1988 US Open – Men's Singles

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 tennis 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] Wilander gained the number 1 ranking for the first time, replacing Lendl.

Men's Singles
1988 US Open
Champion Mats Wilander[1]
Runner-up Ivan Lendl
Final score6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

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. Ivan Lendl (Finalist)
  2. Mats Wilander (Champion)
  3. Stefan Edberg (Fourth round)
  4. Andre Agassi (Semifinalist)
  5. Boris Becker (Second round)
  6. Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Yannick Noah (Second round)
  8. Miloslav Mečíř (Third round)
  9. Tim Mayotte (Third round)
  10. Henri Leconte (Third round)
  11. Brad Gilbert (Second round)
  12. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (Third round)
  13. Jonas Svensson (Second round)
  14. Andrés Gómez (Third round)
  15. Anders Järryd (Third round)
  16. John McEnroe (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Ivan Lendl 6 6 6
  Derrick Rostagno 2 2 0
1 Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 6
4 Andre Agassi 6 2 3 4
4 Andre Agassi 6 7 6
6 Jimmy Connors 2 6 1
1 Ivan Lendl 4 6 3 7 4
2 Mats Wilander 6 4 6 5 6
  Darren Cahill 6 5 7 5 6
  Aaron Krickstein 2 7 6 7 3
  Darren Cahill 4 4 2
2 Mats Wilander 6 6 6
  Emilio Sánchez 6 6 0 4
2 Mats Wilander 3 7 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 I Lendl 6 6 6 5 6
A Mansdorf 2 7 1 7 0 1 I Lendl 6 6 6
J Berger 6 6 6 J Berger 2 4 1
Q D Cassidy 4 0 2 1 I Lendl 6 6 6
Q J Brown 6 4 6 7 WC S Davis 1 4 3
D Goldie 4 6 3 6 Q J Brown 3 3 6 3
J Bates 4 3 1 WC S Davis 6 6 3 6
WC S Davis 6 6 6 1 I Lendl 6 5 6 6
W Masur 6 6 6 J Hlasek 4 7 2 4
Q R Smith 2 3 4 W Masur 0 3 0
J Hlasek 6 6 4 6 J Hlasek 6 6 6
C Pistolesi 2 2 6 3 J Hlasek 6 6 6
R Reneberg 6 4 6 6 15 A Järryd 3 4 2
M Vajda 3 6 4 0 R Reneberg 3 5 4
J Nyström 3 6 3 2 15 A Järryd 6 7 6
15 A Järryd 6 4 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 T Mayotte 6 6 4 5 6
J Pugh 3 4 6 7 3 9 T Mayotte 7 6 6
Q G Pozzi 3 6 6 6 Q G Pozzi 6 4 3
P Lundgren 6 3 2 3 9 T Mayotte 3 6 4 6 3
C Motta 7 6 3 4 4 D Rostagno 6 2 6 4 6
M Davis 5 3 6 6 6 M Davis 4 4 3
D Rostagno 6 6 6 7 D Rostagno 6 6 6
Y Doumbia 3 7 3 6 D Rostagno 6 3 6 6
Q J Palmer 2 4 6 6 6 R Agénor 2 6 1 3
WC J Tarango 6 6 2 4 0 Q J Palmer 2 7 1 r
K Evernden 1 6 3 6 1 R Agénor 6 6 5
R Agénor 6 3 6 3 6 R Agénor 6 6 2 6
J Stoltenberg 6 4 6 6 6 J Stoltenberg 3 1 6 0
M Anger 7 6 3 4 4 J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 6
Q K Jones 6 4 1 7 Y Noah 6 2 3 4
7 Y Noah 7 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 A Agassi 7 6 6
Q P Johnson 6 3 3 4 A Agassi 4 6 6 6
WC S Melville 7 5 1 6 WC R Leach 6 2 3 4
WC R Leach 6 7 6 7 4 A Agassi 6 6 2 6
M Jaite 6 6 1 6 J Kriek 3 1 6 0
T Champion 1 4 6 0 M Jaite 4 2 6 6
WC T Ho 4 6 6 J Kriek 6 6 3 7
J Kriek 6 7 7 4 A Agassi 7 6 6
A Castle 1 7 2 5 M Chang 5 3 2
C Mezzadri 6 5 6 7 C Mezzadri 6 2 2
R Osterthun 6 2 1 2 T Wilkison 7 6 6
T Wilkison 3 6 6 6 T Wilkison 6 6 3 4 5
M Chang 6 6 7 M Chang 4 3 6 6 7
L Mattar 4 3 5 M Chang 5 6 2 6 6
T Witsken 3 3 4 13 J Svensson 7 4 6 1 4
13 J Svensson 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 G Pérez Roldán 6 7 3 6 7
