This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1988 Australian Open.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								1	Steve Guy	6	6
									Dane Nebel	3	2
		Dane Nebel	6	6
	32	Marcus Smith	4	0

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								2	Shuzo Matsuoka	7	6
								31	Neil Borwick	6	2
	WC	Massimo Boscatto	5	0
	31	Neil Borwick	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								3	Peter Carter	4	4
								29	Russell Barlow	6	6
		John Marinov	3	1
	29	Russell Barlow	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Christo Steyn	6	6
		Darren Cole	2	3
								4	Christo Steyn	5	6	3
								30	Hank Pfister	7	4	6
	WC	Darren Frlan	0	6
	30	Hank Pfister	6	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Omar Camporese	2	6	6
		Peter Della Vedova	6	1	3
								5	Omar Camporese	6	6
								28	Jason Carriage	4	4
	WC	Massimo Ardinghi	3	3
	28	Jason Carriage	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Richard Schmidt	6	7
	WC	Glen Kellett	4	6
								6	Richard Schmidt	6	7
								27	Antony Emerson	3	5
		Paul Lord	5	4
	27	Antony Emerson	7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nick Fulwood	3	6	6
		Jamie Morgan	6	3	4
								7	Nick Fulwood	6	4
								25	Bryan Roe	7	6
	WC	Craig Dungey	3	1
	25	Bryan Roe	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Kim Bong-soo	6	6
		Peter Thrupp	3	3
								8	Kim Bong-soo	6	6
								26	Bob Green	2	4
	WC	Richard Cahill	w/o
	26	Bob Green

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Charlton Eagle	3	6	6
		Andrew Ritter	6	1	2
								9	Charlton Eagle	6	6
									Mike Baroch	1	4
		Mike Baroch	4	6	6
	24	Hitoshi Shirato	6	4	3

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Laurie Warder	6	1	11
		Andrew Florent	2	6	9
								10	Laurie Warder	6	4	3
								23	David Felgate	4	6	6
		Stefan Heckmanns	6	5
	23	David Felgate	7	7

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Chris Kennedy	6	6	6
		Steve Wood	7	2	2
								11	Chris Kennedy	6	6
									Paul Kronk	0	1
		Paul Kronk	4	6	6
	21	Richard Fricker	6	3	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Ivo Werner	6	6
	WC	John Arbanas	4	3
								12	Ivo Werner	7	6
								22	Gavin Pfitzner	6	3
		Andrew McLean	2	1
	22	Gavin Pfitzner	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	13	Chris Bailey	6	6
		Glen Eaton	3	0
								13	Chris Bailey	6	6
								19	David Macpherson	3	3
		Jon Ireland	5	1
	19	David Macpherson	7	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	14	Anthony Lane	6	6
		Jason Cask	2	1
								14	Anthony Lane	7	6
								20	Peter Palandjian	6	2
	WC	Ron Woodbridge	3	5
	20	Peter Palandjian	6	7

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	15	Dexter MacBride	6	6
		Brett Buffington	3	2
								15	Dexter MacBride	0	6
								18	John Letts	6	7
		Paul Mick	4	3
	18	John Letts	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	16	Torben Theine	6	4	6
	WC	Cristian Brandi	1	6	0
								16	Torben Theine	6	6
								17	David Lewis	2	0
		Craig D. Miller	2	5
	17	David Lewis	6	7

External links

• 1988 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation