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1988 Lipton International Players Championships

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1988 Lipton International Players Championships
DateMarch 14–28
Edition4th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationKey Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
VenueTennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Mats Wilander[1]
Women's singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd[2]
Women's doubles
West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
← 1987 · Miami Open · 1989 ⊟

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.[3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Sweden Mats Wilander defeated United States 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

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West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States Chris Evert 6–4, 6–4

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

Men's doubles

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Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Ken Flach / United States 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

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West Germany Steffi Graf / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Key Biscayne – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1988 Key Biscayne – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 121–122, 185–186. ISBN 9780002183116.
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