# 1988 Queensland Open – Singles

Kelly Evernden was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Eric Jelen.
Tim Mayotte won the title by defeating Martin Davis 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Tim Mayotte (champion)
* Darren Cahill (first round)
* John Fitzgerald (second round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
* John Frawley (second round)
* (n/a)
* Eric Jelen (second round)
* Joey Rive (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tim Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shuzo Matsuoka | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Shuzo Matsuoka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tim Mayotte | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Martin Davis | 4 | 4 |
| | Martin Davis | 6 | 6 | | | Martin Davis | 4 | 4 |
| | Broderick Dyke | 4 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Mayotte | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 3$^r$ | | 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Matuszewski | 6 | 6 | | R Matuszewski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Woodbridge | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Tyson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | CU Steeb | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | CU Steeb | 6 | 6 | | CU Steeb | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 4 | 4 | 7 | E Jelen | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Mayotte | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Matsuoka | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | G Michibata | 7 | 7 | | G Michibata | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Kratzmann | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | T Nelson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Rasheed | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | J Frawley | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 5 | | 5 | J Frawley | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 7 | 2 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Connell | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | R Fromberg | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Pridham | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | M Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anderson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Davis | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Rive | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | B Dyke | 4 | 4 |
| Q | J Morgan | 6 | 6 | | 8 | J Rive | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 6 | | | L Shiras | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Marinov | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | L Shiras | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | B Dyke | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | L Warder | 0 | 6 | 4 | | B Dyke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Barr | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Barr | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Cahill | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |