1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1988 Monte Carlo Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Martín Jaite
Final score	5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (6Q / 2WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated July 29, 2022

Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost to Claudio Pistolesi in the third round.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

Ivan Lendl (champion)
Mats Wilander (third round)
Boris Becker (second round)
Yannick Noah (semifinals)
Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
Kent Carlsson (third round)
Martín Jaite (final)
Emilio Sánchez (second round)
Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
Jonas Svensson (second round)
Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
Guillermo Pérez Roldán (second round)
Aaron Krickstein (second round)
Claudio Mezzadri (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Ivan Lendl	7	6

10	Joakim Nyström	6	2
					1	Ivan Lendl	4	7	6

					4	Yannick Noah	6	6	3
4	Yannick Noah	2	7	6

11	Henri Leconte	6	6	3
										1	Ivan Lendl	5	6	7	6

										7	Martín Jaite	7	4	5	3
5	Andrés Gómez	5	1

WC	Thierry Tulasne	7	6
					WC	Thierry Tulasne	4	2

					7	Martín Jaite	6	6
7	Martín Jaite	6	6

Q	Claudio Pistolesi	2	0

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	I Lendl	7	7
	T Muster	4	3	Q	C Bergström	6	5
Q	C Bergström	6	6					1	I Lendl	6	7
	H Skoff	6	6						H Skoff	3	5
	J Gunnarsson	0	2		H Skoff	6	6
				16	C Mezzadri	4	3
												1	I Lendl	7	6
												10	J Nyström	6	2
				10	J Nyström	6	7
	M Schapers	6	6		M Schapers	3	6
	E Jelen	1	4					10	J Nyström	6	6
	T Meinecke	6	6						T Meinecke	2	2
Q	J Aguilera	0	3		T Meinecke	6	6
				8	E Sánchez	3	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	Y Noah	5	7	6
	G Forget	6	6			G Forget	7	6	3
	C-U Steeb	3	4							4	Y Noah	6	1	7
Q	J Arrese	7	6							Q	J Arrese	3	6	6
	R Agénor	6	1		Q	J Arrese	6	6	6
					13	S Živojinović	2	7	4
															4	Y Noah	2	7	6
															11	H Leconte	6	6	3
					11	H Leconte	6	7
	T Šmíd	2	6	6		T Šmíd	4	5
	J Arias	6	4	1						11	H Leconte	6	6
	P Canè	6	4	4						6	K Carlsson	4	3
	R Osterthun	4	6	6		R Osterthun	2	4
					6	K Carlsson	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	A Gómez	7	6
	G Vilas	6	3	0	Q	M Filippini	6	4
Q	M Filippini	2	6	6						5	A Gómez	6	6
WC	T Benhabiles	6	6							WC	T Benhabiles	4	1
	E Bengoechea	2	3		WC	T Benhabiles	1	7	6
					12	J Svensson	6	6	3
														5	A Gómez	5	1
														WC	T Tulasne	7	6
					14	G Pérez Roldán	1	5
	J Pugh	6	2	3	WC	T Tulasne	6	7
WC	T Tulasne	3	6	6						WC	T Tulasne	6	6
	M Woodforde	0	5								M Vajda	3	1
	M Vajda	6	7			M Vajda	6	5	6
					3	B Becker	3	7	1

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	M Jaite	6	6
SE	A Mancini	4	6	6	SE	A Mancini	2	1
	D Cahill	6	3	2					7	M Jaite	6	6
	U Stenlund	6	1	6					9	A Chesnokov	3	2
SE	J Potier	2	6	1		U Stenlund	3	4
					9	A Chesnokov	6	6
														7	M Jaite	6	6
														Q	C Pistolesi	2	0
					15	A Krickstein	6	2
Q	C Pistolesi	6	7		Q	C Pistolesi	7	6
	P Lundgren	3	6						Q	C Pistolesi	2	7	6
	L Mattar	2	6						2	M Wilander	6	6	2
Q	N Kroon	6	7		Q	N Kroon	4	2
					2	M Wilander	6	6

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