Singles
1988 Newsweek Champions Cup
Final
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Emilio Sánchez
Score	7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Boris Becker defeated Emilio Sánchez in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup.

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Andre Agassi	6	3	5
	3	Boris Becker	4	6	7
								3	Boris Becker	7	6	2	6
								8	Emilio Sánchez	5	4	6	4
	4	Pat Cash	4	4
	8	Emilio Sánchez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Edberg	6	6
		J Grabb	2	3					J Brown	0	3
		J Brown	6	6											1	S Edberg	6	3	2
		T Šmíd	6	6											15	M Pernfors	3	6	6
		G Forget	3	4					T Šmíd	5	3
		H Skoff	5	1				15	M Pernfors	7	6
	15	M Pernfors	7	6																		15	M Pernfors	6	2	2
	9	D Pate	6	6	6																	7	A Agassi	0	6	6
		L Mattar	2	7	3			9	D Pate	7	6
		G Muller	6	6				SE	J Lozano	5	2
	SE	J Lozano	7	7											9	D Pate	3	3
	Q	B Orešar	6	6	7										7	A Agassi	6	6
	WC	D Visser	7	4	6			Q	B Orešar	1	1
								7	A Agassi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	B Becker	6	6
		T Wilkison	4	7	6				T Wilkison	3	4
	WC	E Edwards	6	6	3										3	B Becker	6	6
		J Fitzgerald	0	7	6											J Fitzgerald	0	2
	WC	R Weiss	6	5	3				J Fitzgerald	4	6	6
		J Yzaga	5	3				13	C van Rensburg	6	3	3
	13	C van Rensburg	7	6																		3	B Becker	6	6
	12	E Bengoechea	6	3	7																		J Kriek	3	4
	Q	J Frana	2	6	6			12	E Bengoechea	4	6	6
		H de la Peña	3	6	6				H de la Peña	6	1	2
		J Pugh	6	2	3										12	E Bengoechea	2	4
		J Kriek	6	6												J Kriek	6	6
		T Benhabiles	2	1					J Kriek	6	6
								5	T Mayotte	4	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Jaite	6	5
		D Goldie	3	6	6				D Goldie	7	7
		G Vilas	6	1	4											D Goldie	6	3	6
	Q	P Aldrich	6	2											WC/11	A Mansdorf	4	6	7
		D Rostagno	7	6					D Rostagno	6	6
	WC	M Chang	6	5	6			WC/11	A Mansdorf	7	7
	WC/11	A Mansdorf	2	7	7																	WC/11	A Mansdorf	1	6	5
	14	P Lundgren	6	3																		4	P Cash	6	3	7
		M Woodforde	7	6					M Woodforde	7	6
		P Doohan	6	2	4				J Frawley	5	4
		J Frawley	2	6	6											M Woodforde	3	2
		T Tulasne	6	6											4	P Cash	6	6
		B Stanković	1	3					T Tulasne	3	4
								4	P Cash	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	E Sánchez	6	6
	Q	T Witsken	3	6				Q	D Pérez	4	4
	Q	D Pérez	6	7											8	E Sánchez	7	6
	Q	P Sampras	6	3	7										Q	P Sampras	5	2
		R Krishnan	3	6	6			Q	P Sampras	7	6
	Q	J Canter	3	1				10	E Teltscher	5	3
	10	E Teltscher	6	6																		8	E Sánchez	2	6	6
	16	J Arias	3	5																		2	M Mečíř	6	0	3
		A Krickstein	6	7					A Krickstein	4	4
		M Vajda	6	0	4				D Cahill	6	6
		D Cahill	2	6	6											D Cahill	6	0	4
		K Evernden	1	3											2	M Mečíř	2	6	6
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	1	3
								2	M Mečíř	6	6

• 1988 Newsweek Champions Cup Draw - Men's Singles