The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1988.

1988 French Open
Date23 May – 5 June 1988
Edition87
Category58th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Mats Wilander
Women's singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Ecuador Andrés Gómez / Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario
Women's doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
United States Lori McNeil / Mexico Jorge Lozano
← 1987 · French Open · 1989 →

Seniors

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Men's singles

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  Mats Wilander defeated   Henri Leconte, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Wilander's 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (and last) French Open title.

Women's singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Natalia Zvereva, 6–0, 6–0

  • This was the shortest women's singles Grand Slam final in the Open Era; Graf won the match in 32[1] minutes.
  • It was Graf's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Men's doubles

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  Andrés Gómez /   Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated   John Fitzgerald /   Anders Järryd, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver defeated   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /   Helena Suková, 6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles

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  Lori McNeil /   Jorge Lozano defeated   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy /   Michiel Schapers, 7–5, 6–2

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Nicolás Pereira defeated   Magnus Larsson, 7–6, 6–3

Girls' singles

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  Julie Halard defeated   Andrea Farley, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5

Boys' doubles

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  Jason Stoltenberg /   Todd Woodbridge defeated   Cristiano Caratti /   Goran Ivanišević, 7–6, 7–5

Girls' doubles

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  Alexia Dechaume /   Emmanuelle Derly defeated   Julie Halard /   Maïder Laval, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [2] Men FF1,500,240 FF750,120 FF375,060 FF190,030 FF100,019 FF56,009 FF33,015 FF20,123
Women FF1,436,390 FF731,700 FF362,440 FF183,450 FF89,850 FF46,330 FF24,540 FF12,750

Total prize money for the event was FF20,963,950.

References

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  1. ^ Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-00-218311-6.
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