# 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

The 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 8 February until 15 February 1988. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Yannick Noah was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals. Unseeded Yahiya Doumbia won the singles title, defeating unseeded Todd Nelson, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Yannick Noah (semifinals)
* Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
* Kelly Evernden (quarterfinals)
* Guy Forget (second round)
* Scott Davis (second round)
* Thierry Tulasne (second round)
* Tarik Benhabiles (first round)
* Jeremy Bates (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Todd Nelson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Todd Nelson | 7 | 6 | | Todd Nelson | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | Q | Yahiya Doumbia | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | Eduardo Masso | 4 | 6 | Q | Yahiya Doumbia | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | Yahiya Doumbia | 6 | 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 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 4 | 4 | | | D Keretić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Keretić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Korda | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | B Dyke | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | T Pham | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | T Pham | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | | | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Benhabiles | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Noah | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | G Forget | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Nelson | 7 | 6 |
| | J Brown | 6 | 4 | | 4 | G Forget | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | T Nelson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Nelson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | WC | P Pech | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P Pech | 6 | 3 | 7 | WC | P Pech | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | T Tulasne | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | S Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 1 | 6 | | 5 | S Davis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Remi Gilberton | 1 | 3 | | Q | E Masso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Masso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | E Masso | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | K Evernden | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 4 | 2 | | | B Scanlon | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 4 | 5 | | 3 | K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Evernden | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Masso | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | J Bates | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Y Doumbia | 6 | 7 |
| | É Winogradsky | 6 | 3 | | 8 | J Bates | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Flur | 7 | 6 | | | M Flur | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bahrami | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | J Bates | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Poitier | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | Y Doumbia | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Willenborg | 6 | 6 | 0 | | J Poitier | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Doumbia | 7 | 7 | | Q | Y Doumbia | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |