1988 Stockholm Open
Encyclopedia
The 1988 Stockholm Open was a tennis
tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
and took place in Stockholm
, Sweden
. The tournament was held from October 31 through November 6, 1988.
Boris Becker
defeated
Peter Lundgren
, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Kevin Curren
/ Jim Grabb
defeated Paul Annacone
/
John Fitzgerald, 7–5, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
and took place in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The tournament was held from October 31 through November 6, 1988.
Singles
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
defeated
Peter LundgrenPeter Lundgren
Peter Lundgren in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He preferred playing indoors, hardcourt and on grass to clay.-Playing career:...
, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
Kevin CurrenKevin Curren
----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...
/
Jim GrabbJim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...
defeated
Paul AnnaconePaul Annacone
Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
/
John Fitzgerald, 7–5, 7–5