1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

March 2014 March 2014 1988 Wimbledon Championships SWE Stefan Edberg FRG Boris Becker 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1988 Wimbledon Championships Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon singles title and third major singles title overall. Most of the final was played on the third Monday. On Sunday, Becker and Edberg only managed 22 minutes of constantly interrupted play due to rain, with Edberg leading 3–2 in the first set before the rest of the final was played the next day.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th This marked the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals between Edberg and Becker. Pat Cash was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Becker. Three-time champion John McEnroe competed for the first time since 1985, losing in the second round to Wally Masur. This tournament also featured the first appearance of future champion Goran Ivanišević. Seeds 1 1 TCH Ivan Lendl (semifinals) 2 8 SWE Mats Wilander (quarterfinals) 3 6 SWE Stefan Edberg (champion) 4 3 AUS Pat Cash (quarterfinals) 5 5 USA Jimmy Connors (fourth round) 6 4 FRG Boris Becker (final) 7 2 FRA Henri Leconte (fourth round) 8 7 USA John McEnroe (second round) 9 7 TCH Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals) 10 2 USA Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals) 11 5 SWE Anders Järryd (second round) 12 4 SWE Jonas Svensson (third round) 13 6 ESP Emilio Sánchez (second round) 14 3 URS Andrei Chesnokov (first round) 15 1 ISR Amos Mansdorf (second round) 16 8 YUG Slobodan Živojinović (fourth round) Qualifying 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 7 7 6 10 USA Tim Mayotte 6 6 3 4 AUS Pat Cash 4 3 4 6 FRG Boris Becker 6 6 6 FRG Patrik Kühnen 3 6 1 6 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 6 4 6 7 9 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 6 6 6 2 SWE Mats Wilander 3 1 3 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 4 3 710 4 6 FRG Boris Becker 6 6 68 6 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 4 2 6 6 6 9 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 6 6 4 3 4 6 FRG Boris Becker 6 62 4 2 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 4 77 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 WC GBR David Felgate 4 1 3 RSA 1928 Gary Muller 7 2 2 0 AUS Darren Cahill 6 6 6 6 SWE Peter Lundgren 4 4 6 7 6 SWE Niclas Kroon 6 6 4 6 0 AUT Alex Antonitsch 6 4 4 6 NED Michiel Schapers 4 6 6 7 CAN Grant Connell 2 4 7 6 5 IND Ramesh Krishnan 6 6 5 1 7 USA Johan Kriek 6 3 4 AUS Mark Woodforde 7 6 6 Q ITA Diego Nargiso 6 6 7 WC GBR Jason Goodall 2 3 6 Q YUG Goran Ivanišević 3 2 6 1 15 ISR Amos Mansdorf 6 6 1 6 1 TCH I Lendl 5 6 6 6 AUS D Cahill 7 2 4 4 SWE P Lundgren 5 2 2 NED M Schapers 7 6 6 IND R Krishnan 7 4 3 3 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 6 6 Q ITA D Nargiso 6 3 15 ISR A Mansdorf 3 0r 1 TCH I Lendl 6 7 6 6 6 NED M Schapers 7 6 4 7 1 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 6 Q ITA D Nargiso 3 4 3 1 TCH I Lendl 7 68 64 7 10 AUS M Woodforde 5 710 77 5 8 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 USA Tim Mayotte 6 6 6 USA Matt Anger 4 4 3 USA Greg Holmes 6 3 6 6 WC GBR Nick Fulwood 3 6 1 3 SWE Joakim Nyström 2 6 6 6 USA Jim Pugh 6 4 4 3 SWE Jan Gunnarsson 6 7 6 WC GBR Chris Bailey 3 6 4 Q RSA 1928 Barry Moir 6 6 4 6 ESP Sergio Casal 2 3 6 1 WC GBR Mark Petchey 3 5 4 Q FRG Heiner Moraing 6 7 6 Q USA Glenn Layendecker 5 6 4 2 USA Michael Chang 7 1 6 6 Q SWE Tobias Svantesson 4 2 2 7 FRA Henri Leconte 6 6 6 10 USA T Mayotte 6 6 6 USA G Holmes 3 3 4 SWE J Nyström 6 3 6 6 6 SWE J Gunnarsson 4 6 3 7 1 Q RSA 1928 B Moir 7 6 4 6 Q FRG H Moraing 6 3 6 3 USA M Chang 6 6 2 3 7 FRA H Leconte 2 7 6 6 10 USA T Mayotte 6 4 6 6 SWE J Nyström 4 6 2 4 Q RSA 1928 B Moir 6 1 6 1 7 FRA H Leconte 3 6 7 6 10 USA T Mayotte 6 77 4 6 7 FRA H Leconte 4 65 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 AUS Pat Cash 6 6 6 Q AUS Todd Woodbridge 1 1 2 ARG Javier Frana 4 3 6 6 6 Q USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 3 3 2 ITA Francesco Cancellotti 3 6 1 4 AUS John Fitzgerald 6 3 6 6 TCH Libor Pimek 1 4 1 SWE Christian Bergström 6 6 6 Q URS Andrei Olhovskiy 6 6 6 TCH Tomáš Šmid 4 4 4 RSA 1928 Pieter Aldrich 6 6 6 4 6 PER Pablo Arraya 7 4 4 6 2 CAN Chris Pridham 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 Gustav Fichardt 3 4 4 FRG Udo Riglewski 7 6 6 14 URS Andrei Chesnokov 5 4 4 4 AUS P Cash 6 4 3 6 6 ARG J Frana 2 6 6 1 4 AUS J Fitzgerald 6 4 7 6 SWE C Bergström 4 6 5 3 Q URS A Olhovskiy 6 6 6 RSA 1928 P Aldrich 4 4 2 CAN C Pridham 6 7 6 7 FRG U Riglewski 7 5 3 5 4 AUS P Cash 6 6 6 AUS J Fitzgerald 1 2 4 Q URS A Olhovskiy 3 6 6 6 CAN C Pridham 6 3 4 3 4 AUS P Cash 6 6 6 Q URS A Olhovskiy 3 3 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 SWE Jonas Svensson 6 7 6 USA Tim Wilkison 1 6 3 FRA Tarik Benhabiles 3 4 4 SWE Magnus Gustafsson 6 6 6 TCH Branislav Stankovič 6 2 6 6 USA Todd Nelson 3 6 3 4 USA Paul Annacone 6 6 6 LL CAN Martin Laurendeau 0 2 3 USA Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6 6 6 4 6 FRG Ricki Osterthun 7 2 1 6 4 TCH Milan Šrejber 6 7 4 6 LL NGR Nduka Odizor 3 6 6 3 TCH Karel Nováček 6 6 7 SWE Peter Lindgren 2 4 6 AUS John Frawley 3 1 2 6 FRG Boris Becker 6 6 6 12 SWE J Svensson 6 6 6 SWE M Gustafsson 1 2 4 TCH B Stankovič 4 2 4 USA P Annacone 6 6 6 USA S Giammalva 1 6 6 1 6 TCH M Šrejber 6 1 2 6 3 TCH K Nováček 3 4 4 6 FRG B Becker 6 6 6 12 SWE J Svensson 4 2 6 4 USA P Annacone 6 6 3 6 USA S Giammalva 6 4 4 6 FRG B Becker 7 6 6 USA P Annacone 3 4 4 6 FRG B Becker 6 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA Jimmy Connors 6 7 6 USA Leif Shiras 3 6 1 Q AUS Jason Stoltenberg 6 6 6 SEN Yahiya Doumbia 4 4 3 PER Jaime Yzaga 0 3 5 USA Derrick Rostagno 6 6 7 USA Martin Davis 5 7 7 7 AUS Broderick Dyke 7 5 6 5 USA Dan Goldie 3 6 4 5 SUI Jakob Hlasek 6 4 6 7 FRG Patrik Kühnen 6 6 6 Q NED Huub van Boeckel 3 2 4 USA Jim Grabb 6 6 6 TCH Josef Čihák 0 3 4 NED Tom Nijssen 2 0 2 11 SWE Anders Järryd 6 6 6 5 USA J Connors 7 6 6 Q AUS J Stoltenberg 6 3 3 USA D Rostagno 6 6 6 4 16 USA M Davis 2 3 7 6 14 SUI J Hlasek 6 7 6 1 4 FRG