1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

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

Singles
1988 Monte Carlo Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Martín Jaite
Final score	5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Martín Jaite 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Ivan Lendl (Champion)
2. Mats Wilander (Third Round)
3. Boris Becker (Second Round)
4. Yannick Noah (Semifinals)
5. Andrés Gómez (Quarterfinals)
6. Kent Carlsson (Third Round)
7. Martín Jaite (Final)
8. Emilio Sánchez (Second Round)
9. Andrei Chesnokov (Third Round)
10. Joakim Nyström (Quarterfinals)
11. Henri Leconte (Quarterfinals)
12. Jonas Svensson (Second Round)
13. Slobodan Živojinović (Second Round)
14. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (Second Round)
15. Aaron Krickstein (Second Round)
16. Claudio Mezzadri (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	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

References

• Main Draw