1988 tennis event results
Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch .
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.
Grand Slam events Category 5 tournaments Category 4 tournaments Dallas (S , D ) Oakland (S , D ) Houston (S , D ) Tokyo Indoor (S , D ) Eastbourne (S , D ) Cincinnati (S , D ) New Orleans (S , D ) Filderstadt (S , D ) Brighton (S , D ) Chicago (S , D ) Category 3 tournaments Category 2 tournaments Brisbane (S , D ) Oklahoma City (S , D ) Kansas (S , D ) Tokyo Outdoor (S , D ) Geneva (S , D ) Strasbourg (S , D ) Birmingham (S , D ) Nice (S , D ) Aix-en-Provence (S , D ) San Diego (S , D ) Sofia (S , D ) Phoenix (S , D ) Brentwood (S , D ) Indianapolis (S , D ) Category 1 tournaments Buenos Aires (S , D ) Guarujá (S , D ) Auckland (S , D Wellington (S , D ) Singapore (S , D ) Taiwan (S , D ) Taranto (S , D ) Barcelona (S , D ) Båstad (S , D ) Brussels (S , D ) OTB Open (S , D ) Aptos (S , D ) Athens (S , D ) Paris (S , D ) San Juan (S , D ) Guarujá II (S , D ) Team events