1988 Lipton International Players Championships Explained

The 1988 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 6 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 14 through March 28, 1988. Mats Wilander and Steffi Graf won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles. Mats Wilander defeated Jimmy Connors 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Wilander's 2nd title of the year and the 34th of his career.

Women's singles

See main article: 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles. Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4

• It was Graf's 3rd title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's doubles. John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7–6, 6–1, 7–5

• It was Fitzgerald's 2nd title of the year and the 19th of his career. It was Järryd's only title of the year and the 42nd of his career.

Women's doubles

See main article: 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini defeated Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison 7–6^(8–6), 6–3

• It was Graf's 3rd title of the year and the 29th of her career. It was Sabatini's 2nd title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was Graf's 3rd title at the event having won the singles event in 1987 and the singles event this year.

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Book: The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. 1989. Willow Books. London. 9780002183116. John Barrett. 121–122, 185–186.