# 1988 US Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1988 US Open was held from August 29 to September 11, 1988, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Rick Leach and Jim Pugh by walkover in the final.

## Seeds

* Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (semifinals)
* Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken (semifinals)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (champions)
* Kevin Curren / David Pate (quarterfinals)
* Rick Leach / Jim Pugh (final)
* Andrés Gómez / Anders Järryd (third round)
* Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser (first round)
* Kelly Evernden / Johan Kriek (second round)
* Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Wally Masur / Mark Woodforde (second round)
* Guy Forget / Henri Leconte (third round)
* Paul Annacone / Patrick McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata (first round)
* Scott Davis / Jakob Hlasek (third round)
* Peter Doohan / Jim Grabb (third round)
* Joakim Nyström / Mikael Pernfors (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | 1 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Kevin Curren David Pate | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | 5 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | w/o |
| 12 | Paul Annacone Patrick McEnroe | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | w/o |
| 3 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Eric Korita Jon Levine | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates P Lundgren | 3 | 4 | | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | J Arias B Gilbert | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin B Dickinson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Klaparda M Purcell | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | P Doohan J Grabb | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | J Klaparda M Purcell | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acioly L Mattar | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | P Doohan J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Doohan J Grabb | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | W Masur M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Warder B Willenborg | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | J Stoltenberg T Woodbridge | 4 | 2 | | 10 | W Masur M Woodforde | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill S Youl | 6 | 6 | | | D Cahill S Youl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami K Nováček | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Cahill S Youl | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | L Warder B Willenborg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Warder B Willenborg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Castle T Wilkison | 5 | 6 | | | L Warder B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom A Mansdorf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | K Evernden J Kriek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Evernden J Kriek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | K Curren D Pate | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster H Skoff | 6 | 2 | | 4 | K Curren D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Limberger C Mezzadri | | | | | E Jelen P Kühnen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen P Kühnen | w/o | | | | | | | | 4 | K Curren D Pate | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | M Basham C Beckman | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Marcelino M Menezes | 6 | 6 | 7 | | D Marcelino M Menezes | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof | 6 | 7 | | | A Kohlberg R Van't Hof | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Connell G Michibata | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Curren D Pate | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | G Forget H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | S DeVries R Matuszewski | 2 | 4 | | 11 | G Forget H Leconte | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards G Muller | 6 | 6 | 6 | LL | M Laurendeau M Oosting | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Laurendeau M Oosting | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | G Forget H Leconte | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | U Riglewski M Vajda | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell J Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Carbonell J Sánchez | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart K Warwick | 2 | 2 | | 5 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | A Gómez A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones M Mortensen | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | A Gómez A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jensen B Pearce | 6 | 6 | | | L Jensen B Pearce | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baxter T Siegel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | A Gómez A Järryd | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | C Hooper L Scott | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | P Annacone P McEnroe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle A Moreno | 6 | 6 | | | L Lavalle A Moreno | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dowlen M Freeman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | P Annacone P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Annacone P McEnroe | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Annacone P McEnroe | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | S Davis J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | J Palmer P Sampras | 4 | 2 | | 14 | S Davis J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Berger R Reneberg | 4 | 6 | | | M Anger G Holmes | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger G Holmes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | S Davis J Hlasek | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | O Camporese D Nargiso | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon J Svensson | 4 | 3 | | | O Camporese D Nargiso | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña G Layendecker | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | P Aldrich D Visser | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 6 | | | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M De Palmer G Donnelly | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis T Pawsat | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras J Rive | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka T Mmoh | 3 | 4 | | | L Shiras J Rive | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Garrow P Galbraith | 3 | 6 | | 9 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | J Nyström M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | H Endelman P Palandjian | 2 | 4 | | 16 | J Nyström M Pernfors | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D DiLucia J Stark | 2 | 3 | | | M Flur S Giammalva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur S Giammalva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Flur S Giammalva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Smith P Wekesa | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | B Farrow G Van Emburgh | 6 | 6 | | | B Farrow G Van Emburgh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Felgate W Kowalski | 2 | 1 | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |