1988_Stella_Artois_Italian_Indoors

1988 Stella Artois Italian Indoors

1988 Stella Artois Italian Indoors

Tennis tournament

The 1988 Stella Artois Italian Indoors was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo Trussardi in Milan, Italy. The event was part of the Super Series tier of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was played from 15 February until 21 February 1988, moved up from its usual spot in March.[3] Fifth-seeded Yannick Noah won the singles title after his opponent in the final, Jimmy Connors, had to retire with a pulled muscle.[4][5]

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Finals

Singles

France Yannick Noah defeated United States Jimmy Connors 4–4 ret.

  • It was Noah's 1st singles title of the year and the 22nd of his career.

Doubles

West Germany Boris Becker / West Germany Eric Jelen defeated Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. [1]
    "1988 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. [2]
    "1988 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. [3]
    Remo Borgatti (18 February 2016). "Tornei scomparsi. Stelle senza polvere all'indoor di Milano". Ubitennis (in Italian).
  4. [4]
    John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9780002183116.
  5. [5]
    "Results plus". The New York Times. 21 February 1988.
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