1988 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open – Mats Wilander
    2. French Open – Mats Wilander
    3. Wimbledon – Stefan Edberg
    4. US Open – Mats Wilander
  • Steffi Graf becomes only the third woman in history to win the Grand Slam in tennis –
    1. Australian Open – Steffi Graf
    2. French Open – Steffi Graf
    3. Wimbledon – Steffi Graf
    4. US Open – Steffi Graf
  • 1988 Summer Olympics
    • Men's Singles Competition – Miloslav Mečíř
    • Women's Singles Competition – Steffi Graf
    • Men's Doubles Competition – Ken Flach & Robert Seguso
    • Women's Doubles Competition – Pam Shriver & Zina Garrison
  • Davis Cup
    • Germany won 4–1 over Sweden in world team tennis

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