1988 Italian Open – Men's singles

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

Main article: 1988 Italian Open (tennis)

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

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

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
• SR = Special ranking

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	0r
	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