AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1988 Mixed Doubles
Draw 32, 8 seeds, 2 wild cards

1st Round

Thompson/MacPherson(AUS) d. McNeil(USA)/Forget(FRA) [1] walkover
Henricksson(USA)/Schapers(NED)d. Jaggard/Woodforde(AUS) 6-2 3-6 6-4
Balestrat/Limberger(AUS) d. Fairbank(SAF)/Buffington(USA) 64 75
Faull/Stoltenberg(AUS) [WC] d. P. Smith/Bauer(USA) [A] 7-6(5) 4-6 13-11

 

Navratilova/Tim Gullickson(USA) d. Turnbull/Doohan(AUS) [3] 6-3 6-4
Fendick/Leach(USA) d. Minter/ M. Kratzmann(AUS) 6-4 4-6 6-0
Bakkum/Nijssen(NED) d. Magers/Pfister(USA) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Richardson/Evernden(NZL) d. Byrne/Warwick(AUS) [6] 6-2 7-5

 

Novotna(TCH)/Pugh(USA) [5] d. R. White/Pawsat(USA) 7-5 1-0 ret.
Tanvier/Potier(FRA) d. Potter/Scott(USA) 5-7 7-6(6) 8-6
Barg/Jones(USA) d. Hy(HKG)/Chamberlin(USA) 7-6(2) 6-3
Field/Drewett(AUS) d. Garrison/Stewart(USA) [4] 6-3 6-3

 

Provis/Cahill(AUS) d. Reynolds/Hooper(USA) [8] 7-5 6-3
Van Der Torre(NED)/Davis(USA) d. Cordwell/Lewis(NZL) 6-4 3-6 6-2
McQuillan/Woodbridge(AUS) [WC] d. A. Fernandez(USA)/Carter(AUS) 6-2 7-6(2)
Smylie/Fitzgerald(AUS) [2] d. Porwick(GER)/Warder(AUS) 4-6 6-3 6-4

 

2nd Round

Thompson
/MacPherson d. Henricksson/Schapers 5-7 6-3 6-4
Balestrat/Limberger d. Faull/Stoltenberg [WC] 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
Navratilova/Tim Gullickson d. Fendick/Leach 6-3 6-2
Bakkum/Nijssen d. Richardson/Evernden 6-4 2-6 6-3

 

Novotna/Pugh [6] d. Tanvier/Potier 7-6(3) 6-4
Field/Drewett d. Barg/Jones 6-3 6-7(3) ret.
Van Der Torre/Davis d. Provis/Cahill 7-5 7-5
Smylie/Fitzgerald d. McQuillan/Woodbridge [WC] 6-4 6-2

 

Quarterfinal

Thompson
/MacPherson d. Balestrat/Limberger 7-5 6-4
Navratilova/Tim Gullickson d. Bakkum/Nijssen 6-4 6-4
Novotna/Pugh [6] d. Field/Drewett 6-3 6-7(11) 9-7
Van Der Torre/Davis d. Smylie/Fitzgerald 6-4 7-6(0)

 

Semifinal

 

Navratilova/Tim Gullickson d. Thompson/MacPherson 6-3 6-2
Novotna/Pugh [6] d. Van Der Torre/Davis 6-2 7-5

 

Final

 

Novotna/Pugh [6] d. Navratilova/Tim Gullickson 5-7 6-2 6-4

 


NOTES: First Australian Open played at Flinders Park on Rebound Ace surface.
Entry info: Seeded #7 team (?/?) withdrew, their spot were replaced by Alternates: Paula Smith/Patrick Bauer.
Very first mixed doubles entry for Jana Novotna and first ever Grand Slam title for her!

Results taken from the ITF database from www.itftennis.com.