P Kühnen 7 5 4 6 6 USA J Grabb 3 7 6 6 11 SWE A Järryd 6 6 3 0 5 USA J Connors 7 4 4 6 7 USA D Rostagno 5 6 6 2 5 FRG P Kühnen 6 6 6 USA J Grabb 1 4 4 5 USA J Connors 7 67 62 77 3 FRG P Kühnen 5 79 77 64 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP Emilio Sánchez 13 ESP Javier Sánchez 6 3 6 3 6 4 ITA Massimiliano Narducci TCH Petr Korda 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 TCH Jaroslav Navrátil GBR Stephen Botfield WC 4 6 4 6 3 6 FRG Carl-Uwe Steeb AUS Simon Youl 6 2 3 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 AUS Peter Doohan USA Ken Flach 5 7 6 7 3 6 USA Jay Berger ESP Fernando Luna 6 1 7 6 6 0 FRG Christian Saceanu USA Richey Reneberg 5 7 6 2 3 6 5 7 FRA Guy Forget SWE Stefan Edberg 3 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 ESP E Sánchez 13 TCH P Korda 6 7 3 6 6 3 6 0 1 6 GBR S Botfield WC AUS S Youl 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA K Flach USA J Berger 7 5 6 1 6 4 USA R Reneberg SWE S Edberg 3 3 6 6 7 7 5 2 6 TCH P Korda AUS S Youl 4 6 6 7 0 6 USA K Flach SWE S Edberg 3 2 6 5 7 6 2 5 7 AUS S Youl SWE S Edberg 3 2 6 4 6 4 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA John McEnroe 6 7 6 AUT Horst Skoff 1 5 1 WC GBR Steve Shaw 3 6 6 1 AUS Wally Masur 6 7 4 6 GBR Jeremy Bates 2 1 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Christo van Rensburg 6 6 3 5 4 USA Robert Seguso 6 6 6 6 Q AUS Shane Barr 2 7 4 3 USA David Pate 6 6 6 6 SWE Ulf Stenlund 2 3 7 2 USA Kevin Curren 6 7 6 4 Q CHI Ricardo Acuña 7 6 7 6 URS Alexander Volkov 4 7 3 6 7 FRA Thierry Champion 6 6 6 4 5 MEX Agustín Moreno 6 6 2 9 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 7 7 6 8 USA J McEnroe 5 6 3 AUS W Masur 7 7 6 GBR J Bates 7 3 2 4 USA R Seguso 6 6 6 6 USA D Pate 6 7 6 6 4 Q CHI R Acuña 3 5 7 7 6 URS A Volkov 2 4 4 9 TCH M Mečíř 6 6 6 AUS W Masur 6 6 6 6 USA R Seguso 4 4 7 1 Q CHI R Acuña 3 4 2 9 TCH M Mečíř 6 6 6 AUS W Masur 6 2 4 2 9 TCH M Mečíř 4 6 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 YUG Slobodan Živojinović 5 7 6 6 ARG Horacio de la Peña 7 6 4 4 USA John Ross 6 6 6 3 6 ITA Paolo Canè 7 2 1 6 1 WC GBR Richard Whichello 7 6 5 2 FRG Tore Meinecke 5 7 7 6 FRG Eric Jelen 6 3 6 6 ISR Gilad Bloom 3 6 4 3 NZL Kelly Evernden 7 6 6 FRA Jérôme Potier 6 4 2 NED Menno Oosting 7 6 6 Q AUS Carl Limberger 5 1 3 GBR Andrew Castle 4 5 4 Q CAN Glenn Michibata 6 7 6 BEL Eduardo Masso 3 4 6 2 SWE Mats Wilander 6 6 7 16 YUG S Živojinović 6 6 6 USA J Ross 4 4 4 FRG T Meinecke 1 1 4 FRG E Jelen 6 6 6 NZL K Evernden 6 6 4 6 1 NED M Oosting 4 7 6 3 6 Q CAN G Michibata 2 6 4 2 SWE M Wilander 6 7 6 16 YUG S Živojinović 3 6 7 6 FRG E Jelen 6 3 6 3 NED M Oosting 1 4 4 2 SWE M Wilander 6 6 6 16 YUG S Živojinović 4 61 5 2 SWE M Wilander 6 77 7 References External links 1988 MS Wimbledon 1988 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1988/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 11 January 2018 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1988 French Open Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1988 US Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles