| Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Swatch Open | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Henri Leconte | |||
| Runner-up | Jérôme Potier | |||
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q) | |||
| Seeds | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Henri Leconte won the singles title of the 1988 Swatch Open tennis tournament by defeating Jérôme Potier 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 7th title for Leconte on his career and the first one since 1986, when he won his last two titles at Geneva and Hamburg.
Seeds
Andrei Chesnokov (semifinals)
Joakim Nyström (first round)- Henri Leconte (champion)
Jimmy Arias (first round)
Ronald Agénor (quarterfinals)
Mark Woodforde (first round)- Jim Pugh (first round)
- Guy Forget (semifinals)
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 | Andrei Chesnokov
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3/WC | Henri Leconte
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3/WC | Henri Leconte
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jérôme Potier
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jérôme Potier
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Guy Forget
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Chesnokov
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Fioroni
| 5 | 2 | 1 | A Chesnokov
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 R Osterthun
| 6 | 3 |  H Skoff
| 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Skoff
| 7 | 6 | 1 | A Chesnokov
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  G Garetto
| 3 | 6 |  K Nováček
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JP Fleurian
| 6 | 7 | JP Fleurian
| 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Nováček
| 6 | 7 | K Nováček
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | J Pugh
| 3 | 6 | 1 | A Chesnokov
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3/WC | H Leconte
| 7 | 6 | 3/WC | H Leconte
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Nargiso
| 5 | 1 | 3/WC | H Leconte
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Čihák
| 2 | 6 | T Meinecke
| 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Meinecke
| 6 | 7 | 3/WC | H Leconte
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Lesch
| 6 | 7 | 5 | R Agénor
| 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Cahill
| 3 | 5 | Q | A Lesch
| 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Navratil
| 3 | 2 | 5 | R Agénor
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | R Agénor
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Woodforde
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Arrese
| 7 | 6 | J Arrese
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Doumbia
| 4 | 0 | L Pimek
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Pimek
| 6 | 6 | J Arrese
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Benhabiles
| 5 | 6 | J Potier
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Tulasne
| 7 | 7 | T Tulasne
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Potier
| 3 | 6 | 6 | J Potier
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4/WC | J Arias
| 6 | 2 | 4 | J Potier
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | G Forget
| 6 | 6 | 8 | G Forget
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Champion
| 3 | 3 | 8 | G Forget
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Kroon
| 6 | 6 | N Kroon
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Segărceanu
| 0 | 4 | 8 | G Forget
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Vilas
| 6 | 6 | WC | G Vilas
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Maurer
| 3 | 1 | WC | G Vilas
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gunnarsson
| 7 | 6 | J Gunnarsson
| 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Nyström
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Gloster, Rob (17 April 1988). "Frenchman Henri Leconte overwhelmed his nervous countryman Jerome Potier". Nice: United Press International. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Tennis; McEnroe's Drought Comes to an End". The New York Times. Associated Press. 18 April 1988. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Henri Leconte outclassed his fellow Frenchman, Jerome Potier, 6-2, 6-2, and won the Nice Open today. It was Leconte's seventh Grand Prix title.
- "Martina Navratilova used a strong serve-and-volley game..." Chicago Tribune. 19 April 1988. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Henri Leconte overwhelmed countryman Jerome Potier 6-2, 6-2 to win the Nice Open in France.
- "Golf with ill fan as inspiration, Norman end victory drought". Sun-Sentinel. 18 April 1988. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Henri Leconte defeated fellow Frenchman Jerome Potier 6-2, 6-2 to win the $145,000 Nice Open. It was Leconte's seventh Grand Prix title. The last time he won was in September 1986, when he took consecutive tournaments in Geneva and Hamburg.