1988 New South Wales Open – Men's doubles

Brad Drewett and Mark Edmondson were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann.

Men's doubles
1988 New South Wales Open
Champions	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
Runners-up	Joey Rive Bud Schultz
Score	7–6, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Main article: 1988 New South Wales Open

Cahill and Kratzmann won the title by defeating Joey Rive and Bud Schultz 7–6, 6–4 in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Peter Doohan / Rick Leach (first round)
2. Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann (champions)
3. Tom Nijssen / Huub van Boeckel (first round)
4. David Macpherson / Simon Youl (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	P Doohan R Leach	6	3
		T Mmoh R Smith	7	6					T Mmoh R Smith	3	7	3
		S Heckmanns Anthony Spartalis	4	4					J Rive B Schultz	6	6	6
		J Rive B Schultz	6	6												J Rive B Schultz	7	6
	3	T Nijssen H van Boeckel	2	2												M Flur T Siegel	6	3
		M Bauer P Chamberlin	6	6					M Bauer P Chamberlin	6	3	5
		B Buffington S Svensson	4	4					M Flur T Siegel	4	6	7
		M Flur T Siegel	6	6																			J Rive B Schultz	6	4
		B Drewett M Edmondson	4	6	6																	2	D Cahill M Kratzmann	7	6
		J Stoltenberg T Woodbridge	6	2	4				B Drewett M Edmondson	7	6
		B Moir G Pozzi	4	6				4	D Macpherson S Youl	6	4
	4	D Macpherson S Youl	6	7												B Drewett M Edmondson	6	4
		A Anderson C Turich	6	7											2	D Cahill M Kratzmann	7	6
		B Cox H Pfister	3	5					A Anderson C Turich	4	3
		S Barr K Warwick	6	6	2			2	D Cahill M Kratzmann	6	6
	2	D Cahill M Kratzmann	4	7	6