1988 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

1988 Newsweek Champions Cup
1987 champion   Boris Becker
Champion   Boris Becker
Runner-up   Emilio Sánchez
Final score   7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Boris Becker was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 against Emilio Sánchez.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Stefan Edberg (Third Round)
  2. Miloslav Mečíř (Quarterfinals)
  3. Boris Becker (Champion)
  4. Pat Cash (Semifinals)
  5. Tim Mayotte (Second Round)
  6. Martín Jaite (Second Round)
  7. Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
  8. Emilio Sánchez (Final)
  1. David Pate (Third Round)
  2. Eliot Teltscher (Second Round)
  3. Amos Mansdorf (Quarterfinals)
  4. Eduardo Bengoechea (Third Round)
  5. Christo van Rensburg (Second Round)
  6. Peter Lundgren (First Round)
  7. Mikael Pernfors (Quarterfinals)
  8. Jimmy Arias (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  7   Andre Agassi 6 3 5  
3   Boris Becker 4 6 7  
  3   Boris Becker 7 6 2 6  
  8   Emilio Sánchez 5 4 6 4  
4   Pat Cash 4 4  
  8   Emilio Sánchez 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   S Edberg 6 6    
    J Grabb 2 3           J Brown 0 3    
    J Brown 6 6         1   S Edberg 6 3 2  
    T Šmíd 6 6         15   M Pernfors 3 6 6  
    G Forget 3 4           T Šmíd 5 3  
    H Skoff 5 1       15   M Pernfors 7 6    
15   M Pernfors 7 6         15   M Pernfors 6 2 2
9   D Pate 6 6 6       7   A Agassi 0 6 6
    L Mattar 2 7 3     9   D Pate 7 6    
    G Muller 6 6       SE   J Lozano 5 2    
SE   J Lozano 7 7         9   D Pate 3 3  
Q   B Orešar 6 6 7       7   A Agassi 6 6    
WC   D Visser 7 4 6     Q   B Orešar 1 1  
    7   A Agassi 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   B Becker 6 6    
    T Wilkison 4 7 6         T Wilkison 3 4    
WC   E Edwards 6 6 3       3   B Becker 6 6    
    J Fitzgerald 0 7 6           J Fitzgerald 0 2    
WC   R Weiss 6 5 3         J Fitzgerald 4 6 6
    J Yzaga 5 3       13   C van Rensburg 6 3 3  
13   C van Rensburg 7 6         3   B Becker 6 6  
12   E Bengoechea 6 3 7           J Kriek 3 4  
Q   J Frana 2 6 6     12   E Bengoechea 4 6 6  
    H de la Peña 3 6 6         H de la Peña 6 1 2  
    J Pugh 6 2 3       12   E Bengoechea 2 4  
    J Kriek 6 6             J Kriek 6 6    
    T Benhabiles 2 1           J Kriek 6 6  
    5   T Mayotte 4 4    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6   M Jaite 6 5    
    D Goldie 3 6 6         D Goldie 7 7    
    G Vilas 6 1 4           D Goldie 6 3 6  
Q   P Aldrich 6 2         WC/11   A Mansdorf 4 6 7  
    D Rostagno 7 6           D Rostagno 6 6  
WC   M Chang 6 5 6     WC/11   A Mansdorf 7 7    
WC/11   A Mansdorf 2 7 7       WC/11   A Mansdorf 1 6 5
14   P Lundgren 6 3         4   P Cash 6 3 7
    M Woodforde 7 6           M Woodforde 7 6    
    P Doohan 6 2 4         J Frawley 5 4    
    J Frawley 2 6 6           M Woodforde 3 2  
    T Tulasne 6 6         4   P Cash 6 6    
    B Stanković 1 3           T Tulasne 3 4  
    4   P Cash 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   E Sánchez 6 6    
Q   T Witsken 3 6       Q   D Pérez 4 4    
Q   D Pérez 6 7         8   E Sánchez 7 6    
Q   P Sampras 6 3 7       Q   P Sampras 5 2    
    R Krishnan 3 6 6     Q   P Sampras 7 6  
Q   J Canter 3 1       10   E Teltscher 5 3    
10   E Teltscher 6 6         8   E Sánchez 2 6 6
16   J Arias 3 5         2   M Mečíř 6 0 3
    A Krickstein 6 7           A Krickstein 4 4    
    M Vajda 6 0 4         D Cahill 6 6    
    D Cahill 2 6 6           D Cahill 6 0 4
    K Evernden 1 3         2   M Mečíř 2 6 6  
    R Reneberg 6 6           R Reneberg 1 3  
    2   M Mečíř 6 6    
 

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