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1988 Italian Open
1988 Italian Open
Date	9–15 May (men) ; 2–8 May (women)
Edition	45th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
	Ivan Lendl
Women's singles
	Gabriela Sabatini
Men's doubles
	Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken
Women's doubles
	Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire

The 1988 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy, that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier IV of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 9 May until 15 May 1988, while the women's tournament was held from 2 May until 8 May 1988. First-seeded Ivan Lendl and second-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles titles.^[3]

Finals

Ivan Lendl defeated Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Gabriela Sabatini defeated Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1

It was Lozano's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Witsken's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Suire's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

^ "1988 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1988 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129, 193–194. ISBN 9780002183116.