1988 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Boris Becker won in the final 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 against Stefan Edberg.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Boris Becker (champion)
 * 2) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (final)
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Yannick Noah (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Pat Cash (quarterfinals)