1988 US Open – Men's Singles


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. 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. Wilander gained the number 1 ranking for the first time, replacing Lendl.
This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Pete Sampras and Jim Courier competed in the main draw.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mats Wilander is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Ivan Lendl '
  2. Mats Wilander
  3. Stefan Edberg '
  4. Andre Agassi '
  5. Boris Becker '
  6. Jimmy Connors '
  7. Yannick Noah '
  8. Miloslav Mečíř '
  9. Tim Mayotte '
  10. Henri Leconte '
  11. Brad Gilbert '
  12. Guillermo Pérez Roldán '
  13. Jonas Svensson '
  14. Andrés Gómez '
  15. Anders Järryd '
  16. John McEnroe

    Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8