# 1988 South Australian Open – Singles

Mark Woodforde defeated Wally Masur 6–2, 6–4 to secure the title.

## Seeds

* Wally Masur (final)
* Michiel Schapers (first round)
* Mark Woodforde (champion)
* Peter Doohan (first round)
* John Fitzgerald (semifinals)
* Darren Cahill (first round)
* Christian Saceanu (first round)
* Matt Anger (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 |
| 1 | Wally Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | John Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | John Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 1 | Wally Masur | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 3 | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 3 | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Johan Anderson | 1 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carter | 2 | 1 | | 1 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | P McNamee | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cox | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | W Masur | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Levine | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | R Rasheed | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Limberger | 7 | 6 | | | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Rasheed | 6 | 3 | 7 | Q | R Rasheed | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Saceanu | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | W Masur | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | P Doohan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | S Youl | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Scott | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | B Schultz | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Fromberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 4 | 6 | | WC | R Fromberg | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 5 | 3 | | 5 | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | D Cahill | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6 | 7 | 6 | | P Baur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schmidt | 4 | 7 | 6 | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | P Baur | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Nijssen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | M Woodforde | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Moir | 6 | 6 | | | B Moir | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Roe | 2 | 5 | | 3 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Woodforde | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | M Anger | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Anderson | 1 | 4 |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | G Pozzi | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Anderson | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | J Anderson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mronz | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | WC | J Anderson | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Rive | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 1 | 6 | | | J Rive | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Schapers | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |