1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors.

Men's singles
1988 Lipton International Players Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
← 1987 ·Lipton International Players Championships· 1989 →

Mats Wilander won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Connors.

Seeds

  1. Mats Wilander (champion)
  2. Jimmy Connors (final)
  3. Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)
  4. Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
  5. Andrés Gómez (second round)
  6. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
  7. Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
  8. Martín Jaite (third round)
  9. Andre Agassi (third round, retired)
  10. Joakim Nyström (second round)
  11. Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
  12. Christo van Rensburg (first round)
  13. David Pate (first round)
  14. Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)
  15. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)
  16. Slobodan Živojinović (third round)
  17. Amos Mansdorf (fourth round)
  18. Kevin Curren (second round, retired)
  19. Andrei Chesnokov (quarterfinals)
  20. Eduardo Bengoechea (first round)
  21. John Fitzgerald (third round)
  22. Michiel Schapers (second round)
  23. Claudio Mezzadri (second round)
  24. Peter Lundgren (second round)
  25. John Frawley (third round)
  26. Ramesh Krishnan (fourth round)
  27. Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
  28. Jimmy Arias (first round)
  29. Paul Annacone (third round)
  30. Dan Goldie (third round)
  31. Carl-Uwe Steeb (second round)
  32. Luiz Mattar (second round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Mats Wilander666  
  Aaron Krickstein120  
1 Mats Wilander666  
6 Yannick Noah443  
19 Andrei Chesnokov144  
6 Yannick Noah666  
1 Mats Wilander6466 
2 Jimmy Connors4644 
  Jay Berger1636 
3 Miloslav Mečíř6267 
3 Miloslav Mečíř3653 
2 Jimmy Connors6376 
7 Anders Järryd531  
2 Jimmy Connors766  

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 M Wilander667  
Q L Lavalle325  1 M Wilander666  
  T Witsken667    T Witsken344  
  J Ross326  1 M Wilander6666 
  A Volkov666    A Volkov3742 
  A Maurer244    A Volkov766  
Q M Dickson6646 31 C-U Steeb521  
31 C-U Steeb7467 1 M Wilander766  
18 K Curren766    M Woodforde621  
  H Skoff624  18 K Curren63621r
  M Davis413    T Muster36460
  T Muster666    T Muster2665 
  K Nováček3062   M Woodforde6737 
  G Connell6646   G Connell211  
  M Woodforde46276  M Woodforde666  
15 G Pérez Roldán63652

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 A Agassi666  
  J Bates210  9 A Agassi666  
  T Nijssen3766   T Nijssen433  
  P Arraya6532 9 A Agassi66350r
  R Osterthun424    A Krickstein44671
  A Krickstein666    A Krickstein47277
  P Doohan5634 24 P Lundgren65655
24 P Lundgren7466   A Krickstein62637
26 R Krishnan766  26 R Krishnan26365
Q M Kratzmann643  26 R Krishnan666  
Q J Canter6366 Q J Canter344  
  A Antonitsch1632 26 R Krishnan3666 
  D Keretić216748 M Jaite6333 
  L Pimek66366  L Pimek403  
  B Moir6203 8 M Jaite666  
8 M Jaite4666 

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 T Mayotte767  
  S Casal635  4 T Mayotte5666 
  N Kroon676    N Kroon7233 
  K Evernden163  4 T Mayotte766  
Q G Michibata132  29 P Annacone633  
Q J Courier666  Q J Courier64464
  M Anger122  29 P Annacone46646
29 P Annacone666  4 T Mayotte07263
19 A Chesnokov666  19 A Chesnokov66646
  C Bergström342  19 A Chesnokov6636 
  D Cahill7666   D Cahill2464 
  T Wilkison5473 19 A Chesnokov666  
  T Meinecke342    R Reneberg323  
Q R Smith666  Q R Smith6243 
  R Reneberg676    R Reneberg4666 
13 D Pate454  

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 C van Rensburg233  
  S Davis666    S Davis3744 
  J Rive6266   J Rive6666 
  S Giammalva, Jr.3641   J Rive6677 
  G Bloom666  21 J Fitzgerald2755 
Q O Delaître441    G Bloom6466 
  M Gustafsson124  21 J Fitzgerald7647 
21 J Fitzgerald666    J Rive232  
27 T Šmíd666  6 Y Noah666  
  J Gunnarsson403  27 T Šmíd666  
  P Kühnen41r     T Benhabiles243  
  T Benhabiles64   27 T Šmíd622  
  B Orešar766  6 Y Noah766  
  J Pugh522    B Orešar152  
Q P Chamberlin616626 Y Noah676  
6 Y Noah26376

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 A Gómez6266 
  D Cassidy2632 5 A Gómez4473 
  J Kriek241    J Berger6666 
  J Berger666    J Berger666  
  P Canè76636  P Canè302  
Q R Saad67463  P Canè36667
  J Yzaga6676   J Yzaga61736
28 J Arias7364   J Berger676  
22 M Schapers667  11 E Sánchez454  
  J Brown425  22 M Schapers634  
Q J Gurfein6666 Q J Gurfein766  
Q R Leach2274 Q J Gurfein63624
  M Vajda4166411 E Sánchez36366
  K Flach66346  K Flach631  
  N Odizor6263 11 E Sánchez766  
11 E Sánchez7636 

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 M Pernfors3666 
  D Pérez6230 14 M Pernfors666  
  D Visser433    M Flur434  
  M Flur666  14 M Pernfors666  
  H de la Peña66242WC R Seguso204  
WC R Seguso34666WC R Seguso6366 
  J Grabb666    J Grabb2642 
20 E Bengoechea131  14 M Pernfors501  
30 D Goldie741773 M Mečíř766  
  C Saceanu6665630 D Goldie47166
Q M Basham7445   M Šrejber66624
  M Šrejber5667 30 D Goldie223  
  J Frana636  3 M Mečíř666  
Q G Layendecker767  Q G Layendecker222  
Q G Bezecny4744 3 M Mečíř666  
3 M Mečíř6566 

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 A Järryd666  
  T Champion212  7 A Järryd7466 
  P Aldrich666    P Aldrich5612 
  M Filippini121  7 A Järryd666  
  C Pridham6266725 J Frawley324  
  E Winogradsky16735  C Pridham656  
  R Agénor443  25 J Frawley777  
25 J Frawley666  7 A Järryd6167 
23 C Mezzadri74656  G Forget2646 
  B Scanlon6637423 C Mezzadri6633 
  G Forget666    G Forget7466 
  J Potier324    G Forget666  
  G Vilas242    M Purcell344  
  M Purcell666    M Purcell64367
  E Jelen1162 10 J Nyström16605
10 J Nyström6646 

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 S Živojinović666  
  G Holmes334  16 S Živojinović666  
  T Tulasne66647  T Tulasne323  
  P Korda3746616 S Živojinović4731 
  F Cancellotti666  17 A Mansdorf6666 
  J Lozano124    F Cancellotti143  
  G Muller331  17 A Mansdorf666  
17 A Mansdorf666  17 A Mansdorf343  
32 L Mattar666  2 J Connors666  
Q K Jones332  32 L Mattar463  
  B Stanković320    J Sánchez676  
  J Sánchez666    J Sánchez144  
  W Masur444  2 J Connors666  
  J Navrátil666    J Navrátil044  
  B Dyke220  2 J Connors666  
2 J Connors666  

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