ATP US Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Mats Wilander won the 1988 US Open, defeating Ivan Lendl 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 12, 1988.

Champion
Mats Wilander
def. Ivan Lendl , 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 12
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 12, 1988* F Mats Wilander #1 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 Ivan Lendl #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 11, 1988* SF Ivan Lendl #1 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Andre Agassi #4 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1988* SF Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-4 6-2 Darren Cahill #33 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 9, 1988* QF Andre Agassi #4 6-2 7-6 6-1 Jimmy Connors #6 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1988* QF Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 6-0 Derrick Rostagno #52 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1988* QF Darren Cahill #33 6-2 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-3 Aaron Krickstein #20 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1988* QF Mats Wilander #2 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #21 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Darren Cahill #33 6-4 6-4 6-3 Martin Laurendeau #151 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 Jakob Hlasek #25 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Jimmy Connors #6 6-1 6-2 6-0 Jorge Lozano #68 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Aaron Krickstein #20 5-7 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5 Stefan Edberg #3 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Emilio Sanchez #21 6-2 6-3 6-4 John Frawley — Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Derrick Rostagno #52 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3 Ronald Agenor #26 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-2 6-2 Mark Woodforde #36 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1988* R16 Andre Agassi #4 7-5 6-3 6-2 Michael Chang #48 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-4 6-3 Scott Davis #192 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-1 Miloslav Mecir #9 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-4 6-2 Anders Jarryd #17 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Aaron Krickstein #20 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Andres Gomez #16 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Martin Laurendeau #151 4-6 6-2 6-4 7-5 Jaime Yzaga #69 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-3 Pieter Aldrich #115 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Darren Cahill #33 (w/o) Marcelo Ingaramo #104 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Stefan Edberg #3 6-0 7-5 6-2 Johan Carlsson #238 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 John Frawley 6-3 6-4 6-3 Henri Leconte #11 — Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Michael Chang #48 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Tim Wilkison #88 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-4 6-2 Tim Mayotte #10 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Mark Woodforde #36 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-0 Diego Nargiso #96 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-0 7-5 Mikael Pernfors #34 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Ronald Agenor #26 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 Jason Stoltenberg #100 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Andre Agassi #4 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-0 Johan Kriek #67 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1988* R32 Jorge Lozano #68 6-4 6-4 5-7 7-6 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Jaime Yzaga #69 1-6 6-0 6-4 6-2 Brad Gilbert #13 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Stefan Edberg #3 7-5 6-1 6-3 Guy Forget #46 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Jakob Hlasek #25 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Wally Masur #50 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Johan Carlsson #238 6-2 6-3 6-0 Tobias Svantesson #119 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Mikael Pernfors #34 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #80 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Henri Leconte #11 6-0 6-4 6-4 Barry Moir #143 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Derrick Rostagno #52 7-6 6-4 6-3 Marty Davis #108 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Aaron Krickstein #20 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 David Pate #31 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Anders Jarryd #17 6-0 6-3 6-0 Richey Reneberg #103 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Jimmy Connors #6 6-0 6-3 3-6 6-1 Gilad Bloom #152 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Tim Wilkison #88 7-6 6-2 6-2 Claudio Mezzadri #44 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Pieter Aldrich #115 7-6 6-4 6-3 Grant Connell #148 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Scott Davis #192 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2 Jimmy Brown — Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Darren Cahill #33 6-3 6-3 6-2 Boris Becker #5 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Andres Gomez #16 7-6 2-6 6-4 2-6 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #175 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Jason Stoltenberg #100 6-2 6-7 5-1 (ret.) Yannick Noah #8 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 John Ross — Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 John Frawley 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 Paul Annacone #39 — Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Martin Laurendeau #151 6-3 6-3 6-2 Menno Oosting #107 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Mark Woodforde #36 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 John McEnroe #18 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Michael Chang #48 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4 Jonas Svensson #15 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Marcelo Ingaramo #104 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2 Andrew Burrow #355 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Tim Mayotte #10 6-3 7-5 6-4 Gianluca Pozzi #226 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-4 6-1 Jay Berger #35 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Miloslav Mecir #9 6-4 6-1 7-6 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Emilio Sanchez #21 6-2 7-5 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Diego Nargiso #96 6-3 7-5 6-4 Patrik Kuhnen #53 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Jorge Lozano #68 7-5 6-0 2-6 6-7 6-4 Robert Seguso #54 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Johan Kriek #67 6-4 6-2 3-6 7-6 Martin Jaite #27 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Mats Wilander #2 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 Kevin Curren #22 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Andre Agassi #4 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Rick Leach #168 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1988* R64 Ronald Agenor #26 6-4 6-4 6-3 Jared Palmer #923 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Johan Kriek #67 6-4 7-6 7-6 Tommy Ho #620 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Johan Carlsson #238 6-0 6-4 6-4 Slobodan Zivojinovic — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Boris Becker #5 6-3 6-0 7-6 Todd Nelson #85 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Andre Agassi #4 7-6 6-3 6-3 Philip Johnson #179 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 Yahiya Doumbia #76 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Martin Laurendeau #151 2-6 6-4 7-6 7-6 Jimmy Arias #134 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Gianluca Pozzi #226 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 Peter Lundgren #49 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Brad Gilbert #13 6-3 6-3 6-2 Milan Srejber #42 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Tim Wilkison #88 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 Ricki Osterthun #99 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Barry Moir #143 6-3 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-2 Leif Shiras #124 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3 Claudio Pistolesi #112 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 John McEnroe #18 6-3 6-4 6-4 Leonardo Lavalle #139 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Guy Forget #46 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 Thierry Tulasne #65 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Gilad Bloom #152 4-6 6-4 3-0 (ret.) Petr Korda #105 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Martin Jaite #27 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-0 Thierry Champion #90 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Darren Cahill #33 6-0 6-0 6-2 Lawson Duncan #55 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jorge Lozano #68 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-5 Jim Grabb #64 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 6-4 6-2 Sergio Casal #71 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Michael Chang #48 6-4 6-3 7-5 Luiz Mattar #32 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Pieter Aldrich #115 7-5 6-3 6-4 Wojtek Kowalski #125 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Shuzo Matsuoka #175 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 Simon Youl #111 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Marcelo Ingaramo #104 6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6 6-2 Horacio de la Pena #66 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Andres Gomez #16 6-4 6-2 6-2 Javier Sanchez #106 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Rick Leach #168 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6 Scott Melville #290 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Patrik Kuhnen #53 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-2 Nicklas Kroon #118 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 John Ross 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #154 — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-7 6-1 5-7 6-0 Amos Mansdorf #24 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Grant Connell #148 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 Christian Bergstrom #77 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Andrew Burrow #355 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2 Udo Riglewski #89 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jason Stoltenberg #100 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Matt Anger #129 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Aaron Krickstein #20 7-5 6-3 6-2 Michiel Schapers #41 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Diego Nargiso #96 7-5 7-6 7-6 Chris Pridham #97 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Yannick Noah #8 7-6 6-4 6-1 Kelly Jones #375 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Henri Leconte #11 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Javier Frana #95 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Kevin Curren #22 6-4 6-4 6-4 Robbie Weiss #471 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Tobias Svantesson #119 0-6 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-4 Tomas Carbonell #126 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Wally Masur #50 6-2 6-3 6-4 Roger Smith #127 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jay Berger #35 6-4 6-0 6-2 Dan Cassidy #167 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Anders Jarryd #17 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2 Joakim Nystrom #58 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jaime Yzaga #69 6-7 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-2 Pete Sampras #188 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-1 Nuno Marques #217 — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jim Courier #80 7-5 6-4 6-3 Horst Skoff #63 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Menno Oosting #107 6-3 7-6 6-3 Michael Robertson #102 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Marty Davis #108 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Cassio Motta #78 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Robert Seguso #54 6-3 6-4 6-3 Michael Kures #130 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jimmy Brown 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6 Dan Goldie #30 — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 6-7 7-6 3-6 6-1 7-6 Ken Flach #94 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Miloslav Mecir #9 7-5 6-4 6-0 Tomas Smid #57 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Mikael Pernfors #34 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 Thomas Muster #23 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-4 6-3 7-6 Miguel Nido #363 — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 John Frawley 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-3 Joey Rive #74 — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Paul Annacone #39 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3 Massimiliano Narducci #116 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 David Pate #31 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Eric Jelen #51 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4 Libor Pimek #157 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Mats Wilander #2 6-2 6-1 6-4 Greg Holmes #159 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Claudio Mezzadri #44 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 Andrew Castle #109 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Ronald Agenor #26 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Kelly Evernden #84 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Mark Woodforde #36 6-3 6-0 6-7 1-6 6-3 Eduardo Masso #92 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Tim Mayotte #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-3 Jim Pugh #59 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jonas Svensson #15 6-3 6-3 6-4 Todd Witsken #61 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Scott Davis #192 6-4 6-3 6-1 Jeremy Bates #91 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Agustin Moreno — Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Jared Palmer #923 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 Jeff Tarango #161 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1988* R128 Richey Reneberg #103 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 Marian Vajda #93 H2H Match data

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