1988 Swedish Open

(Redirected from 1988 Volvo Open)

The 1988 Swedish Open, also known as the Volvo (Ladies) Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden and was part of the Grand Prix circuit of the 1988 Tour, as well as the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 11 July through 17 July 1988. Marcelo Filippini won the singles title.[3]

1988 Swedish Open
Date4–10 July (women)
11–17 July (men)
Edition41st
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$215,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBåstad, Sweden
Champions
Men's singles
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini[1]
Women's singles
West Germany Isabel Cueto
Men's doubles
West Germany Patrick Baur / West Germany Udo Riglewski[2]
Women's doubles
Italy Sandra Cecchini / Argentina Mercedes Paz
← 1987 · Swedish Open · 1989 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Marcelo Filippini defeated   Francesco Cancellotti 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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  Isabel Cueto defeated   Sandra Cecchini 7–5, 6–1

  • It was Cueto's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Men's doubles

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  Patrick Baur /   Udo Riglewski defeated   Stefan Edberg /   Niclas Kroon 6–7, 6–3, 7–6

  • It was Baur's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Riglewski's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Women's doubles

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  Sandra Cecchini /   Mercedes Paz defeated   Linda Ferrando /   Silvia La Fratta 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Cecchini's 2nd title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Paz's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Båstad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1988 Båstad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. p. 155. ISBN 9780002183116.
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