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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Round of 128
Mats Wilander #2 6-2 6-1 6-4
Greg Holmes #159
Kevin Curren #22 6-4 6-4 6-4
Robbie Weiss #471
Mikael Pernfors #34 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Thomas Muster #23
Jim Courier #80 7-5 6-4 6-3
Horst Skoff #63
Mark Woodforde #36 6-3 6-0 6-7 1-6 6-3
Eduardo Masso #92
John McEnroe #18 6-3 6-4 6-4
Leonardo Lavalle #139
Diego Nargiso #96 7-5 7-6 7-6
Chris Pridham #97
Patrik Kuhnen #53 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-2
Nicklas Kroon #118
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 6-4 6-2
Sergio Casal #71
Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-1
Nuno Marques #217
Miloslav Mecir #9 7-5 6-4 6-0
Tomas Smid #57
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-4 6-3 7-6
Miguel Nido #363
John Frawley 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-3
Joey Rive #74
Paul Annacone #39 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3
Massimiliano Narducci #116
Henri Leconte #11 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Javier Frana #95
Barry Moir #143 6-3 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-2
Leif Shiras #124
Darren Cahill #33 6-0 6-0 6-2
Lawson Duncan #55
Boris Becker #5 6-3 6-0 7-6
Todd Nelson #85
Marcelo Ingaramo #104 6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6 6-2
Horacio de la Pena #66
Andrew Burrow #355 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2
Udo Riglewski #89
Martin Laurendeau #151 2-6 6-4 7-6 7-6
Jimmy Arias #134
Menno Oosting #107 6-3 7-6 6-3
Michael Robertson #102
Jaime Yzaga #69 6-7 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-2
Pete Sampras #188
Brad Gilbert #13 6-3 6-3 6-2
Milan Srejber #42
Aaron Krickstein #20 7-5 6-3 6-2
Michiel Schapers #41
David Pate #31 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Eric Jelen #51
Andres Gomez #16 6-4 6-2 6-2
Javier Sanchez #106
Shuzo Matsuoka #175 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Simon Youl #111
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4
Libor Pimek #157
Guy Forget #46 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-4
Thierry Tulasne #65
Johan Carlsson #238 6-0 6-4 6-4
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Tobias Svantesson #119 0-6 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-4
Tomas Carbonell #126
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-7 6-1 5-7 6-0
Amos Mansdorf #24
Jay Berger #35 6-4 6-0 6-2
Dan Cassidy #167
Scott Davis #192 6-4 6-3 6-1
Jeremy Bates #91
Jimmy Brown 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6
Dan Goldie #30
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3
Claudio Pistolesi #112
Wally Masur #50 6-2 6-3 6-4
Roger Smith #127
Anders Jarryd #17 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2
Joakim Nystrom #58
Richey Reneberg #103 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0
Marian Vajda #93
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Yahiya Doumbia #76
Marty Davis #108 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Cassio Motta #78
Tim Mayotte #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-3
Jim Pugh #59
Gianluca Pozzi #226 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Peter Lundgren #49
Ronald Agenor #26 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
Kelly Evernden #84
Jared Palmer #923 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0
Jeff Tarango #161
Jason Stoltenberg #100 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Matt Anger #129
Yannick Noah #8 7-6 6-4 6-1
Kelly Jones #375
Andre Agassi #4 7-6 6-3 6-3
Philip Johnson #179
Rick Leach #168 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6
Scott Melville #290
Johan Kriek #67 6-4 7-6 7-6
Tommy Ho #620
Martin Jaite #27 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-0
Thierry Champion #90
Michael Chang #48 6-4 6-3 7-5
Luiz Mattar #32
Jonas Svensson #15 6-3 6-3 6-4
Todd Witsken #61
Tim Wilkison #88 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-2
Ricki Osterthun #99
Claudio Mezzadri #44 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5
Andrew Castle #109
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Agustin Moreno
Gilad Bloom #152 4-6 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Petr Korda #105
Pieter Aldrich #115 7-5 6-3 6-4
Wojtek Kowalski #125
Grant Connell #148 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4
Christian Bergstrom #77
Jorge Lozano #68 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-5
Jim Grabb #64
Robert Seguso #54 6-3 6-4 6-3
Michael Kures #130
