1988 Australian Open

May 2023 1988 Australian Open 11–24 January 1988 76th Grand Slam (ITF) Melbourne, Australia Flinders Park Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) SWE Mats Wilander FRG Steffi Graf USA Rick Leach / USA Jim Pugh USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver CSK Jana Novotná / USA Jim Pugh AUS Johan Anderson AUS Jo-Anne Faull AUS Jason Stoltenberg / AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Jo-Anne Faull / AUS Rachel McQuillan The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988 and was the first edition of the tournament hosted at Flinders Park. It would mark the first time a Grand Slam final would be played indoors under a roof; after the first 3 games of the Women's Final, there was a 1-hour & 23 min delay to close the roof. This was the first Australian Open to have 128-players in each singles category, in line with the other three majors. Seniors Men's singles 1988 Australian Open – Men's singles SWE Mats Wilander defeated AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 It was Wilander's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Australian Open title. Women's singles 1988 Australian Open – Women's singles FRG Steffi Graf defeated USA Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3) It was Graf's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. She became the first German player – male or female – to win an Australian Open singles title. Men's doubles 1988 Australian Open – Men's doubles USA Rick Leach / USA Jim Pugh defeated GBR Jeremy Bates / SWE Peter Lundgren 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 It was Leach's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. Women's doubles 1988 Australian Open – Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated USA Chris Evert / AUS Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5 It was Navratilova's 49th career Grand Slam title and her 10th Australian Open title. It was Shriver's 20th career Grand Slam title and her 7th Australian Open title. Mixed doubles 1988 Australian Open – Mixed doubles CSK Jana Novotná / USA Jim Pugh defeated USA Martina Navratilova / USA Tim Gullikson 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 It was Novotná's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. Juniors Boys' singles AUS Johan Anderson defeated AUS Andrew Florent 7–5, 7–6 Girls' singles AUS Jo-Anne Faull defeated FRA Emmanuelle Derly 6–4, 6–4 Boys' doubles AUS Jason Stoltenberg / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated AUS Johan Anderson / AUS Richard Fromberg 6–3, 6–2 Girls' doubles AUS Jo-Anne Faull / AUS Rachel McQuillan defeated AUS Kate McDonald / AUS Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–5 External links Australian Open official website 1987 US Open Grand Slams 1988 French Open Category:1988 in Australian tennis Category:January 1988 sports events in Australia 1988, Australian Open