K Flach 7 6 6 1 6 12 G Pérez Roldán 6 6 5 6 6
WC J Ross 7 6 4 6 WC J Ross 4 4 7 7 3
J-P Fleurian 6 4 6 1 12 G Pérez Roldán 4 4 7 6
J Lozano 6 7 3 7 J Lozano 6 6 5 7
J Grabb 2 5 6 5 J Lozano 7 6 2 6 6
M Kures 3 4 3 R Seguso 5 0 6 7 4
R Seguso 6 6 6 J Lozano 1 2 0
P Aldrich 7 6 6 6 J Connors 6 6 6
W Kowalski 5 3 4 P Aldrich 7 6 6
C Bergström 6 3 2 6 4 Q G Connell 6 4 3
Q G Connell 3 6 6 3 6 P Aldrich 3 2 3
P Korda 6 4 0 r. 6 J Connors 6 6 6
G Bloom 4 6 3 G Bloom 0 3 6 1
A Moreno 3 2 2 6 J Connors 6 6 3 6
6 J Connors 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 B Becker 6 6 7
T Nelson 3 0 6 5 B Becker 3 3 2
L Duncan 0 2 2 D Cahill 6 6 6
D Cahill 6 6 6 D Cahill
H de la Peña 3 6 6 6 2 M Ingaramo w/o
M Ingaramo 6 3 3 7 6 M Ingaramo 7 6 3 6
U Riglewski 2 6 6 2 Q A Burrow 6 1 6 2
Q A Burrow 6 4 7 6 D Cahill 6 6 6
Q M Robertson 3 6 3 Q M Laurendeau 4 4 3
M Oosting 6 7 6 M Oosting 3 3 2
Q M Laurendeau 2 6 7 7 Q M Laurendeau 6 6 6
J Arias 6 4 6 6 Q M Laurendeau 4 6 6 7
WC P Sampras 7 7 4 5 2 J Yzaga 6 2 4 5
J Yzaga 6 6 6 7 6 J Yzaga 1 6 6 6
M Šrejber 3 3 2 11 B Gilbert 6 0 4 2
11 B Gilbert 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 A Gómez 6 6 6
J Sánchez 4 2 2 14 A Gómez 7 2 6 2 6
S Matsuoka 3 6 6 6 S Matsuoka 6 6 4 6 2
S Youl 6 4 3 2 14 A Gómez 4 6 4 4
A Krickstein 7 6 6 A Krickstein 6 4 6 6
M Schapers 5 3 2 A Krickstein 3 6 6 6
D Pate 4 6 6 6 D Pate 6 2 4 3
E Jelen 6 1 4 2 A Krickstein 5 7 7 4 7
T Svantesson 0 4 6 7 6 3 S Edberg 7 6 6 6 5
T Carbonell 6 6 1 6 4 T Svantesson 2 3 0
Q J Carlsson 6 6 6 Q J Carlsson 6 6 6
S Živojinović 0 4 4 Q J Carlsson 0 5 2
G Forget 5 6 6 6 3 S Edberg 6 7 6
T Tulasne 7 4 3 4 G Forget 5 1 3
Q L Pimek 2 2 4 3 S Edberg 7 6 6
3 S Edberg 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 M Mečíř 7 6 6
T Šmid 5 4 0 8 M Mečíř 6 6 7
S Giammalva, Jr. 6 6 7 S Giammalva, Jr. 4 1 6
Q M Nido 4 3 6 8 M Mečíř 3 6 6 1
E Sánchez 6 6 6 E Sánchez 6 3 7 6
S Casal 3 4 2 E Sánchez 6 7 6
Q N Marques 4 7 6 5 1 R Krishnan 2 5 2
R Krishnan 6 5 3 7 6 E Sánchez 6 6 6
P Annacone 6 6 2 6 J Frawley 2 3 4
M Narducci 4 3 6 3 P Annacone 4 6 6 3 6
J Frawley 5 6 6 6 J Frawley 6 3 4 6 7
J Rive 7 3 0 3 J Frawley 6 6 6
L Shiras 3 4 7 6 2 10 H Leconte 3 4 3
LL B Moir 6 6 5 0 6 LL B Moir 0 4 4
J Frana 4 6 3 4 10 H Leconte 6 6 6
10 H Leconte 6 3 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q L Lavalle 3 4 4 16 J McEnroe 5 6 7 3 1
E Masso 3 0 7 6 3 M Woodforde 7 4 6 6 6
M Woodforde 6 6 6 1 6 M Woodforde 6 5 6 6
N Kroon 4 6 5 2 D Nargiso 1 7 3 0
P Kühnen 6 2 7 6 P Kühnen 3 5 4
D Nargiso 7 7 7 D Nargiso 6 7 6
C Pridham 5 6 6 M Woodforde 3 2 2
T Muster 6 2 6 1 2 M Wilander 6 6 6
M Pernfors 7 6 3 6 M Pernfors 6 6 6
J Courier 7 6 6 J Courier 3 4 4
H Skoff 5 4 3 M Pernfors 4 0 5
K Curren 6 6 6 2 M Wilander 6 6 7
WC R Weiss 4 4 4 K Curren 6 3 2 6 3
G Holmes 2 1 4 2 M Wilander 3 6 6 3 6
2 M Wilander 6 6 6

References
  • "U.S. Open 1988 - Men's Singles". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  1. Alfano, Peter (1988-09-12). "Wilander Outlasts Lendl to Win U.S. Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. 4 Things We Learned at the 2012 US Open | Bleacher Report
  3. Counting Down: Greatest US Open Champions: #3 Pete Sampras
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