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The 1988 Tel Aviv Open was a tennis

Tennis

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tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix

1988 Nabisco Grand Prix

The 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...

. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers

Israel Tennis Centers

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at Ramat HaSharon

Ramat Hasharon

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near Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

in Israel

Israel

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from October 10 through October 17, 1988.

Men's Singles

Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert
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defeated

Aaron Krickstein

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4–6, 7–6, 6–2

It was Gilbert's only title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Men's Doubles

Roger Smith /

Paul Wekesa
Paul Wekesa
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defeated

Patrick Baur

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Alexander Mronz

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6–3, 6–3

It was Smith's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Wekesa's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

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