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Tennis tournament

1988 French Open

Date

23 May – 5 June 1988

Edition

87

Category

58th Grand Slam (ITF)

Surface

Location

Paris (XVI), France

Venue

Stade Roland Garros

Champions

Women's singles

Andrés Gómez /

Emilio Sánchez Vicario

Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova /

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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.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1988 French Open – Men's singles

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

Main article: 1988 French Open – Women's singles

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 minutes.
It was Graf's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1988 French Open – Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Main article: 1988 French Open – Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1988 French Open – Mixed doubles

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles	Men	FF1,500,240	FF750,120	FF375,060	FF190,030	FF100,019	FF56,009	FF33,015	FF20,123
Singles	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

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

External links

French Open official website

Preceded by1988 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by1988 Wimbledon Championships

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Open Era finalists

v t e 1988 Grand Prix Tour « 1987 1989 »
Grand Slam tournaments	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Grand Prix circuit	Adelaide Wellington Sydney Outdoor Auckland Guarujá Lyon Rotterdam Milan Philadelphia Memphis Metz Indian Wells Key Biscayne Orlando Dallas WCT Tokyo Outdoor Nice Madrid Monte Carlo Seoul Hamburg Charleston Forest Hills WCT Munich Rome Florence Queen's/London Bologna Bristol Athens Boston Gstaad Newport Båstad Stuttgart Outdoor Schenectady Washington Stratton Mountain Hilversum Bordeaux Indianapolis Kitzbühel Toronto St. Vincent Prague Cincinnati Rye Brook Livingston Los Angeles Barcelona Bari Geneva Palermo San Francisco Scottsdale WCT Brisbane Basel Tel Aviv Toulouse Sydney Indoor Vienna Tokyo Indoor Frankfurt Paris São Paulo Stockholm Buenos Aires Wembley Johannesburg Detroit Brussels Itaparica
Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup
Summer Olympics, Seoul Nabisco Masters, New York (singles)

v t e 1988 WTA Tour « 1987 1989 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Category 5 tournaments	Fairfax (S, D) Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Worcester (S, D)
Category 4 tournaments	Dallas (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Houston (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) New Orleans (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Chicago (S, D)
Category 3 tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Rome (S, D) Newport (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Category 2 tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Kansas (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Nice (S, D) Aix-en-Provence (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Sofia (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Brentwood (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Category 1 tournaments	Buenos Aires (S, D) Guarujá (S, D) Auckland (S, D Wellington (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Brussels (S, D) OTB Open (S, D) Aptos (S, D) Athens (S, D) Paris (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Guarujá II (S, D)
Team events	Federation Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics, Seoul (S, D) World Doubles Championships, Tokyo (D)

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