1988 US Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1988 US Open
Champion	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
Runner-up	Rick Leach Jim Pugh
Final score	Walkover

The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1988 US Open was held from August 29 to September 11, 1988 on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Rick Leach and Jim Pugh by walkover in the final.

Seeds

1. Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (Semifinals)
2. Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken (Semifinals)
3. Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (Champions)
4. Kevin Curren / David Pate (Quarterfinals)
5. Rick Leach / Jim Pugh (Final)
6. Andrés Gómez / Anders Järryd (Third round)
7. Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser (First round)
8. Kelly Evernden / Johan Kriek (Second round)
9. Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (Third round)
10. Wally Masur / Mark Woodforde (Second round)
11. Guy Forget / Henri Leconte (Third round)
12. Paul Annacone / Patrick McEnroe (Quarterfinals)
13. Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata (First round)
14. Scott Davis / Jakob Hlasek (Third round)
15. Peter Doohan / Jim Grabb (Third round)
16. Joakim Nyström / Mikael Pernfors (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ken Flach   Robert Seguso	6	6	1	6
		Laurie Warder   Blaine Willenborg	3	4	6	2
										1	Ken Flach   Robert Seguso	6	1	2	4
										5	Rick Leach   Jim Pugh	4	6	6	6
	4	Kevin Curren   David Pate	1	7	3	2
	5	Rick Leach   Jim Pugh	6	6	6	6
																			5	Rick Leach   Jim Pugh
																			3	Sergio Casal   Emilio Sánchez	w/o
	12	Paul Annacone   Patrick McEnroe	4	4	7	7	6
	3	Sergio Casal   Emilio Sánchez	6	6	5	6	7
										3	Sergio Casal   Emilio Sánchez	6	6	6
										2	Jorge Lozano   Todd Witsken	4	3	2
		Paul Annacone   Mike De Palmer	6	5	4	7	4
	2	Jorge Lozano   Todd Witsken	2	7	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	K Flach   R Seguso	6	6
	J Bates   P Lundgren	3	4				1	K Flach   R Seguso	6	4	6
	J Arias   B Gilbert	6	6					J Arias   B Gilbert	1	6	1
	P Chamberlin   B Dickinson	4	4											1	K Flach   R Seguso	7	7
	J Klaparda   M Purcell	3	6											15	P Doohan   J Grabb	6	5
	D Goldie   M Schapers	6	7					J Klaparda   M Purcell	3	3
	R Acioly   L Mattar	7	3	3			15	P Doohan   J Grabb	6	6
15	P Doohan   J Grabb	6	6	6																	1	K Flach   R Seguso	6	6	1	6
10	W Masur   M Woodforde	6	6																			L Warder   B Willenborg	3	4	6	2
	J Stoltenberg   T Woodbridge	4	2				10	W Masur   M Woodforde	4	7	3
	D Cahill   S Youl	6	6					D Cahill   S Youl	6	6	6
	M Bahrami   K Nováček	4	4												D Cahill   S Youl	6	4	4
	L Warder   B Willenborg	7	7												L Warder   B Willenborg	4	6	6
	A Castle   T Wilkison	5	6					L Warder   B Willenborg	6	6
	G Bloom   A Mansdorf	6	3	2			8	K Evernden   J Kriek	4	3
8	K Evernden   J Kriek	1	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	K Curren   D Pate	7	6
	T Muster   H Skoff	6	2				4	K Curren   D Pate	6	6
	C Limberger   C Mezzadri							E Jelen   P Kühnen	3	4
	E Jelen   P Kühnen	w/o												4	K Curren   D Pate	4	7	7
	M Basham   C Beckman	7	3	6											A Kohlberg   R Van't Hof	6	6	6
	D Marcelino   M Menezes	6	6	7				D Marcelino   M Menezes	6	5	4
	A Kohlberg   R Van't Hof	6	7					A Kohlberg   R Van't Hof	2	7	6
13	G Connell   G Michibata	3	6																		4	K Curren   D Pate	1	7	3	2
11	G Forget   H Leconte	6	6																		5	R Leach   J Pugh	6	6	6	6
	S DeVries   R Matuszewski	2	4				11	G Forget   H Leconte	w/o
	E Edwards   G Muller	6	6	6			LL	M Laurendeau   M Oosting
LL	M Laurendeau   M Oosting	7	4	7										11	G Forget   H Leconte	7	3	6
	U Riglewski   M Vajda	6	3	2										5	R Leach   J Pugh	6	6	7
	T Carbonell   J Sánchez	3	6	6				T Carbonell   J Sánchez	2	5
	S Stewart   K Warwick	2	2				5	R Leach   J Pugh	6	7
5	R Leach   J Pugh	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	A Gómez   A Järryd	6	6	6
	K Jones   M Mortensen	3	7	1			6	A Gómez   A Järryd	6	6
	L Jensen   B Pearce	6	6					L Jensen   B Pearce	1	4
	R Baxter   T Siegel	2	3											6	A Gómez   A Järryd	7	3	4
	C Hooper   L Scott	4	4											12	P Annacone   P McEnroe	5	6	6
	L Lavalle   A Moreno	6	6					L Lavalle   A Moreno	3	3
	D Dowlen   M Freeman	6	6	6			12	P Annacone   P McEnroe	6	6
12	P Annacone   P McEnroe	7	1	7																	12	P Annacone   P McEnroe	4	4	7	7	6
14	S Davis   J Hlasek	6	6																		3	S Casal   E Sánchez	6	6	5	6	7
	J Palmer   P Sampras	4	2				14	S Davis   J Hlasek	6	6	6
	J Berger   R Reneberg	4	6					M Anger   G Holmes	4	7	4
	M Anger   G Holmes	6	7											14	S Davis   J Hlasek	3	7	4
	O Camporese   D Nargiso	6	6	2										3	S Casal   E Sánchez	6	5	6
	N Kroon   J Svensson	4	3					O Camporese   D Nargiso	7	4	4
	R Acuña   G Layendecker	2	7	4			3	S Casal   E Sánchez	6	6	6
3	S Casal   E Sánchez	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	P Aldrich   D Visser	4	3
	E Korita   J Levine	6	6					E Korita   J Levine	6	6
	M De Palmer   G Donnelly	6	6	6				M De Palmer   G Donnelly	4	3
	M Davis   T Pawsat	7	3	1											E Korita   J Levine	6	6
	L Shiras   J Rive	6	6											9	M Mečíř   T Šmíd	4	4
	S Matsuoka   T Mmoh	3	4					L Shiras   J Rive	7	3	4
	B Garrow   P Galbraith	3	6				9	M Mečíř   T Šmíd	6	6	6
9	M Mečíř   T Šmíd	6	7																			E Korita   J Levine	6	5	3	7	4
16	J Nyström   M Pernfors	6	6																		2	J Lozano   T Witsken	2	7	6	6	6
	H Endelman   P Palandjian	2	4				16	J Nyström   M Pernfors	2	4
	D DiLucia   J Stark	2	3					M Flur   S Giammalva	6	6
	M Flur   S Giammalva	6	6												M Flur   S Giammalva	6	6
	R Smith   P Wekesa	3	2											2	J Lozano   T Witsken	7	7
	B Farrow   G Van Emburgh	6	6					B Farrow   G Van Emburgh	1	3
	D Felgate   W Kowalski	2	1				2	J Lozano   T Witsken	6	6
2	J Lozano   T Witsken	6	6

References

• Main Draw, ITFTennis.com.