1988 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1988 US Open
Champion Sweden Mats Wilander[1]
Runner-up Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Final score 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Mats Wilander defeated three time defending champion Ivan Lendl, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1988 US Open.[1] This was the longest US Open men's final in history, clocking in at four hours and fifty-four minutes; this record was matched in 2012 when Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in that year's final.[2]

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Pete Sampras and Jim Courier competed in the main draw.[3]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Finalist)
  2. Sweden Mats Wilander (Champion)
  3. Sweden Stefan Edberg (Fourth round)
  4. United States Andre Agassi (Semifinalist)
  5. West Germany Boris Becker (Second round)
  6. United States Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinalist)
  7. France Yannick Noah (Second round)
  8. Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (Third round)

  1. United States Tim Mayotte (Third round)
  2. France Henri Leconte (Third round)
  3. United States Brad Gilbert (Second round)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Pérez-Roldán (Third round)
  5. Sweden Jonas Svensson (Second round)
  6. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (Third round)
  7. Sweden Anders Järryd (Third round)
  8. United States John McEnroe (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6 6      
 United States Derrick Rostagno 2 2 0      
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 6    
  4  United States Andre Agassi 6 2 3 4    
4  United States Andre Agassi 6 7 6    
  6  United States Jimmy Connors 2 6 1      
    1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 6 3 7 4
  2  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 4 6 5 6
   Australia Darren Cahill 6 5 7 5 6  
 United States Aaron Krickstein 2 7 6 7 3  
 Australia Darren Cahill 4 4 2    
  2  Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6 6      
 Spain Emilio Sánchez 6 6 0 4  
  2  Sweden Mats Wilander 3 7 6 6    

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6 5 6
Israel A Mansdorf 2 7 1 7 0 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
United States J Berger 6 6 6 United States J Berger 2 4 1
Q United States D Cassidy 4 0 2 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
Q United States J Brown 6 4 6 7 WC United States S Davis 1 4 3
United States D Goldie 4 6 3 6 Q United States J Brown 3 3 6 3
United Kingdom J Bates 4 3 1 WC United States S Davis 6 6 3 6
WC United States S Davis 6 6 6 1 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 5 6 6
Australia W Masur 6 6 6 Switzerland J Hlasek 4 7 2 4
Q The Bahamas R Smith 2 3 4 Australia W Masur 0 3 0
Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 4 6 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 6
Italy C Pistolesi 2 2 6 3 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6 6
United States R Reneberg 6 4 6 6 15 Sweden A Järryd 3 4 2
Czechoslovakia M Vajda 3 6 4 0 United States R Reneberg 3 5 4
Sweden J Nyström 3 6 3 2 15 Sweden A Järryd 6 7 6
15 Sweden A Järryd 6 4 6 6

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 United States T Mayotte 6 6 4 5 6
United States J Pugh 3 4 6 7 3 9 United States T Mayotte 7 6 6
Q Italy G Pozzi 3 6 6 6 Q Italy G Pozzi 6 4 3
Sweden P Lundgren 6 3 2 3 9 United States T Mayotte 3 6 4 6 3
Brazil C Motta 7 6 3 4 4 United States D Rostagno 6 2 6 4 6
United States M Davis 5 3 6 6 6 United States M Davis 4 4 3
United States D Rostagno 6 6 6 7 United States D Rostagno 6 6 6
Senegal Y Doumbia 3 7 3 6 United States D Rostagno 6 3 6 6
Q United States J Palmer 2 4 6 6 6 Haiti R Agénor 2 6 1 3
WC United States J Tarango 6 6 2 4 0 Q United States J Palmer 2 7 1 r
New Zealand K Evernden 1 6 3 6 1 Haiti R Agénor 6 6 5
Haiti R Agénor 6 3 6 3 6 Haiti R Agénor 6 6 2 6
Australia J Stoltenberg 6 4 6 6 6 Australia J Stoltenberg 3 1 6 0
United States M Anger 7 6 3 4 4 Australia J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 6
Q United States K Jones 6 4 1 7 France Y Noah 6 2 3 4
7 France Y Noah 7 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 United States A Agassi 7 6 6
Q United States P Johnson 6 3 3 4 United States A Agassi 4 6 6 6
WC United States S Melville 7 5 1 6 WC United States R Leach 6 2 3 4
WC United States R Leach 6 7 6 7 4 United States A Agassi 6 6 2 6
Argentina M Jaite 6 6 1 6 United States J Kriek 3 1 6 0
France T Champion 1 4 6 0 Argentina M Jaite 4 2 6 6
WC United States T Ho 4 6 6 United States J Kriek 6 6 3 7
United States J Kriek 6 7 7 4 United States A Agassi 7 6 6
United Kingdom A Castle 1 7 2 5 United States M Chang 5 3 2
Switzerland C Mezzadri 6 5 6 7 Switzerland C Mezzadri 6 2 2
West Germany R Osterthun 6 2 1 2 United States T Wilkison 7 6 6
United States T Wilkison 3 6 6 6 United States T Wilkison 6 6 3 4 5
United States M Chang 6 6 7 United States M Chang 4 3 6 6 7
Brazil L Mattar 4 3 5 United States M Chang 5 6 2 6 6
United States T Witsken 3 3 4 13 Sweden J Svensson 7 4 6 1 4
13 Sweden J Svensson 6 6 6

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 Argentina G Pérez-Roldán 6 7 3 6 7
United States K Flach 7 6 6 1 6 12 Argentina G Pérez-Roldán 6 6 5 6 6
WC United States J Ross 7 6 4 6 WC United States J Ross 4 4 7 7 3
France J-P Fleurian 6 4 6 1 12 Argentina G Pérez-Roldán 4 4 7 6
Mexico J Lozano 6 7 3 7 Mexico J Lozano 6 6 5 7
United States J Grabb 2 5 6 5 Mexico J Lozano 7 6 2 6 6
United States M Kures 3 4 3 United States R Seguso 5 0 6 7 4
United States R Seguso 6 6 6 Mexico J Lozano 1 2 0
South Africa P Aldrich 7 6 6 6 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Poland W Kowalski 5 3 4 South Africa P Aldrich 7 6 6
Sweden C Bergström 6 3 2 6 4 Q Canada G Connell 6 4 3
Q Canada G Connell 3 6 6 3 6 South Africa P Aldrich 3 2 3
Czechoslovakia P Korda 6 4 0 r. 6 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Israel G Bloom 4 6 3 Israel G Bloom 0 3 6 1
Mexico A Moreno 3 2 2 6 United States J Connors 6 6 3 6
6 United States J Connors 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 West Germany B Becker 6 6 7
United States T Nelson 3 0 6 5 West Germany B Becker 3 3 2
United States L Duncan 0 2 2 Australia D Cahill 6 6 6
Australia D Cahill 6 6 6 Australia D Cahill
Argentina H de la Peña 3 6 6 6 2 Argentina M Ingaramo w/o
Argentina M Ingaramo 6 3 3 7 6 Argentina M Ingaramo 7 6 3 6
West Germany U Riglewski 2 6 6 2 Q South Africa A Burrow 6 1 6 2
Q South Africa A Burrow 6 4 7 6 Australia D Cahill 6 6 6
Q South Africa M Robertson 3 6 3 Q Canada M Laurendeau 4 4 3
Netherlands M Oosting 6 7 6 Netherlands M Oosting 3 3 2
Q Canada M Laurendeau 2 6 7 7 Q Canada M Laurendeau 6 6 6
United States J Arias 6 4 6 6 Q Canada M Laurendeau 4 6 6 7
WC United States P Sampras 7 7 4 5 2 Peru J Yzaga 6 2 4 5
Peru J Yzaga 6 6 6 7 6 Peru J Yzaga 1 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia M Šrejber 3 3 2 11 United States B Gilbert 6 0 4 2
11 United States B Gilbert 6 6 6

