# 1988 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Guillermo Pérez Roldán was the defending champion.
Pérez-Roldán successfully defended his title, defeating Jonas Svensson, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
* Emilio Sánchez (semifinals)
* Joakim Nyström (second round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Svensson (final)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (champion)
* Jakob Hlasek (third round)
* Eduardo Bengoechea (second round)
* Carl-Uwe Steeb (quarterfinals)
* Ronald Agénor (third round)
* Jordi Arrese (third round)
* Jim Pugh (second round)
* Tore Meinecke (quarterfinals)
* Darren Cahill (second round)
* Jérôme Potier (second round)
* Alberto Mancini (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 |
| | Wally Masur | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Jonas Svensson | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Jonas Svensson | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Emilio Sánchez | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Casal | 6 | 6 | 7 | | S Casal | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Osterthun | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| B Dyke | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | A Mancini | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| M Filippini | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Filippini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | A Mancini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Järryd | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | R Agénor | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Navrátil | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| A Antonitsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | W Masur | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | E Bengoechea | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Stankovič | 7 | 6 | | | B Stankovič | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | H Schwaier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | WC | H Schwaier | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Rackl | 2 | 6 | | WC | H Schwaier | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | D Cahill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Chesnokov | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | J Arrese | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Davín | 6 | 6 | 5 | Q | E Osta | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Osta | 7 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | J Arrese | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Lindgren | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Masso | 7 | 4 | 7 | | E Masso | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Pérez Roldán | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Svensson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Miniussi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Miniussi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Vilas | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | L-A Wahlgren | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Nováček | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 7 | 6 | | | K Nováček | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | J Pugh | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Svensson | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | T Meinecke | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | T Meinecke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Westphal | 1 | 2 | | | D Lewis | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | T Meinecke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Korda | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | U Stenlund | 6 | 4 | 3 | | P Korda | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Nyström | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Argüello | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Narducci | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C-U Steeb | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Čihák | 6 | 7 | | | J Čihák | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C-U Steeb | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | J Potier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Azar | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Azar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vojtischek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | R Azar | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Yunis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Motta | 3 | 4 | | | F Yunis | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |