1988 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Emilio Sánchez in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup.

Singles
1988 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Emilio Sánchez
Score	7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Stefan Edberg (third round)
2. Miloslav Mečíř (quarterfinals)
3. Boris Becker (champion)
4. Pat Cash (semifinals)
5. Tim Mayotte (second round)
6. Martín Jaite (second round)
7. Andre Agassi (semifinals)
8. Emilio Sánchez (final)
9. David Pate (third round)
10. Eliot Teltscher (second round)
11. Amos Mansdorf (quarterfinals)
12. Eduardo Bengoechea (third round)
13. Christo van Rensburg (second round)
14. Peter Lundgren (first round)
15. Mikael Pernfors (quarterfinals)
16. Jimmy Arias (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							Final
	7	Andre Agassi	6	3	5
	3	Boris Becker	4	6	7
								3	Boris Becker	7	6	2	6
								8	Emilio Sánchez	5	4	6	4
	4	Pat Cash	4	4
	8	Emilio Sánchez	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Edberg	6	6
		J Grabb	2	3					J Brown	0	3
		J Brown	6	6											1	S Edberg	6	3	2
		T Šmíd	6	6											15	M Pernfors	3	6	6
		G Forget	3	4					T Šmíd	5	3
		H Skoff	5	1				15	M Pernfors	7	6
	15	M Pernfors	7	6																		15	M Pernfors	6	2	2
	9	D Pate	6	6	6																	7	A Agassi	0	6	6
		L Mattar	2	7	3			9	D Pate	7	6
		G Muller	6	6				SE	J Lozano	5	2
	SE	J Lozano	7	7											9	D Pate	3	3
	Q	B Orešar	6	6	7										7	A Agassi	6	6
	WC	D Visser	7	4	6			Q	B Orešar	1	1
								7	A Agassi	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	B Becker	6	6
		T Wilkison	4	7	6				T Wilkison	3	4
	WC	E Edwards	6	6	3										3	B Becker	6	6
		J Fitzgerald	0	7	6											J Fitzgerald	0	2
	WC	R Weiss	6	5	3				J Fitzgerald	4	6	6
		J Yzaga	5	3				13	C van Rensburg	6	3	3
	13	C van Rensburg	7	6																		3	B Becker	6	6
	12	E Bengoechea	6	3	7																		J Kriek	3	4
	Q	J Frana	2	6	6			12	E Bengoechea	4	6	6
		H de la Peña	3	6	6				H de la Peña	6	1	2
		J Pugh	6	2	3										12	E Bengoechea	2	4
		J Kriek	6	6												J Kriek	6	6
		T Benhabiles	2	1					J Kriek	6	6
								5	T Mayotte	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Jaite	6	5
		D Goldie	3	6	6				D Goldie	7	7
		G Vilas	6	1	4											D Goldie	6	3	6
	Q	P Aldrich	6	2											WC/11	A Mansdorf	4	6	7
		D Rostagno	7	6					D Rostagno	6	6
	WC	M Chang	6	5	6			WC/11	A Mansdorf	7	7
	WC/11	A Mansdorf	2	7	7																	WC/11	A Mansdorf	1	6	5
	14	P Lundgren	6	3																		4	P Cash	6	3	7
		M Woodforde	7	6					M Woodforde	7	6
		P Doohan	6	2	4				J Frawley	5	4
		J Frawley	2	6	6											M Woodforde	3	2
		T Tulasne	6	6											4	P Cash	6	6
		B Stanković	1	3					T Tulasne	3	4
								4	P Cash	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	E Sánchez	6	6
	Q	T Witsken	3	6				Q	D Pérez	4	4
	Q	D Pérez	6	7											8	E Sánchez	7	6
	Q	P Sampras	6	3	7										Q	P Sampras	5	2
		R Krishnan	3	6	6			Q	P Sampras	7	6
	Q	J Canter	3	1				10	E Teltscher	5	3
	10	E Teltscher	6	6																		8	E Sánchez	2	6	6
	16	J Arias	3	5																		2	M Mečíř	6	0	3
		A Krickstein	6	7					A Krickstein	4	4
		M Vajda	6	0	4				D Cahill	6	6
		D Cahill	2	6	6											D Cahill	6	0	4
		K Evernden	1	3											2	M Mečíř	2	6	6
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	1	3
								2	M Mečíř	6	6

References

• 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup Draw - Men's Singles