# 1988 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

Amos Mansdorf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Brad Gilbert won the tournament, beating Aaron Krickstein in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Brad Gilbert (champion)
* Aaron Krickstein (final)
* Amos Mansdorf (semifinals)
* Christo van Rensburg (semifinals)
* Pieter Aldrich (first round)
* Martin Laurendeau (first round)
* Christer Allgårdh (first round)
* Danilo Marcelino (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brad Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 3 | 4 | 1 | Brad Gilbert | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Aaron Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Christo van Rensburg | 6 | 5 | 2 | Aaron Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron Krickstein | 7 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Daniel | 2 | 3 | | 1 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Engel | 3 | 6 | 5 | | M Menezes | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Menezes | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Haldin | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | S Davis | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Talbot | 6 | 5 | 6 | | B Talbot | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Allgårdh | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 3 | 4 |
| WC | A Naor | 4 | 2 | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Pimek | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Motevassel | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Guy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Mronz | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Jensen | 3 | 3 | | | S Guy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mronz | 7 | 6 | | | A Mronz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Laurendeau | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | P Aldrich | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Perkiss | 6 | 7 | 6 | Q | S Perkiss | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Smith | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Merenstein | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Q | S Perkiss | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Westphal | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 7 | 6 | | | A Antonitsch | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Weidenfeld | 3 | 1 | | 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | D Marcelino | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Krickstein | 7 | 7 |
| | R Båthman | 6 | 4 | | 8 | D Marcelino | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6 | 6 | | | P Baur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lewis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | P Baur | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 1 | | | G Bloom | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wekesa | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | A Krickstein | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Krickstein | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |