# 1988 Swedish Open – Men's doubles

Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd were the defending champions, but they did not participate as a team, Edberg reached the final with Niclas Kroon.
Patrick Baur and Udo Riglewski won the title, defeating Stefan Edberg and Niclas Kroon, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jaroslav Navrátil / Tom Nijssen (second round)
* Jan Gunnarsson / Joakim Nyström (semifinals)
* Leonardo Lavalle / Agustín Moreno (second round)
* Josef Čihák / Karel Nováček (quarterfinals)
* Stefan Edberg / Niclas Kroon (final)
* Marcelo Filippini / Diego Pérez (second round)
* Heinz Gunthardt / Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
* Ronnie Båthman / Jörgen Windahl (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Patrick Baur Udo Riglewski | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Thierry Champion Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Thierry Champion Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 7 | 1 | 4 | | Patrick Baur Udo Riglewski | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 5 | Stefan Edberg Niclas Kroon | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Stefan Edberg Niclas Kroon | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Stefan Edberg Niclas Kroon | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | J Navrátil T Nijssen | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| L Duncan A Tous | 7 | 3 | 7 | | L Duncan A Tous | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Oosting T Svantesson | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | L Duncan A Tous | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| P Baur U Riglewski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | P Baur U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| C Pistolesi H Schwaier | 5 | 3 | | | P Baur U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | R Båthman J Windahl | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Baur U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Champion J-P Fleurian | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 3 | L Lavalle A Moreno | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| P Svensson L-A Wahlgren | 6 | 3 | 4 | | T Champion J-P Fleurian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Champion J-P Fleurian | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Champion J-P Fleurian | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| JC Báguena M Ingaramo | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | L Pimek B Stankovič | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| L Pimek B Stankovič | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Pimek B Stankovič | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | M Filippini D Pérez | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 5 | S Edberg N Kroon | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bergström M Gustafsson | 1 | 7 | 7 | WC | C Bergström M Gustafsson | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch H Skoff | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg N Kroon | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | N Kulti M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Čihák K Nováček | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Henricsson P Lindgren | 2 | 2 | | WC | N Kulti M Larsson | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Čihák K Nováček | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Edberg N Kroon | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Gunnarsson J Nyström | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | H Gunthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Engel S Svensson | 3 | 2 | | | F Cancellotti P Cane | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti P Cane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | H Gunthardt B Taróczy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Holm T Nydahl | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | J Gunnarsson J Nyström | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Guy S Shaw | 6 | 7 | | | S Guy S Shaw | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Gunnarsson J Nyström | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |