# 1988 Italian Open – Men's singles

Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ronald Agénor.
Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Mats Wilander (third round)
* Boris Becker (first round)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
* Kent Carlsson (semifinals)
* Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Anders Järryd (third round)
* Martín Jaite (first round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Joakim Nyström (first round)
* Emilio Sánchez (first round)
* N/A
* Mikael Pernfors (first round)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (final)
* Claudio Mezzadri (second round, retired)
* Aaron Krickstein (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Yzaga | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Yzaga | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kent Carlsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Kent Carlsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kent Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kent Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Andrés Gómez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | 14 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronald Agénor | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 1 | | | Ronald Agénor | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Navrátil | 2 | 4 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 7 | 6 | | | M Šrejber | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Narducci | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Forget | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | G Forget | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Camporese | 2 | 3 | | 15 | C Mezzadri | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | J Nyström | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Yzaga | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | P Rebolledo | 7 | 6 | | | P Rebolledo | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Jensen | 2 | 3 | | | J Yzaga | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Yzaga | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | A Järryd | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | P Canè | 3 | 7 | 6 | | P Canè | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Aprili | 2 | 1 | | 7 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Järryd | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Meinecke | 7 | 6 | | | T Meinecke | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Stenlund | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | T Šmíd | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Saad | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Saad | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Pernfors | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | D Nargiso | 7 | 7 | | WC | D Nargiso | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Osterthun | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Osterthun | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | R Osterthun | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | G Vilas | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | K Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 3 | 6 | 0 | | G Vilas | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vojtíšek | 4 | 0 | | 5 | K Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Carlsson | 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 |
| 6 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 2 | 4 | | 6 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | M Schapers | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Urbinati | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Gómez | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Pugh | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Mancini | 5 | 3 | | | J Pugh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oosting | 5 | 6 | | LL | J Grabb | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Grabb | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Gómez | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 |
| | J Bates | 3 | 2 | | 14 | G Pérez Roldán | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 3 | 0 | | Q | M Filippini | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Filippini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | G Pérez Roldán | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Tulasne | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 6 | 1 | 4 | | S Casal | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 6 | 7 | | | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Becker | 4 | 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 |
| 8 | M Jaite | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Panatta | 0 | 7 | 1 | | J Brown | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Muster | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | E Rossi | 3 | 4 | | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pistolesi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | A Agassi | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Agassi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Agassi | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | A Krickstein | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Agénor | 6 | 6 |
| | J Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | 16 | A Krickstein | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Baldoni | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Agénor | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | J Bardou | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | C-U Steeb | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cancellotti | 6 | 1 | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |