# 1988 Cincinnati Open – Men's singles

Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost to Mats Wilander in the final 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Stefan Edberg (final)
* Mats Wilander (champion)
* Jimmy Connors (third round, withdrew because of tendinitis in his left elbow)
* Pat Cash (second round)
* Miloslav Mečíř (first round)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)
* Jonas Svensson (first round)
* Andrés Gómez (third round, defaulted)
* Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
* Anders Järryd (semifinals)
* Aaron Krickstein (semifinals)
* Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (quarterfinals)
* Dan Goldie (third round)
* Darren Cahill (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Chang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Chang | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 13 | Jakob Hlasek | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Anders Järryd | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 11 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Anders Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Aaron Krickstein | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 14 | Kevin Curren | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kevin Curren | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Aaron Krickstein | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | Carl Limberger | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Mats Wilander | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Edwards | 2 | 2 | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 6 | 4 | 7 | | H de la Peña | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kures | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 15 | D Goldie | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Arias | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Arias | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | D Goldie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Goldie | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Chang | 3 | 3 |
| | A Antonitsch | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | A Chesnokov | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frawley | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Frawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Maciel | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | J Frawley | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Chang | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Seguso | 4 | 3 | | | P Lundgren | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Svensson | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P Cash | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Cash | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 5 | | | G Muller | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | J Hlasek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 3 | 4 | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 1 | 6 | | 13 | J Hlasek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Hlasek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Hlasek | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Masso | 1 | 2 | | 11 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Šrejber | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Võsand | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Aldrich | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Rive | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Flach | 1 | 6 | 3 | | P Aldrich | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 6 | 7 | | | J Rive | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Mečíř | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Sampras | 4 | 2 | | 6 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 3 | 5 | | | M Schapers | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | B Gilbert | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Lozano | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Pate | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Robertson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | A Krickstein | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Krickstein | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | K Curren | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Curren | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Acuña | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis | 4 | 2 | | | M Woodforde | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | K Curren | w/o | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Wekesa | 7 | 6 | | WC | P Wekesa | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Cassidy | 4 | 1 | | 3 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Connors | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Limberger | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | C Limberger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | | T Wilkison | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Leach | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | C Limberger | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | A Gómez | 2 | 1$^d$ | | | | | |
| | N Kroon | 7 | 6 | | | N Kroon | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holmes | 6 | 4 | | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Gómez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Limberger | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | D Cahill | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | W Masur | 3 | 6 | 6 | | W Masur | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Laurendeau | 6 | 7 | | | M Laurendeau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Smith | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Laurendeau | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | P Chamberlin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Davis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Castle | 3 | 1 | | 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |