# 1988 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 against Stefan Edberg.

## Seeds

* Stefan Edberg (final)
* Pat Cash (third round)
* Jimmy Connors (third round)
* Boris Becker (champion)
* Amos Mansdorf (third round)
* Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
* David Pate (third round)
* John Fitzgerald (second round)
* Kevin Curren (quarterfinals)
* Christo van Rensburg (quarterfinals)
* Ramesh Krishnan (third round)
* Eric Jelen (quarterfinals)
* Guy Forget (semifinals)
* Kelly Evernden (first round)
* Johan Kriek (third round)
* Mark Woodforde (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | Guy Forget | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 13 | Guy Forget | 6 | 1 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 4 | Boris Becker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Darren Cahill | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Barr | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Shaw | 6 | 2 | 4 | | R Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Bahrami | 6 | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 15 | J Kriek | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| LL | P Baur | 2 | 6 | 3 | LL | P Baur | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Kriek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C van Rensburg | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 5 | | 10 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pridham | 6 | 6 | | | C Pridham | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doohan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 3 | 2 | | 8 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Fitzgerald | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 3 | 4 | | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anger | 4 | 5 | | | R Seguso | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | G Forget | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | D Visser | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | D Visser | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anderson | 3 | 4 | | 13 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Forget | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Dyke | 6 | 4 |
| | A Maurer | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | R Krishnan | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur | 2 | 5 | | | W Masur | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | R Krishnan | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | N Fulwood | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Dyke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | | | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Turner | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Turner | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Živojinović | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 Mansdorf | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Botfield | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Michibata | 7 | 6 | | Q | G Michibata | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Mansdorf | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Saceanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Winogradsky | 4 | 4 | | | C Saceanu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | E Jelen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | E Jelen | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Jelen | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | K Evernden | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 7 | 6 |
| Q | B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | Q | B Scanlon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 7 | 6 | | | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | B Scanlon | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Davis | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Eagle | 1 | 3 | | 4 | B Becker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 7 | D Pate | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 4 | 6 | | 7 | D Pate | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Potier | 2 | 3 | | WC | D Felgate | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Felgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Pate | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S DeVries | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/9 | K Curren | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Cassidy | 1 | 4 | | Q | S DeVries | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Connell | 6 | 3 | 5 | WC/9 | K Curren | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/9 | K Curren | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC/9 | K Curren | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 7 | 7 |
| | K Flach | 2 | 7 | 6 | | K Flach | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Acuña | 7 | 3 | 7 | | D Cahill | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | D Cahill | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Frana | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Cash | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 3 | | | J Frana | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Aldrich | 0 | 1 | | 2 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |