Australian Open 1988

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Australian Open 1988
Date: 11.-24. January 1988
Edition: 76th  Australian Open
Place: Melbourne
Covering: Hard court
Defending champion
Men's singles : SwedenSweden Stefan Edberg
Ladies singles : CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Men's double : SwedenSweden Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
SwedenSweden 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
Mixed : United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart
United StatesUnited States 
winner
Men's singles : AustraliaAustralia Mats Wilander
Ladies singles : Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Rick Leach Jim Pugh
United StatesUnited States 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
Mixed : CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná Jim Pugh
United StatesUnited States 
1988 Grand Slams

The Australian Open 1988 took place in Melbourne from January 11 to 24, 1988 . It was the 76th edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Stefan Edberg for the men and Hana Mandlíková for the women. In the men's doubles these were Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd , in the women's doubles Martina Navrátilová and Pam Shriver and in the mixed Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart .

Men's singles

Main article: Australian Open 1988 / men's singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Semifinals
02. SwedenSweden Stefan Edberg Semifinals
03. SwedenSweden Mats Wilander victory
04th AustraliaAustralia Pat Cash final

05. FranceFrance Yannick Noah Round of 16

06th SwedenSweden Järryd is different Quarter finals

07th FranceFrance Henri Leconte 3rd round

08th. Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 3rd round
No. player Round reached
09. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Jakob Hlasek 1 round

10. IsraelIsrael Amos Mansdorf 1 round

11. SwedenSweden Peter Lundgren 2nd round

12. South Africa 1961South Africa Christo van Rensburg 3rd round

13. United StatesUnited States Paul Annacone 1 round

14th SwedenSweden Jonas Svensson Round of 16

15th New ZealandNew Zealand Kelly Evernden 1 round

16. AustraliaAustralia Wally Masur Round of 16

Ladies singles

Main article: Australian Open 1988 / women's singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf victory
02. United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Semifinals
03. United StatesUnited States Chris Evert final
04th United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Round of 16

05. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals

06th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková Quarter finals

07th United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison 2nd round

08th. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Semifinals
No. Player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Lori McNeil Round of 16

10. United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Round of 16

11. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Sylvia Hanika Round of 16

12. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Bettina Bunge retreat

13. SwedenSweden Catarina Lindqvist Round of 16

14th AustraliaAustralia Dianne Balestrat 1 round

15th AustraliaAustralia Wendy Turnbull retreat

16. AustraliaAustralia Elizabeth Smylie 1 round

Men's doubles

Main article: Australian Open 1988 / men's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Round of 16
02. FranceFrance Guy Forget Slobodan Živojinović
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia 
Round of 16
03. AustraliaAustralia John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
SwedenSweden 
Quarter finals
04th AustraliaAustralia Peter Doohan Laurie Warder
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round

05. United StatesUnited States Rick Leach Jim Pugh
United StatesUnited States 
victory

06th United StatesUnited States Sammy Giammalva Jim Grabb
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

07th AustraliaAustralia Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
AustraliaAustralia 
Round of 16

08th. United StatesUnited States Tim Wilkison Todd Witsken
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16
No. pairing Round reached
09. AustraliaAustralia Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
AustraliaAustralia 
2nd round

10. United StatesUnited States Marty Davis Brad Drewett
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

11. South Africa 1961South Africa Eddie Edwards Gary Muller
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Round of 16

12. United StatesUnited States Matt Anger Tim Pawsat
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

13. AustraliaAustralia Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round

14th United StatesUnited States Paul Chamberlin Sherwood Stewart
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

15th SwedenSweden Jonas Svensson Magnus Tideman
SwedenSweden 
Quarter finals

16. New ZealandNew Zealand Kelly Evernden Johan Kriek
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

Ladies doubles

Main article: Australian Open 1988 / women's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
victory
02. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
retreat
03. United StatesUnited States Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen
United StatesUnited States 
retreat
04th Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf Elizabeth Smylie
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

05. United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison Barbara Potter
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals

06th AustraliaAustralia Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Quarter finals

07th United StatesUnited States Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
final

08th. South Africa 1961South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
No. pairing Round reached
09. AustraliaAustralia Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson
AustraliaAustralia 
Round of 16

10. SwedenSweden Catarina Lindqvist Robin White
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

11. FranceFrance Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier
FranceFrance 
Round of 16

12. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jo Durie Sharon Walsh-Pete
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

13. Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Patricia Hy Etsuko Inoue
Japan 1870Japan 
Round of 16

14th AustraliaAustralia Michelle Jaggard Marcella Mesker
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16

15th United StatesUnited States Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Round of 16

16. New ZealandNew Zealand Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson
New ZealandNew Zealand 
2nd round

Mixed

Main article: Australian Open 1988 / Mixed

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. FranceFrance Guy Forget Lori McNeil
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
02. AustraliaAustralia John Fitzgerald Elizabeth Smylie
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
03. AustraliaAustralia Peter Doohan Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round
04th United StatesUnited States Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
No. pairing Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Jim Pugh Jana Novotná
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
victory

06th AustraliaAustralia Kim Warwick Jenny Byrne
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round

07th

08th. United StatesUnited States Chip Hooper Candy Reynolds
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

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