# 1988 Bristol Open – Singles

Kelly Evernden was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Christian Saceanu won the title, defeating Ramesh Krishnan 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jonas Svensson (second round)
* Michiel Schapers (third round)
* Ramesh Krishnan (final)
* Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
* Eric Jelen (quarterfinals)
* Kelly Evernden (third round)
* Jeremy Bates (second round)
* Christian Saceanu (champion)
* Tim Wilkison (second round)
* Jérôme Potier (third round)
* Eduardo Masso (quarterfinals)
* Patrik Kühnen (third round)
* Javier Frana (third round)
* Todd Nelson (second round)
* Andrew Castle (second round)
* Martin Davis (third 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Derrick Rostagno | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Derrick Rostagno | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Ramesh Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Ramesh Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Ramesh Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Mark Dickson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 | J Svensson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 7 | | M Anger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Aldrich | 3 | 6 | | | | | | M Anger | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Brad Properjohn | 2 | 3 | | | | | 16 | M Davis | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | | A Maurer | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | M Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Anger | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Saceanu | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 10 | J Potier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Barlow | 1 | 3 | LL | N Borwick | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Borwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10 | J Potier | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Wekesa | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | C Saceanu | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Felgate | 3 | 2 | | P Wekesa | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | C Saceanu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4/Q | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Menezes | 3 | 5 | | LL | E Riley | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Eric Riley | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4/Q | M Gustafsson | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | C Bailey | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 7 | | | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | T Nelson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | E Masso | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 11 | E Masso | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Smith | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | E Masso | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | N Fulwood | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | E Evernden | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Pech | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | N Fulwood | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | E Evernden | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Bauer | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | E Jelen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Gary Drake | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | 12 | P Kühnen | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Doumbia | 7 | 2 | 9 | LL | G Drake | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Jelen | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | J Frana | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Warder | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Warder | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | J Frana | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Engel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | S Botfield | 6 | 4 | | | D Engel | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | J Bates | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kirk | 0 | 4 | | S Shaw | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Shaw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Shaw | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | P Doohan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Doohan | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| WC | J Turner | 4 | 3 | | P Doohan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | T Wilkison | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Shaw | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Dickson | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 15 | A Castle | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 6 | 6 | | M Dickson | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lewis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Dickson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Pawsat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | M Schapers | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | S Heckmanns | 3 | 5 | | T Pawsat | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |