1988 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Mats Wilander was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the third round to Ronald Agénor.

Men's Singles
1988 Italian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Final score	2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Seeds	16

Main article: 1988 Italian Open (tennis)

Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.[2]

Seeds

1. Ivan Lendl (Champion)
2. Mats Wilander (Third round)
3. Boris Becker (First round)
4. Yannick Noah (Quarterfinals)
5. Kent Carlsson (Semifinals)
6. Andrés Gómez (Quarterfinals)
7. Anders Järryd (Third round)
8. Martín Jaite (First round)
9. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
10. Joakim Nyström (First round)
11. Emilio Sánchez (First round)
12. N/A
13. Mikael Pernfors (First round)
14. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (Final)
15. Claudio Mezzadri (Second round, retired)
16. Aaron Krickstein (Second round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	4	6
		Jaime Yzaga	2	6	2
								1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
								5	Kent Carlsson	3	3
	4	Yannick Noah	6	1	4
	5	Kent Carlsson	4	6	6
															1	Ivan Lendl	2	6	6	4	6
															14	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6	4	2	6	4
	6	Andrés Gómez	2	3
	14	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6	6
								14	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6	6
									Ronald Agénor	3	3
	9	Andre Agassi	3	1
		Ronald Agénor	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	I Lendl	6	6
		J Navrátil	2	4				1	I Lendl	6	5	6
		M Šrejber	7	6					M Šrejber	1	7	1
		L Duncan	6	2											1	I Lendl	6	3	6
	WC	M Narducci	3	2												G Forget	3	6	3
		G Forget	6	6					G Forget	6	1
	WC	O Camporese	2	3				15	C Mezzadri	2	0^r
	15	C Mezzadri	6	6																		1	I Lendl	6	4	6
	10	J Nyström	6	3																			J Yzaga	2	6	2
		P Rebolledo	7	6					P Rebolledo	6	3
	Q	L Jensen	2	3					J Yzaga	7	6
		J Yzaga	6	6												J Yzaga	6	7
	Q	J Stoltenberg	6	5	4										7	A Järryd	1	5
		P Canè	3	7	6				P Canè	0	0
		C Aprili	2	1				7	A Järryd	6	6
	7	A Järryd	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Noah	6	4	6
		E Bengoechea	1	6	4			4	Y Noah	7	6
		T Meinecke	7	6					T Meinecke	6	1
		J Arias	5	0											4	Y Noah	6	6
		U Stenlund	6	3	2											T Šmíd	2	2
	Q	R Saad	2	6	6			Q	R Saad	4	2
		T Šmíd	6	6					T Šmíd	6	6
	13	M Pernfors	3	1																		4	Y Noah	6	1	4
	11	E Sánchez	6	6																		5	K Carlsson	4	6	6
	WC	D Nargiso	7	7				WC	D Nargiso	3	6	0
		H Skoff	3	6	6				R Osterthun	6	4	6
		R Osterthun	6	2	7											R Osterthun	1	0
		G Vilas	6	0	6										5	K Carlsson	6	6
		B Dyke	3	6	0				G Vilas	6	1
		P Vojtisek	4	0				5	K Carlsson	7	6
	5	K Carlsson	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Gómez	6	6
		M Woodforde	2	4				6	A Gómez	6	7
		M Schapers	6	6					M Schapers	4	6
	Q	O Urbinati	3	4											6	A Gómez	4	6	7
		J Pugh	7	6												J Pugh	6	3	5
		A Mancini	5	3					J Pugh	6	4	6
		M Oosting	5	6				LL	J Grabb	1	6	4
	LL	J Grabb	7	7																		6	A Gómez	2	3
	14	G Pérez Roldán	6	6																		14	G Pérez Roldán	6	6
		J Bates	3	2				14	G Pérez Roldán	7	7
		M Vajda	3	0				Q	M Filippini	5	5
	Q	M Filippini	6	6											14	G Pérez Roldán	7	7
		S Casal	3	6	6											T Tulasne	5	5
		F Davín	6	1	4				S Casal	2	3
		T Tulasne	6	7					T Tulasne	6	6
	3	B Becker	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Jaite	2	1
		T Muster	6	6					T Muster	7	6
	WC	C Panatta	0	7	1				J Brown	5	2
		J Brown	6	6	6											T Muster	4	5
		J Gunnarsson	6	6											9	A Agassi	6	7
	Q	E Rossi	3	4					J Gunnarsson	6	6	3
		C Pistolesi	6	4	2			9	A Agassi	3	7	6
	9	A Agassi	4	6	6																	9	A Agassi	3	1
	16	A Krickstein	7	6																			R Agénor	6	6
		J Sánchez	5	2				16	A Krickstein	1	1
		R Agénor	3	6	6				R Agénor	6	6
	WC	A Baldoni	6	3	2											R Agénor	6	7
	Q	J Bardou	2	2											2	M Wilander	3	5
		C-U Steeb	6	6					C-U Steeb	4	6	3
		F Cancellotti	6	1				2	M Wilander	6	4	6
	2	M Wilander	7	6

References

• 1988 Italian Open Draw

1. Beacon, Bill (4 June 1987). "Although Mats Wilander still is only 22, it seems..." United Press International. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
2. "Tennis Roundup : Lendl Wins After Battling Perez-Roldan and Crowd". Los Angeles Times. 16 May 1988. Retrieved 28 December 2018.