| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 OTB Open | |
| Champion |  Tim Mayotte |
| Runner-up | Johan Kriek |
| Score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jaime Yzaga was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Tim Mayotte won the tournament, beating Johan Kriek in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2.
Tim Mayotte (champion) Paul Annacone (second round) Johan Kriek (final) Michael Kures (first round)
Martin Laurendeau (first round) Richard Matuszewski (second round)
Michael Robertson (first round)
Rikard Bergh (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Pete Sampras | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tim Mayotte | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Johan Kriek | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Johan Kriek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Thomas Högstedt | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Basham | 2 | 5 | 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Geyer | 4 | 1 | G Layendecker | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Layendecker | 6 | 6 | 1 | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Johnson | 3 | 6 | 6 |  L Lavalle | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S DeVries | 6 | 3 | 1 | P Johnson | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Lavalle | 6 | 7 | L Lavalle | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Robertson | 4 | 6 | 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Kures | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Sampras | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Pozzi | 2 | 7 | 6 | G Pozzi | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Sampras | 6 | 6 | P Sampras | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Popp | 2 | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Burke | 6 | 6 | D Burke | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gurfein | 3 | 4 | D Burke | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Blackman | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Blackman | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Laurendeau | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mronz | 4 | 4 | 6 | R Matuszewski | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Mmoh | 2 | 3 | WC | P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | WC | P McEnroe | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Z Ali | 6 | 7 | 3 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Chamberlin | 3 | 6 | Z Ali | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bauer | 2 | 5 | 3 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | 3 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | R Bergh | 6 | 1r | T Högstedt | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C Beckman | 7 | 4 | Q | C Beckman | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Levine | 1 | 4 | Q | D Goldberg | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Goldberg | 6 | 6 | Q | D Goldberg | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  D Montes de Oca | 2 | 2 | T Högstedt | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Högstedt | 6 | 6 | T Högstedt | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Scott | 1 | 2 | 2 | P Annacone | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever male major singles champion at 17 years, 7 months and 15 days of age. This latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open.
Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.
Defending champion Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. Kriek saved a match point en route to the title, against Paul McNamee in the semifinals. The format of this year's tournament was best of 5 sets in the first two rounds, best of 3 sets in rounds 3 and 4, then best of 5 sets for the rest of the tournament.
Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 Australian Open.
Defending champion Mats Wilander defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1984 Australian Open.
John McEnroe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Mayotte.
John McEnroe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Jimmy Connors.
John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Boris Becker.
Tim Mayotte was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–6, 6–1, 6–3 against Boris Becker.
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Johan Kriek.
Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Tim Mayotte was the defending champion.
Björn Borg was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Mark Edmondson was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
John Alexander was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.
Boris Becker was the defending champion, but chose to compete at Milan during the same week.