# 1988 Cincinnati Open – Men's doubles

Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jim Grabb and Patrick McEnroe.
Rick Leach and Jim Pugh won the title by defeating Grabb and McEnroe 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ken Flach / Robert Seguso (quarterfinals)
* Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken (semifinals)
* Kevin Curren / David Pate (quarterfinals)
* Rick Leach / Jim Pugh (champions)
* Darren Cahill / Anders Järryd (semifinals)
* Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser (first round, retired)
* Wally Masur / Mark Woodforde (second round)
* Steve Denton / Andrés Gómez (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 |
| | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Darren Cahill Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Darren Cahill Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 3 | | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dowlen B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Castle T Wilkison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | G Donnelly G Holmes | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Donnelly G Holmes | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | K Flach R Seguso | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek J Svensson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Grabb P McEnroe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb P McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | J Grabb P McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Edwards G Muller | 1 | 3 | | 7 | W Masur M Woodforde | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | W Masur M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Grabb P McEnroe | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | K Curren D Pate | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Cahill A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | S Davis D Goldie | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | K Curren D Pate | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan L Warder | 7 | 4 | 7 | | P Doohan L Warder | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | K Curren D Pate | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Carter C Limberger | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | D Cahill A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Acioly J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | R Acioly J Frana | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer M Fancutt | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | D Cahill A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Cahill A Järryd | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Aldrich D Visser | 7 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 4 | | | E Korita J Levine | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart K Warwick | 3 | 2 | | | J Rive T Siegel | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive T Siegel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Korita J Levine | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Jones M Mortensen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin M Schapers | 5 | 3 | | | K Jones M Mortensen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Smith P Wekesa | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | S Denton A Gómez | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Antonitsch R Baxter | 6 | 1$^r$ | | 8 | S Denton A Gómez | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis T Pawsat | 6 | 6 | | | M Davis T Pawsat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mečíř M Šrejber | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Davis T Pawsat | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Arias H de la Peña | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Basham C Beckman | 6 | 6 | | | M Basham C Beckman | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barlow D Felgate | 1 | 3 | | 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Lozano T Witsken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |