1988 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1988 Benson and Hedges Open
Final
Champion	Martin Davis ; Tim Pawsat
Runner-up	Sammy Giammalva Jr. ; Jim Grabb
Score	6–3, 3–6. 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles	Doubles

The 1988 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles was an event of the 1988 Benson and Hedges Open men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 January and 11 January 1988. The draw consisted of 16 teams of which four were seeded. Kelly Jones and Brad Pearce were the defending doubles champions but they did not compete together in this edition.

The third-seeded team of Martin Davis and Tim Pawsat won the doubles title after a 6–3, 3–6. 6–4 win in the final against top-seeded Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Jim Grabb.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Sammy Giammalva Jr. / Jim Grabb (final)
Tim Wilkison / Todd Witsken (semifinals)
Marty Davis / Tim Pawsat (champions)
Jonas Svensson / Magnus Tideman (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb	6	3	6
	Magnus Gustafsson Brett Steven	2	6	1	1	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb	6	4	11
	Christian Bergström Claudio Pistolesi	4	2			Dan Goldie Larry Scott	3	6	9
	Dan Goldie Larry Scott	6	6							1	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb	6	6
4	Jonas Svensson Magnus Tideman	6	6							4	Jonas Svensson Magnus Tideman	2	3
	Kelly Jones Todd Nelson	4	2		4	Jonas Svensson Magnus Tideman	6	6
	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	4	4			Dan Cassidy Jon Levine	3	2
	Dan Cassidy Jon Levine	6	6												1	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Jim Grabb	3	6	4
	Carl-Uwe Steeb Christian Saceanu	7	6												3	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat	6	3	6
	Omar Camporese Paolo Canè	6	2			Carl-Uwe Steeb Christian Saceanu	1	1
	Ramesh Krishnan Bill Scanlon	6	3	3	3	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat	6	6
3	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat	2	6	6						3	Marty Davis Tim Pawsat	4	7	6
	Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren	7	5	6						2	Tim Wilkison Todd Witsken	6	6	4
	Patrik Kühnen Alexander Mronz	6	7	2		Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren	3	1
	Bruce Derlin Damir Keretić	1	2		2	Tim Wilkison Todd Witsken	6	6
2	Tim Wilkison Todd Witsken	6	6

References

^ "1988 Auckland – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 110, 152. ISBN 9780002182690.

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[md-1] "1988 Auckland – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[wot1988-2] John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. pp. 110, 152. ISBN 9780002182690.

[1]

[2]