ATP Cincinnati Open 1988 Draw & Results

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Mats Wilander won the 1988 Cincinnati Open, defeating Stefan Edberg 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played August 15–22 on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

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Champion
Mats Wilander
def. Stefan Edberg , 3-6 7-6 7-6
Dates
Aug 15 — Aug 22
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Match type

63 recorded singles results

Cincinnati Open 1988 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Mats Wilander #23× CH 3-6 7-6 7-6 Stefan Edberg #3DEF H2H Match data Aug 22, 1988* F
SF (2)
Mats Wilander #23× CH 6-2 7-6 Aaron Krickstein #23 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* SF
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 6-3 6-4 Anders Jarryd #18 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* SF
QF (4)
Aaron Krickstein #23 6-3 2-6 7-6 Kevin Curren #22 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* QF
Anders Jarryd #18 6-7 6-3 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #29 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* QF
Mats Wilander #23× CH 3-6 6-4 7-5 Carl Limberger #235 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* QF
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 6-3 6-3 Michael Chang #66 H2H Match data Aug 21, 1988* QF
R16 (8)
Michael Chang #66 4-6 7-5 6-2 John Frawley — Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 6-4 3-6 6-4 Dan Goldie #31 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Carl Limberger #235 6-2 3-1 (def.) Andres Gomez #16 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kevin Curren #22 (w/o) Jimmy Connors #6CH H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Jakob Hlasek #29 4-6 6-3 6-4 Gary Muller — Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Mats Wilander #23× CH 6-4 6-2 Martin Laurendeau #163 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Aaron Krickstein #23 6-0 6-3 Brad Gilbert #13 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
Anders Jarryd #18 6-1 6-2 Joey Rive #86 H2H Match data Aug 20, 1988* R16
R32 (16)
Martin Laurendeau #163 6-7 6-2 6-4 Wally Masur #50 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Frawley 6-1 6-2 Andrei Chesnokov #19 — Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Kevin Curren #22 6-3 6-2 Mark Woodforde #38 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Jakob Hlasek #29 3-6 6-2 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Jimmy Connors #6CH 6-2 6-3 Paul Wekesa #156 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Gary Muller 5-7 6-3 7-6 Pat Cash #7 — Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 7-5 6-2 Horacio de la Pena #67 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Joey Rive #86 6-7 7-6 6-4 Pieter Aldrich #115 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Anders Jarryd #18 6-2 6-3 Milan Srejber #52 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Brad Gilbert #13 7-5 6-3 Michiel Schapers #40 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Aaron Krickstein #23 7-5 7-6 David Pate #34 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Carl Limberger #235 7-6 6-0 Tim Wilkison #99 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Michael Chang #66 6-3 4-6 6-4 Peter Lundgren #37 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Mats Wilander #23× CH 6-3 6-4 Scott Davis #190 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Andres Gomez #16 6-1 6-4 Nicklas Kroon #110 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
Dan Goldie #31 7-6 6-4 Jimmy Arias #147 H2H Match data Aug 18, 1988* R32
R64 (32)
Pieter Aldrich #115 6-1 2-6 6-3 Ken Flach #93 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Gary Muller 6-4 7-5 Andrei Olhovskiy #72 — Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
David Pate #34 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jorge Lozano #71 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Horacio de la Pena #67 6-4 4-6 7-6 Michael Kures #133 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Scott Davis #190 6-4 6-3 Paul Chamberlin #243 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
John Frawley 6-3 3-6 6-1 Francisco Maciel #231 — Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Paul Wekesa #156 7-6 6-4 Jim Courier #79 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Dan Goldie #31 6-2 2-6 6-4 Jason Stoltenberg #103 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Wally Masur #50 3-6 6-3 6-1 Darren Cahill #33 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Jimmy Arias #147 3-6 6-3 6-0 Kelly Evernden #74 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Kevin Curren #22 6-3 1-6 6-3 Ricardo Acuna #169 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Michiel Schapers #40 6-3 7-5 Jim Grabb #61 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Tim Wilkison #99 7-5 6-3 Rick Leach #166 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Anders Jarryd #18 6-1 6-2 Eduardo Masso #91 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Aaron Krickstein #23 6-4 3-6 6-3 Michael Robertson #102 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-4 Javier Frana #81 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Stefan Edberg #3DEF 6-2 6-2 Eddie Edwards #307 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Joey Rive #86 6-4 7-6 Miloslav Mecir #9 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pat Cash #7 6-4 2-6 7-6 Alexander Volkov #101 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Jimmy Connors #6CH 6-4 6-1 Dan Cassidy #165 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Mark Woodforde #38 6-4 6-2 Marty Davis #96 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Andres Gomez #16 7-6 6-4 Greg Holmes #157 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Milan Srejber #52 6-3 6-7 6-2 Andres Vysand #136 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Brad Gilbert #13 6-4 6-2 Pete Sampras #208 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Jakob Hlasek #29 6-1 7-6 Todd Witsken #57 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Carl Limberger #235 3-6 6-1 7-6 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nicklas Kroon #110 7-6 6-3 Jim Pugh #58 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Peter Lundgren #37 6-4 6-3 Robert Seguso #51 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Martin Laurendeau #163 6-3 7-6 Roger Smith #111 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Andrei Chesnokov #19 6-4 4-6 6-2 Alex Antonitsch #189 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Mats Wilander #23× CH 6-3 6-1 Andrew Castle #108 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64
Michael Chang #66 6-2 7-5 Jonas Svensson #15 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Cincinnati Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 8 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 48 wins

Most Appearances

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

  1. Andy Murray 17 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent Cincinnati Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Arthur Fils #21 6-3 1-6 6-0 Frances Tiafoe #23 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 5-0 (ret.) Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 7-6(4) 6-2 Frances Tiafoe #20 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Carlos Alcaraz #1 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Borna Coric #152 7-6(0) 6-2 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 500 tournaments in 1988

Previous editions of Cincinnati Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cincinnati Open held?
Cincinnati Open is held in Cincinnati, United States.
Who is the latest recorded Cincinnati Open winner?
The 2026 Cincinnati Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Who has won the most Cincinnati Open titles?
Roger Federer has won 7 Cincinnati Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Cincinnati Open played?
The first edition of Cincinnati Open was held in 1899.
What surface is Cincinnati Open played on?
Cincinnati Open is played on hard courts.