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 6-7 7-6 3-6 6-1 7-6
Ken Flach #94
John Ross 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-1
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #154
Round of 64
Mats Wilander #2 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Kevin Curren #22
Mikael Pernfors #34 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jim Courier #80
Mark Woodforde #36 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-1
John McEnroe #18
Diego Nargiso #96 6-3 7-5 6-4
Patrik Kuhnen #53
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-2 7-5 6-2
Ramesh Krishnan
Miloslav Mecir #9 6-4 6-1 7-6
Sammy Giammalva Jr
John Frawley 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6
Paul Annacone #39
Henri Leconte #11 6-0 6-4 6-4
Barry Moir #143
Darren Cahill #33 6-3 6-3 6-2
Boris Becker #5
Marcelo Ingaramo #104 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2
Andrew Burrow #355
Martin Laurendeau #151 6-3 6-3 6-2
Menno Oosting #107
Jaime Yzaga #69 1-6 6-0 6-4 6-2
Brad Gilbert #13
Aaron Krickstein #20 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
David Pate #31
Andres Gomez #16 7-6 2-6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Shuzo Matsuoka #175
Stefan Edberg #3 7-5 6-1 6-3
Guy Forget #46
Johan Carlsson #238 6-2 6-3 6-0
Tobias Svantesson #119
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-4 6-1
Jay Berger #35
Scott Davis #192 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Brown
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3
Wally Masur #50
Anders Jarryd #17 6-0 6-3 6-0
Richey Reneberg #103
Derrick Rostagno #52 7-6 6-4 6-3
Marty Davis #108
Tim Mayotte #10 6-3 7-5 6-4
Gianluca Pozzi #226
Ronald Agenor #26 6-4 6-4 6-3
Jared Palmer #923
Jason Stoltenberg #100 6-2 6-7 5-1 (ret.)
Yannick Noah #8
Andre Agassi #4 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Rick Leach #168
Johan Kriek #67 6-4 6-2 3-6 7-6
Martin Jaite #27
Michael Chang #48 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4
Jonas Svensson #15
Tim Wilkison #88 7-6 6-2 6-2
Claudio Mezzadri #44
Jimmy Connors #6 6-0 6-3 3-6 6-1
Gilad Bloom #152
Pieter Aldrich #115 7-6 6-4 6-3
Grant Connell #148
Jorge Lozano #68 7-5 6-0 2-6 6-7 6-4
Robert Seguso #54
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3
John Ross
Round of 32
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-0 7-5
Mikael Pernfors #34
Mark Woodforde #36 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-0
Diego Nargiso #96
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-1
Miloslav Mecir #9
John Frawley 6-3 6-4 6-3
Henri Leconte #11
Darren Cahill #33 (w/o)
Marcelo Ingaramo #104
Martin Laurendeau #151 4-6 6-2 6-4 7-5
Jaime Yzaga #69
Aaron Krickstein #20 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Andres Gomez #16
Stefan Edberg #3 6-0 7-5 6-2
Johan Carlsson #238
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-4 6-3
Scott Davis #192
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-4 6-2
Anders Jarryd #17
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-4 6-2
Tim Mayotte #10
Ronald Agenor #26 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #100
Andre Agassi #4 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-0
Johan Kriek #67
Michael Chang #48 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Tim Wilkison #88
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Pieter Aldrich #115
Jorge Lozano #68 6-4 6-4 5-7 7-6
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14
Round of 16
Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-2 6-2
Mark Woodforde #36
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-2 6-3 6-4
John Frawley
Darren Cahill #33 6-4 6-4 6-3
Martin Laurendeau #151
Aaron Krickstein #20 5-7 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5
Stefan Edberg #3
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4
Jakob Hlasek #25
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3
Ronald Agenor #26
Andre Agassi #4 7-5 6-3 6-2
Michael Chang #48
Jimmy Connors #6 6-1 6-2 6-0
Jorge Lozano #68
Quarterfinals
Mats Wilander #2 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4
Emilio Sanchez #21
Darren Cahill #33 6-2 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-3
Aaron Krickstein #20
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 6-0
Derrick Rostagno #52
Andre Agassi #4 6-2 7-6 6-1
Jimmy Connors #6
Semifinals
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-4 6-2
Darren Cahill #33
Ivan Lendl #1 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Andre Agassi #4
Final
Mats Wilander #1 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4
Ivan Lendl #2

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