1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors.

Men's singles
1988 Lipton International Players Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Mats Wilander
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1987 · Miami Open · 1989 →

Mats Wilander won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Connors.[1]

Seeds

edit
  1.   Mats Wilander (champion)
  2.   Jimmy Connors (final)
  3.   Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)
  4.   Tim Mayotte (fourth round)
  5.   Andrés Gómez (second round)
  6.   Yannick Noah (semifinals)
  7.   Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)
  8.   Martín Jaite (third round)
  9.   Andre Agassi (third round, retired)
  10.   Joakim Nyström (second round)
  11.   Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
  12.   Christo van Rensburg (first round)
  13.   David Pate (first round)
  14.   Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)
  15.   Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)
  16.   Slobodan Živojinović (third round)
  17.   Amos Mansdorf (fourth round)
  18.   Kevin Curren (second round, retired)
  19.   Andrei Chesnokov (quarterfinals)
  20.   Eduardo Bengoechea (first round)
  21.   John Fitzgerald (third round)
  22.   Michiel Schapers (second round)
  23.   Claudio Mezzadri (second round)
  24.   Peter Lundgren (second round)
  25.   John Frawley (third round)
  26.   Ramesh Krishnan (fourth round)
  27.   Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
  28.   Jimmy Arias (first round)
  29.   Paul Annacone (third round)
  30.   Dan Goldie (third round)
  31.   Carl-Uwe Steeb (second round)
  32.   Luiz Mattar (second round)

Main draw

edit

Finals

edit
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Mats Wilander 6 6 6    
    Aaron Krickstein 1 2 0    
1   Mats Wilander 6 6 6    
6   Yannick Noah 4 4 3    
19   Andrei Chesnokov 1 4 4    
6   Yannick Noah 6 6 6    
1   Mats Wilander 6 4 6 6  
2   Jimmy Connors 4 6 4 4  
    Jay Berger 1 6 3 6  
3   Miloslav Mečíř 6 2 6 7  
3   Miloslav Mečíř 3 6 5 3  
2   Jimmy Connors 6 3 7 6  
7   Anders Järryd 5 3 1    
2   Jimmy Connors 7 6 6    

Top half

edit

Section 1

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Wilander 6 6 7    
Q   L Lavalle 3 2 5     1   M Wilander 6 6 6    
    T Witsken 6 6 7         T Witsken 3 4 4    
    J Ross 3 2 6     1   M Wilander 6 6 6 6  
    A Volkov 6 6 6         A Volkov 3 7 4 2  
    A Maurer 2 4 4         A Volkov 7 6 6    
Q   M Dickson 6 6 4 6   31   C-U Steeb 5 2 1    
31   C-U Steeb 7 4 6 7   1   M Wilander 7 6 6    
18   K Curren 7 6 6         M Woodforde 6 2 1    
    H Skoff 6 2 4     18   K Curren 6 3 6 2 1r
    M Davis 4 1 3         T Muster 3 6 4 6 0
    T Muster 6 6 6         T Muster 2 6 6 5  
    K Nováček 3 0 6 2       M Woodforde 6 7 3 7  
    G Connell 6 6 4 6       G Connell 2 1 1    
    M Woodforde 4 6 2 7 6     M Woodforde 6 6 6    
15   G Pérez Roldán 6 3 6 5 2

Section 2

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   A Agassi 6 6 6    
    J Bates 2 1 0     9   A Agassi 6 6 6    
    T Nijssen 3 7 6 6       T Nijssen 4 3 3    
    P Arraya 6 5 3 2   9   A Agassi 6 6 3 5 0r
    R Osterthun 4 2 4         A Krickstein 4 4 6 7 1
    A Krickstein 6 6 6         A Krickstein 4 7 2 7 7
    P Doohan 5 6 3 4   24   P Lundgren 6 5 6 5 5
24   P Lundgren 7 4 6 6       A Krickstein 6 2 6 3 7
26   R Krishnan 7 6 6     26   R Krishnan 2 6 3 6 5
Q   M Kratzmann 6 4 3     26   R Krishnan 6 6 6    
Q   J Canter 6 3 6 6   Q   J Canter 3 4 4    
    A Antonitsch 1 6 3 2   26   R Krishnan 3 6 6 6  
    D Keretić 2 1 6 7 4 8   M Jaite 6 3 3 3  
    L Pimek 6 6 3 6 6     L Pimek 4 0 3    
    B Moir 6 2 0 3   8   M Jaite 6 6 6    
8   M Jaite 4 6 6 6  

Section 3

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   T Mayotte 7 6 7    
    S Casal 6 3 5     4   T Mayotte 5 6 6 6  
    N Kroon 6 7 6         N Kroon 7 2 3 3  
    K Evernden 1 6 3     4   T Mayotte 7 6 6    
Q   G Michibata 1 3 2     29   P Annacone 6 3 3    
Q   J Courier 6 6 6     Q   J Courier 6 4 4 6 4
    M Anger 1 2 2     29   P Annacone 4 6 6 4 6
29   P Annacone 6 6 6     4   T Mayotte 0 7 2 6 3
19   A Chesnokov 6 6 6     19   A Chesnokov 6 6 6 4 6
    C Bergström 3 4 2     19   A Chesnokov 6 6 3 6  
    D Cahill 7 6 6 6       D Cahill 2 4 6 4  
    T Wilkison 5 4 7 3   19   A Chesnokov 6 6 6    
    T Meinecke 3 4 2         R Reneberg 3 2 3    
Q   R Smith 6 6 6     Q   R Smith 6 2 4 3  
    R Reneberg 6 7 6         R Reneberg 4 6 6 6  
13   D Pate 4 5 4    

Section 4

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   C van Rensburg 2 3 3    
    S Davis 6 6 6         S Davis 3 7 4 4  
    J Rive 6 2 6 6       J Rive 6 6 6 6  
    S Giammalva, Jr. 3 6 4 1       J Rive 6 6 7 7  
    G Bloom 6 6 6     21   J Fitzgerald 2 7 5 5  
Q   O Delaître 4 4 1         G Bloom 6 4 6 6  
    M Gustafsson 1 2 4     21   J Fitzgerald 7 6 4 7  
21   J Fitzgerald 6 6 6         J Rive 2 3 2    
27   T Šmíd 6 6 6     6   Y Noah 6 6 6    
    J Gunnarsson 4 0 3     27   T Šmíd 6 6 6    
    P Kühnen 4 1r           T Benhabiles 2 4 3    
    T Benhabiles 6 4       27   T Šmíd 6 2 2    
    B Orešar 7 6 6     6   Y Noah 7 6 6    
    J Pugh 5 2 2         B Orešar 1 5 2    
Q   P Chamberlin 6 1 6 6 2 6   Y Noah 6 7 6    
6   Y Noah 2 6 3 7 6

Bottom half

edit

Section 5

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Gómez 6 2 6 6  
    D Cassidy 2 6 3 2   5   A Gómez 4 4 7 3  
    J Kriek 2 4 1         J Berger 6 6 6 6  
    J Berger 6 6 6         J Berger 6 6 6    
    P Canè 7 6 6 3 6     P Canè 3 0 2    
Q   R Saad 6 7 4 6 3     P Canè 3 6 6 6 7
    J Yzaga 6 6 7 6       J Yzaga 6 1 7 3 6
28   J Arias 7 3 6 4       J Berger 6 7 6    
22   M Schapers 6 6 7     11   E Sánchez 4 5 4    
    J Brown 4 2 5     22   M Schapers 6 3 4    
Q   J Gurfein 6 6 6 6   Q   J Gurfein 7 6 6    
Q   R Leach 2 2 7 4   Q   J Gurfein 6 3 6 2 4
    M Vajda 4 1 6 6 4 11   E Sánchez 3 6 3 6 6
    K Flach 6 6 3 4 6     K Flach 6 3 1    
    N Odizor 6 2 6 3   11   E Sánchez 7 6 6    
11   E Sánchez 7 6 3 6  

Section 6

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   M Pernfors 3 6 6 6  
    D Pérez 6 2 3 0   14   M Pernfors 6 6 6    
    D Visser 4 3 3         M Flur 4 3 4    
    M Flur 6 6 6     14   M Pernfors 6 6 6    
    H de la Peña 6 6 2 4 2 WC   R Seguso 2 0 4    
WC   R Seguso 3 4 6 6 6 WC   R Seguso 6 3 6 6  
    J Grabb 6 6 6         J Grabb 2 6 4 2  
20   E Bengoechea 1 3 1     14   M Pernfors 5 0 1    
30   D Goldie 7 4 1 7 7 3   M Mečíř 7 6 6    
    C Saceanu 6 6 6 5 6 30   D Goldie 4 7 1 6 6
Q   M Basham 7 4 4 5       M Šrejber 6 6 6 2 4
    M Šrejber 5 6 6 7   30   D Goldie 2 2 3    
    J Frana 6 3 6     3   M Mečíř 6 6 6    
Q   G Layendecker 7 6 7     Q   G Layendecker 2 2 2    
Q   G Bezecny 4 7 4 4   3   M Mečíř 6 6 6    
3   M Mečíř 6 5 6 6  

Section 7

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   A Järryd 6 6 6    
    T Champion 2 1 2     7   A Järryd 7 4 6 6  
    P Aldrich 6 6 6         P Aldrich 5 6 1 2  
    M Filippini 1 2 1     7   A Järryd 6 6 6    
    C Pridham 6 2 6 6 7 25   J Frawley 3 2 4    
    E Winogradsky 1 6 7 3 5     C Pridham 6 5 6    
    R Agénor 4 4 3     25   J Frawley 7 7 7    
25   J Frawley 6 6 6     7   A Järryd 6 1 6 7  
23   C Mezzadri 7 4 6 5 6     G Forget 2 6 4 6  
    B Scanlon 6 6 3 7 4 23   C Mezzadri 6 6 3 3  
    G Forget 6 6 6         G Forget 7 4 6 6  
    J Potier 3 2 4         G Forget 6 6 6    
    G Vilas 2 4 2         M Purcell 3 4 4    
    M Purcell 6 6 6         M Purcell 6 4 3 6 7
    E Jelen 1 1 6 2   10   J Nyström 1 6 6 0 5
10   J Nyström 6 6 4 6  

Section 8

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   S Živojinović 6 6 6    
    G Holmes 3 3 4     16   S Živojinović 6 6 6    
    T Tulasne 6 6 6 4 7     T Tulasne 3 2 3    
    P Korda 3 7 4 6 6 16   S Živojinović 4 7 3 1  
    F Cancellotti 6 6 6     17   A Mansdorf 6 6 6 6  
    J Lozano 1 2 4         F Cancellotti 1 4 3    
    G Muller 3 3 1     17   A Mansdorf 6 6 6    
17   A Mansdorf 6 6 6     17   A Mansdorf 3 4 3    
32   L Mattar 6 6 6     2   J Connors 6 6 6    
Q   K Jones 3 3 2     32   L Mattar 4 6 3    
    B Stanković 3 2 0         J Sánchez 6 7 6    
    J Sánchez 6 6 6         J Sánchez 1 4 4    
    W Masur 4 4 4     2   J Connors 6 6 6    
    J Navrátil 6 6 6         J Navrátil 0 4 4    
    B Dyke 2 2 0     2   J Connors 6 6 6    
2   J Connors 6 6 6    

References

edit
  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 121–122. ISBN 9780002183116.
edit