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 Ecuador A Gómez 6 6 6
Spain J Sánchez 4 2 2 14 Ecuador A Gómez 7 2 6 2 6
Japan S Matsuoka 3 6 6 6 Japan S Matsuoka 6 6 4 6 2
Australia S Youl 6 4 3 2 14 Ecuador A Gómez 4 6 4 4
United States A Krickstein 7 6 6 United States A Krickstein 6 4 6 6
Netherlands M Schapers 5 3 2 United States A Krickstein 3 6 6 6
United States D Pate 4 6 6 6 United States D Pate 6 2 4 3
West Germany E Jelen 6 1 4 2 United States A Krickstein 5 7 7 4 7
Sweden T Svantesson 0 4 6 7 6 3 Sweden S Edberg 7 6 6 6 5
Spain T Carbonell 6 6 1 6 4 Sweden T Svantesson 2 3 0
Q Sweden J Carlsson 6 6 6 Q Sweden J Carlsson 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Živojinović 0 4 4 Q Sweden J Carlsson 0 5 2
France G Forget 5 6 6 6 3 Sweden S Edberg 6 7 6
France T Tulasne 7 4 3 4 France G Forget 5 1 3
Q Belgium L Pimek 2 2 4 3 Sweden S Edberg 7 6 6
3 Sweden S Edberg 6 6 6

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 7 6 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 5 4 0 8 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 6 6 7
United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 6 7 United States S Giammalva, Jr. 4 1 6
Q Puerto Rico M Nido 4 3 6 8 Czechoslovakia M Mečíř 3 6 6 1
Spain E Sánchez 6 6 6 Spain E Sánchez 6 3 7 6
Spain S Casal 3 4 2 Spain E Sánchez 6 7 6
Q Portugal N Marques 4 7 6 5 1 India R Krishnan 2 5 2
India R Krishnan 6 5 3 7 6 Spain E Sánchez 6 6 6
United States P Annacone 6 6 2 6 Australia J Frawley 2 3 4
Italy M Narducci 4 3 6 3 United States P Annacone 4 6 6 3 6
Australia J Frawley 5 6 6 6 Australia J Frawley 6 3 4 6 7
United States J Rive 7 3 0 3 Australia J Frawley 6 6 6
United States L Shiras 3 4 7 6 2 10 France H Leconte 3 4 3
LL South Africa B Moir 6 6 5 0 6 South Africa B Moir 0 4 4
Argentina J Frana 4 6 3 4 10 France H Leconte 6 6 6
10 France H Leconte 6 3 6 6

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 United States J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q Mexico L Lavalle 3 4 4 16 United States J McEnroe 5 6 7 3 1
Belgium E Masso 3 0 7 6 3 Australia M Woodforde 7 4 6 6 6
Australia M Woodforde 6 6 6 1 6 Australia M Woodforde 6 5 6 6
Sweden N Kroon 4 6 5 2 Italy D Nargiso 1 7 3 0
West Germany P Kühnen 6 2 7 6 West Germany P Kühnen 3 5 4
Italy D Nargiso 7 7 7 Italy D Nargiso 6 7 6
Canada C Pridham 5 6 6 Australia M Woodforde 3 2 2
Austria T Muster 6 2 6 1 2 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6
Sweden M Pernfors 7 6 3 6 Sweden M Pernfors 6 6 6
United States J Courier 7 6 6 United States J Courier 3 4 4
Austria H Skoff 5 4 3 Sweden M Pernfors 4 0 5
United States K Curren 6 6 6 2 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 7
WC United States R Weiss 4 4 4 United States K Curren 6 3 2 6 3
United States G Holmes 2 1 4 2 Sweden M Wilander 3 6 6 3 6
2 Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6

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