The 1988 Athens Open was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Athens
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in
Greece
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that was part of the
1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 June until 19 June 1988. Eighth-seeded
Horst Skoff
Horst Skoff (22 August 1968 – 7 June 2008) was a professional tennis player from Austria, who won four tournaments at the top-level.
Biography
Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and started playing tennis at age 6. In 1984 he won the sing ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Horst Skoff
Horst Skoff (22 August 1968 – 7 June 2008) was a professional tennis player from Austria, who won four tournaments at the top-level.
Biography
Skoff was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, and started playing tennis at age 6. In 1984 he won the sing ...
defeated
Bruno Orešar 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
* It was Skoff's 1st singles title of his career.
Doubles
Rikard Bergh
Rikard Bergh (born 14 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won six doubles titles and finished as a runner-up five times. He achieved a c ...
/
Per Henricsson defeated
Pablo Arraya
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Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and moved to Peru at a young age with his family. He began playing tennis at nine years old and turned professional in 1980 ...
/
Karel Nováček
Karel Nováček (born 30 March 1965) is a retired Czech people, Czech former top ten tennis player born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and six doubles titles. His highest singles r ...
6–4, 7–5
* It was Bergh's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Henricsson's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
See also
*
1988 Athens Trophy – women's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
Athens Open
Athens Open
ATP Athens Open
June 1988 sports events in Europe