1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Singles
1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion	Yahiya Doumbia
Runner-up	Todd Nelson
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

The 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 8 February until 15 February 1988. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Yannick Noah was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals. Unseeded Yahiya Doumbia won the singles title, defeating unseeded Todd Nelson, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.

Seeds

1. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
2. Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
3. Kelly Evernden (quarterfinals)
4. Guy Forget (second round)
5. Scott Davis (second round)
6. Thierry Tulasne (second round)
7. Tarik Benhabiles (first round)
8. Jeremy Bates (quarterfinals)

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
	1	Yannick Noah	6	3
		Todd Nelson	7	6
									Todd Nelson	4	6	3
								Q	Yahiya Doumbia	6	3	6
	Q	Eduardo Masso	4	6
	Q	Yahiya Doumbia	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Y Noah	6	6	6
		K Jones	7	2	4			1	Y Noah	6	6
		W Popp	4	4					D Keretić	3	4
		D Keretić	6	6											1	Y Noah	6	6
		P Korda	7	4	4											B Dyke	4	2
	WC	T Pham	6	6	6			WC	T Pham	1	1
		B Dyke	6	6					B Dyke	6	6
	7	T Benhabiles	4	4																		1	Y Noah	6	3
	4	G Forget	7	6																			T Nelson	7	6
		J Brown	6	4				4	G Forget	3	4
		T Nelson	6	6					T Nelson	6	6
		A Antonitsch	4	3												T Nelson	6	7
		G Pozzi	3	6	5										WC	P Pech	2	6
	WC	P Pech	6	3	7			WC	P Pech	6	7	6
		B Drewett	6	7	5			6	T Tulasne	7	5	2
	6	T Tulasne	7	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S Davis	6	7
		G Bloom	1	6				5	S Davis	4	5
	Q	Remi Gilberton	1	3				Q	E Masso	6	7
	Q	E Masso	6	6											Q	E Masso	6	5	7
		B Scanlon	6	6											3	K Evernden	4	7	6
		N Odizor	4	2					B Scanlon	4	6
		M Laurendeau	4	5				3	K Evernden	6	7
	3	K Evernden	6	7																		Q	E Masso	4	6
	8	J Bates	7	6																		Q	Y Doumbia	6	7
		É Winogradsky	6	3				8	J Bates	6	6
		M Flur	7	6					M Flur	1	4
	WC	M Bahrami	6	3											8	J Bates	3	5
		J Poitier	7	4	6										Q	Y Doumbia	6	7
		B Willenborg	6	6	0				J Poitier	7	3	1
	Q	Y Doumbia	7	7				Q	Y Doumbia	6	6	6
	2	A Chesnokov	6	6

External links

• Main draw