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1988 Swatch Open – Singles


Singles
1988 Swatch Open
Final
ChampionFrance Henri Leconte
Runner-upFrance Jérôme Potier
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1987 · Open de Nice Côte d'Azur · 1989 →

Henri Leconte won the singles title of the 1988 Swatch Open tennis tournament by defeating Jérôme Potier 6–2, 6–2 in the final.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Seeds

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  1. Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov (semifinals)
  2. Sweden Joakim Nyström (first round)
  3. France Henri Leconte (champion)
  4. United States Jimmy Arias (first round)
  5. Haiti Ronald Agénor (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Mark Woodforde (first round)
  7. United States Jim Pugh (first round)
  8. France Guy Forget (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov 6 5 3
3/WC France Henri Leconte 4 7 6
3/WC France Henri Leconte 6 6
France Jérôme Potier 2 2
France Jérôme Potier 6 7
8 France Guy Forget 3 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Soviet Union A Chesnokov 7 6
Q Italy M Fioroni 5 2 1 Soviet Union A Chesnokov 6 1 6
West Germany R Osterthun 6 3 Austria H Skoff 4 6 4
Austria H Skoff 7 6 1 Soviet Union A Chesnokov 7 6
Q Argentina G Garetto 3 6 Czechoslovakia K Nováček 5 1
France JP Fleurian 6 7 France JP Fleurian 7 4 1
Czechoslovakia K Nováček 6 7 Czechoslovakia K Nováček 6 6 6
7 United States J Pugh 3 6 1 Soviet Union A Chesnokov 6 5 3
3/WC France H Leconte 7 6 3/WC France H Leconte 4 7 6
Q Italy D Nargiso 5 1 3/WC France H Leconte 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Čihák 2 6 West Germany T Meinecke 4 7 4
West Germany T Meinecke 6 7 3/WC France H Leconte 5 7 6
Q West Germany A Lesch 6 7 5 Haiti R Agénor 7 5 1
Australia D Cahill 3 5 Q West Germany A Lesch 3 7 3
Czechoslovakia J Navratil 3 2 5 Haiti R Agénor 6 5 6
5 Haiti R Agénor 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Australia M Woodforde 5 2
Spain J Arrese 7 6 Spain J Arrese 6 6
Senegal Y Doumbia 4 0 Czechoslovakia L Pimek 3 4
Czechoslovakia L Pimek 6 6 Spain J Arrese 6 2
France T Benhabiles 5 6 France J Potier 7 6
France T Tulasne 7 7 France T Tulasne 3 6
France J Potier 3 6 6 France J Potier 6 7
4/WC United States J Arias 6 2 4 France J Potier 6 7
8 France G Forget 6 6 8 France G Forget 3 6
France T Champion 3 3 8 France G Forget 6 6
Sweden N Kroon 6 6 Sweden N Kroon 2 2
Romania F Segărceanu 0 4 8 France G Forget 6 6
WC Argentina G Vilas 6 6 WC Argentina G Vilas 3 3
West Germany A Maurer 3 1 WC Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Sweden J Gunnarsson 7 6 Sweden J Gunnarsson 7 3 4
2 Sweden J Nyström 5 3

References

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  1. ^ Gloster, Rob (17 April 1988). "Frenchman Henri Leconte overwhelmed his nervous countryman Jerome Potier". Nice: United Press International. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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