-6 6-4 6-4
Sammy Giammalva Jr
Paul Annacone #55 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4
Jonas Svensson #15
Pat Cash #4 6-1 6-2 6-4
John Fitzgerald #30
Andrei Olhovskiy #151 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Chris Pridham #93
Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-1
Michiel Schapers #43
Mark Woodforde #54 6-3 6-4 6-3
Diego Nargiso #162
Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4
Joakim Nystrom #24
Henri Leconte #10 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-1
Barry Moir #160
Round of 16
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-4 6-4
Simon Youl #153
Patrik Kuhnen #90 5-7 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-3
Jimmy Connors #5
Miloslav Mecir #7 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2
Wally Masur #64
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 7-6 7-5
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Boris Becker #8 6-3 6-4 6-4
Paul Annacone #55
Pat Cash #4 6-3 6-3 6-3
Andrei Olhovskiy #151
Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-7 6-7 7-5 10-8
Mark Woodforde #54
Tim Mayotte #13 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-2
Henri Leconte #10
Quarterfinals
Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6
Patrik Kuhnen #90
Miloslav Mecir #7 6-3 6-1 6-3
Mats Wilander #2
Boris Becker #8 6-4 6-3 6-4
Pat Cash #4
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 7-6 6-3
Tim Mayotte #13
Semifinals
Stefan Edberg #3 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Miloslav Mecir #7
Boris Becker #8 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4
Ivan Lendl #1
Final
Stefan Edberg #2 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2
Boris Becker #4

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