1988 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
# 1988 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

Rick Leach and Tim Pawsat were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title by defeating Anders Järryd and Michael Mortensen 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (champions)
* Guy Forget / Henri Leconte (semifinals)
* Anders Järryd / Michael Mortensen (final)
* Jakob Hlasek / Claudio Mezzadri (quarterfinals)
* Brad Gilbert / Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Stanislav Birner / Carl Limberger (second round)
* Tore Meinecke / Ricki Osterthun (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen | 6 | 6 | 4 | Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Guy Forget Henri Leconte | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster M Vajda | 7 | 6 | | | T Muster M Vajda | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Emerson D Tarr | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Mronz M Westphal | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | T Meinecke R Osterthun | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaite G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Jaite G Pérez Roldán | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Meinecke R Osterthun | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Mečíř T Šmíd | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Järryd M Mortensen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Järryd M Mortensen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor P Vojtischek | 6 | 3 | | | R Barlow G Pfitzner | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barlow G Pfitzner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Järryd M Mortensen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea A Mancini | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek C Mezzadri | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Keretić É Winogradsky | 6 | 6 | | | D Keretić É Winogradsky | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | B Gilbert A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Fischer H Rittersbacher | 3 | 4 | | | M Bahrami J Potier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bahrami J Potier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Gilbert A Gómez | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | D Maasdorp T Theine | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | G Forget H Leconte | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cristián Araya Miguel Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Araya Miguel Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Forget H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Forget H Leconte | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | S Birner C Limberger | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka P Rebolledo | 6 | 6 | | | S Matsuoka P Rebolledo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese F Davín | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Matsuoka P Rebolledo | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Tideman T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Cortés C Fernandes | 2 | 1 | | WC | M Tideman T Tulasne | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
