1988 Player's Canadian Open – Men's singles

{{TennisEvents|1988|Player's Canadian Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren

| score = 7–6^(12–10), 6–2

| main_name = Canadian Open (tennis) {{!}} Canadian Open

| draw = 56

| seeds = 16

}}

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.

Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Kevin Curren 7–6^(12–10), 6–2 in the final.{{cite news |title=TENNIS |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/08/15/tennis/625fbedb-7070-40d7-92c8-17970d103199/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=The Washington Post |date=15 August 1985 |quote=Top-seeded Ivan Lendl won the $602,500 Player's International yesterday in Toronto, 7-6 (12-10), 6-2, over Kevin Curren. It was the fifth Player's title for Lendl.}}{{cite news |title=Tennis; A Stormy Lendl Wins in Toronto |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/sports/tennis-a-stormy-lendl-wins-in-toronto.html |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=15 August 1988 |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110005747/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/sports/tennis-a-stormy-lendl-wins-in-toronto.html |url-status=live }}

Seeds

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

{{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl (champion)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg (second round)
{{flagicon|FRG}} ~~Boris Becker~~ (withdrew)
{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Cash (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|ECU}} Andrés Gómez (third round)
{{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Järryd (second round)
{{flagicon|ISR}} Amos Mansdorf (first round)
{{flagicon|YUG}} Slobodan Živojinović (first round)
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald (second round)
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jakob Hlasek (third round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren (final)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Lundgren (third round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Berger (third round)

}}

Draw

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=14

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

| RD1-score4-1=4

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl

| RD2-score1-1=7¹²

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=14

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren

| RD2-score2-1=6¹⁰

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Witsken

| RD1-score03-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=7

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|IND}} R Krishnan

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=5

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} M Davis

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} M Wostenholme

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} S Davis

| RD1-score07-1=0

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=16

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} J Berger

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=10

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ISR}} A Mansdorf

| RD1-score09-1=4

| RD1-score09-2=1

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} J Frawley

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=WC

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|CAN}} A Sznajder

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} A Castle

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=5

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} J Brown

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=2

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} J-P Fleurian

| RD1-score14-1=7

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|TCH}} I Lendl

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} T Witsken

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} M Davis

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=3

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} J Berger

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} J Frawley

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=WC

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} A Sznajder

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} J-P Fleurian

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=4

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ECU}} A Gómez

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|TCH}} I Lendl

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Berger

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=0

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} J Frawley

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3=7

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ECU}} A Gómez

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=5

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|TCH}} I Lendl

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} J Frawley

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} D Flach

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|MEX}} F Maciel

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} L Shiras

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} M Dickson

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Pugh

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=1

| RD1-score07-3=5

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SUI}} J Hlasek

| RD1-score08-1=3

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=11

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|YUG}} S Živojinović

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} S Giammalva Jr.

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=7

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} S Youl

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=LL

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} J Ross

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score12-2=5

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SEN}} Y Doumbia

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CAN}} M Laurendeau

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} D Flach

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} L Shiras

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=13

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SUI}} J Hlasek

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} S Giammalva Jr.

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} S Youl

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SEN}} Y Doumbia

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} P Cash

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=7

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=13

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} J Hlasek

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} S Giammalva Jr.

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Cash

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Cash

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} C Limberger

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} W Masur

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} T Wilkison

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} G Holmes

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|CAN}} G Connell

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=12

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} J Fitzgerald

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=14

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} K Curren

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=5

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} M Anger

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score10-2=7

| RD1-score10-3=3

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|MEX}} J Lozano

| RD1-score11-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CAN}} G Michibata

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} J Rive

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} R Matuszewski

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=7

| RD1-score14-3=3

| RD2-seed01=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Mayotte

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} W Masur

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Wilkison

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=1

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} J Fitzgerald

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=4^r

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=14

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} K Curren

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} G Michibata

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Rive

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=LL

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} D Cassidy

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Mayotte

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=5

| RD3-score01-3=7

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} T Wilkison

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=7

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-seed03=14

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Curren

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=LL

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} D Cassidy

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Mayotte

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=5

| RD4-seed02=14

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Curren

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=7

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Nelson

| RD1-score03-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|NZL}} K Evernden

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} D Rostagno

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} R Seguso

| RD1-score07-1=5

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=9

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} A Järryd

| RD1-score08-1=7

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=15

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SWE}} P Lundgren

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} C Garner

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} P Carter

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} C Beckman

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score13-3=7

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} K Flach

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=5

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J McEnroe

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NZL}} K Evernden

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} D Rostagno

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=9

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} A Järryd

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=5

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=15

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SWE}} P Lundgren

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} P Carter

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=0

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=7

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} S Edberg

| RD2-score08-1=7

| RD2-score08-2=5

| RD2-score08-3=2

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J McEnroe

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} D Rostagno

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=15

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} P Lundgren

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=8

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J McEnroe

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=2

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

References

External links

[https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1988/draws?matchtype=singles Main draw]

Category:1988 Grand Prix (tennis)