# 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

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.
* Stefan Edberg (third round)
* Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (champion)
* Pat Cash (semifinals)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Martín Jaite (second round)
* Andre Agassi (semifinals)
* Emilio Sánchez (final)
* David Pate (third round)
* Eliot Teltscher (second round)
* Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
* Eduardo Bengoechea (third round)
* Christo van Rensburg (second round)
* Peter Lundgren (first round)
* Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Arias (first 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 | Final |
| 7 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boris Becker | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Emilio Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |