1988 Paris Open - Doubles
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Jakob Hlasek
and Claudio Mezzadri
were the defending champions but only Hlasek competed that year with Joey Rive
.
Hlasek and Rive lost in the first round to Darren Cahill
and Brad Drewett
.
Paul Annacone
and John Fitzgerald won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Jim Grabb
and Christo van Rensburg
.
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
and Claudio Mezzadri
Claudio Mezzadri
Claudio Mezzadri is a retired professional tennis player from Switzerland. Mezzadri turned professional in 1983, and won his only ATP title four years later...
were the defending champions but only Hlasek competed that year with Joey Rive
Joey Rive
Joey Rive is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.River achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in 1988....
.
Hlasek and Rive lost in the first round to Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
and Brad Drewett
Brad Drewett
Brad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.Drewett won the Australian Open Junior Boys title in 1975 and 1977. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high...
.
Paul Annacone
Paul Annacone
Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...
and John Fitzgerald won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...
and Christo van Rensburg
Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.- Ken FlachKen FlachKenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...
/ Robert SegusoRobert SegusoRobert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
(First Round) - Rick LeachRick Leach----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
/ Jim PughJim PughJim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...
(Quarterfinals) - Sergio CasalSergio CasalSergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
/ Emilio SánchezEmilio SánchezEmilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
(Quarterfinals) - Jorge LozanoJorge LozanoJorge Lozano is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. On August 22, 1988, he reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 4. His highest singles ranking was World Number 51. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and...
/ Todd WitskenTodd WitskenTodd Witsken was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career high was #4 in doubles and #43 in singles...
(First Round)