ATP US Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
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

Results

Round of 128

Mats Wilander #2 6-2 6-1 6-4
Kevin Curren #22 6-4 6-4 6-4
Mikael Pernfors #34 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Jim Courier #80 7-5 6-4 6-3
Mark Woodforde #36 6-3 6-0 6-7 1-6 6-3
John McEnroe #18 6-3 6-4 6-4
Diego Nargiso #96 7-5 7-6 7-6
Patrik Kuhnen #53 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-2
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 6-4 6-2
Ramesh Krishnan 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-1
Miloslav Mecir #9 7-5 6-4 6-0
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-4 6-3 7-6
John Frawley 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-3
Joey Rive #74
Paul Annacone #39 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3
Henri Leconte #11 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Barry Moir #143 6-3 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-2
Darren Cahill #33 6-0 6-0 6-2
Boris Becker #5 6-3 6-0 7-6
Marcelo Ingaramo #104 6-3 3-6 3-6 7-6 6-2
Andrew Burrow #355 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-2
Martin Laurendeau #151 2-6 6-4 7-6 7-6
Menno Oosting #107 6-3 7-6 6-3
Jaime Yzaga #69 6-7 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-2
Brad Gilbert #13 6-3 6-3 6-2
Aaron Krickstein #20 7-5 6-3 6-2
David Pate #31 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Andres Gomez #16 6-4 6-2 6-2
Shuzo Matsuoka #175 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Simon Youl #111
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4
Guy Forget #46 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-4
Tobias Svantesson #119 0-6 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-4
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-7 6-1 5-7 6-0
Jay Berger #35 6-4 6-0 6-2
Scott Davis #192 6-4 6-3 6-1
Jimmy Brown 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3
Wally Masur #50 6-2 6-3 6-4
Anders Jarryd #17 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2
Richey Reneberg #103 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Marty Davis #108 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
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
Ronald Agenor #26 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
Jared Palmer #923 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0
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
Andre Agassi #4 7-6 6-3 6-3
Rick Leach #168 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6
Johan Kriek #67 6-4 7-6 7-6
Tommy Ho #620
Martin Jaite #27 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-0
Michael Chang #48 6-4 6-3 7-5
Jonas Svensson #15 6-3 6-3 6-4
Tim Wilkison #88 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-2
Claudio Mezzadri #44 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Gilad Bloom #152 4-6 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Petr Korda #105
Pieter Aldrich #115 7-5 6-3 6-4
Grant Connell #148 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4
Jorge Lozano #68 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-5
Jim Grabb #64
Robert Seguso #54 6-3 6-4 6-3
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

Round of 64

Mats Wilander #2 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Mikael Pernfors #34 6-3 6-4 6-4
Mark Woodforde #36 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-1
Diego Nargiso #96 6-3 7-5 6-4
John Frawley 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6
Henri Leconte #11 6-0 6-4 6-4
Barry Moir #143
Darren Cahill #33 6-3 6-3 6-2
Marcelo Ingaramo #104 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2
Martin Laurendeau #151 6-3 6-3 6-2
Jaime Yzaga #69 1-6 6-0 6-4 6-2
Aaron Krickstein #20 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
Andres Gomez #16 7-6 2-6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Stefan Edberg #3 7-5 6-1 6-3
Johan Carlsson #238 6-2 6-3 6-0
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-4 6-1
Scott Davis #192 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3
Anders Jarryd #17 6-0 6-3 6-0
Derrick Rostagno #52 7-6 6-4 6-3
Tim Mayotte #10 6-3 7-5 6-4
Ronald Agenor #26 6-4 6-4 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #100 6-2 6-7 5-1 (ret.)
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
Michael Chang #48 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4
Tim Wilkison #88 7-6 6-2 6-2
Jimmy Connors #6 6-0 6-3 3-6 6-1
Pieter Aldrich #115 7-6 6-4 6-3
Jorge Lozano #68 7-5 6-0 2-6 6-7 6-4
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #14 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3

Round of 32

Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-0 7-5
Mark Woodforde #36 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-0
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-1
John Frawley 6-3 6-4 6-3
Martin Laurendeau #151 4-6 6-2 6-4 7-5
Aaron Krickstein #20 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Stefan Edberg #3 6-0 7-5 6-2
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-4 6-3
Jakob Hlasek #25 6-2 6-4 6-2
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-3 6-4 6-2
Ronald Agenor #26 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-3
Andre Agassi #4 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-0
Michael Chang #48 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Jorge Lozano #68 6-4 6-4 5-7 7-6

Round of 16

Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-2 6-2
Emilio Sanchez #21 6-2 6-3 6-4
Darren Cahill #33 6-4 6-4 6-3
Aaron Krickstein #20 5-7 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4
Derrick Rostagno #52 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3
Andre Agassi #4 7-5 6-3 6-2
Jimmy Connors #6 6-1 6-2 6-0

Quarterfinals

Mats Wilander #2 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4
Darren Cahill #33 6-2 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-3
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 6-0
Andre Agassi #4 6-2 7-6 6-1

Semifinals

Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-4 6-2
Ivan Lendl #1 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4

Final

Mats Wilander #1 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

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