# 1988 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Louise Field and Brad Drewett.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh won in the final 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 against Martina Navratilova and Tim Gullikson.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Lori McNeil / Guy Forget (first round)
* Elizabeth Smylie / John Fitzgerald (quarterfinals)
* Wendy Turnbull / Peter Doohan (first round)
* Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart (first round)
* Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh (champions)
* Jenny Byrne / Kim Warwick (first round)
* n/a
* Candy Reynolds / Chip Hooper (first 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | 5 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | L McNeil G Forget | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tremelling D Macpherson | w/o | | | | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson M Schapers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Henricksson M Schapers | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard M Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | D Balestrat C Limberger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | D Balestrat C Limberger | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | R Fairbank B Buffington | 4 | 5 | | | D Balestrat C Limberger | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | J-A Faull J Stoltenberg | 7$^7$ | 4 | 13 | WC | J-A Faull J Stoltenberg | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| ALT | P Smith M Bauer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | W Turnbull P Doohan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 |
| | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick R Leach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | P Fendick R Leach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter M Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Bakkum T Nijssen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Bakkum T Nijssen | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | G Magers H Pfister | 6 | 4 | 3 | | C Bakkum T Nijssen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | J Richardson K Evernden | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Byrne K Warwick | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White T Pawsat | 5 | 0 | r | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Potter L Scott | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | C Tanvier J Potier | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier J Potier | 5 | 7$^8$ | 8 | | | | | | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 9 | | | | |
| | P Hy P Chamberlin | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | L Field B Drewett | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 7 | | | | |
| | P Barg K Jones | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | P Barg K Jones | 3 | 7$^7$ | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field B Drewett | 6 | 6 | | | L Field B Drewett | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Z Garrison S Stewart | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | C Reynolds C Hooper | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M van der Torre M Davis | 2 | 5 |
| | N Provis D Cahill | 7 | 6 | | | N Provis D Cahill | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M van der Torre M Davis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M van der Torre M Davis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell D Lewis | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | M van der Torre M Davis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez P Carter | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | | |
| WC | R McQuillan T Woodbridge | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | R McQuillan T Woodbridge | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik L Warder | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |