# 1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Stefan Edberg was the reigning champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament and, seeded first, successfully defended his title after a 7–6, 6–2 win in the final against third-seeded Miloslav Mečíř.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Miloslav Mečíř (final)
* Emilio Sánchez (first round)
* Henri Leconte (first round)
* Claudio Mezzadri (quarterfinals)
* Tomáš Šmíd (first round)
* Jonas Svensson (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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fredrik Waern | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Magnus Gustafsson | 7 | 6 | | | Magnus Gustafsson | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Niclas Kroon | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wojtek Fibak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Milan Šrejber | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karel Demuynck | 5 | 4 | | | Wojtek Fibak | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Šrejber | 7 | 6 | | 7 | Milan Šrejber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Emilio Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michiel Schapers | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Dan Goldie | 7 | 6 | | | Dan Goldie | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michiel Schapers | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Michiel Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Chip Hooper | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Michiel Schapers | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Nijssen | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Christian Saceanu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Saceanu | 1 | 6 | 7 | | Christian Saceanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stanislav Birner | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Henri Leconte | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henri Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Claudio Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 2 |
| | Karel Nováček | 1 | 2 | | | Claudio Mezzadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josef Čihák | 1 | 3 | | | Patrik Kühnen | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrik Kühnen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Claudio Mezzadri | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marián Vajda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Menno Oosting | 4 | 4 | | | Marián Vajda | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Branislav Stankovič | 3 | 1 | | 3 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jonas Svenson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Luiz Mattar | 4 | 2 | | 8 | Jonas Svensson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paul Chamberlin | 1 | 1 | | | Sergio Casal | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Casal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Libor Pimek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Cahill | 4 | 3 | | | Libor Pimek | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Navrátil | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |