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1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

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Singles
1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
ChampionSenegal Yahiya Doumbia
Runner-upUnited States Todd Nelson
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.[1]

Seeds

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 France Yannick Noah 6 3  
  United States Todd Nelson 7 6  
  United States Todd Nelson 4 6 3
Q Senegal Yahiya Doumbia 6 3 6
Q Belgium Eduardo Masso 4 6  
Q Senegal Yahiya Doumbia 6 7  

Top half

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

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States S Davis 6 7  
  Israel G Bloom 1 6   5 United States S Davis 4 5  
Q France Remi Gilberton 1 3   Q Belgium E Masso 6 7  
Q Belgium E Masso 6 6   Q Belgium E Masso 6 5 7
  United States B Scanlon 6 6   3 New Zealand K Evernden 4 7 6
  Nigeria N Odizor 4 2     United States B Scanlon 4 6  
  Canada M Laurendeau 4 5   3 New Zealand K Evernden 6 7  
3 New Zealand K Evernden 6 7   Q Belgium E Masso 4 6  
8 United Kingdom J Bates 7 6   Q Senegal Y Doumbia 6 7  
  France É Winogradsky 6 3   8 United Kingdom J Bates 6 6  
  United States M Flur 7 6     United States M Flur 1 4  
WC Iran M Bahrami 6 3   8 United Kingdom J Bates 3 5  
  France J Poitier 7 4 6 Q Senegal Y Doumbia 6 7  
  United States B Willenborg 6 6 0   France J Poitier 7 3 1
Q Senegal Y Doumbia 7 7   Q Senegal Y Doumbia 6 6 6
2 Soviet Union A Chesnokov 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 110, 153. ISBN 9780002183116.
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