# 1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost to Claudio Pistolesi in the third round.
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.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Mats Wilander (third round)
* Boris Becker (second round)
* Yannick Noah (semifinals)
* Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Kent Carlsson (third round)
* Martín Jaite (final)
* Emilio Sánchez (second round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
* Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
* Henri Leconte (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Svensson (second round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (second round)
* Aaron Krickstein (second round)
* 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joakim Nyström | 6 | 2 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Henri Leconte | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Martín Jaite | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Thierry Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Thierry Tulasne | 7 | 6 | | WC | Thierry Tulasne | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Claudio Pistolesi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |