1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles

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

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

Seeds
• # 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (champion)

• # 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (final)

• # Miloslav Mečíř (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Tim Mayotte (fourth round)

• # 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Yannick Noah (semifinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 Martín Jaite (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (third round, retired)

• # 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)

• # Christo van Rensburg (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 David Pate (first round)

• # 🇸🇪 Mikael Pernfors (fourth round)

• # 🇦🇷 Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)

• # Slobodan Živojinović (third round)

• # 🇮🇱 Amos Mansdorf (fourth round)

• # 🇺🇸 Kevin Curren (second round, retired)

• # Andrei Chesnokov (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 Eduardo Bengoechea (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 John Fitzgerald (third round)

• # Michiel Schapers (second round)

• # Claudio Mezzadri (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Peter Lundgren (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 John Frawley (third round)

• # 🇮🇳 Ramesh Krishnan (fourth round)

• # Tomáš Šmíd (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Jimmy Arias (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Paul Annacone (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Dan Goldie (third round)

• # Carl-Uwe Steeb (second round)

• # 🇧🇷 Luiz Mattar (second round)