1988 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Singles
1988 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion Boris Becker
Runner-up Emilio Sánchez
Score7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Emilio Sánchez in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup.

Seeds

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)
  9. David Pate (third round)
  10. Eliot Teltscher (second round)
  11. Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
  12. Eduardo Bengoechea (third round)
  13. Christo van Rensburg (second round)
  14. Peter Lundgren (first round)
  15. Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
  16. 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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