1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles
# 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Chris Evert.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Chris Evert (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
* Hana Mandlíková (third round)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Zina Garrison (third round)
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (first round)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
* Patty Fendick (first round)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 0 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephanie Rehe | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 9 | Barbara Potter | 7 | 3 | 4 | | Stephanie Rehe | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Stephanie Rehe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Rehe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 4 | 4 |
| | Elna Reinach | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Helena Suková | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 2 | 2 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 7 | 6 | | | S Gomer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Witvoet | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 3 | 0 | | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Lapi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | J Durie | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | J Durie | 1 | 1 |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Durie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 7 | 5 | 6 | | M-C Calleja | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | J Durie | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | E Hakami | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers | 3 | 7 | 6 | | G Magers | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Wood | 6 | 4 | | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | C MacGregor | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | R Zrubáková | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Faber | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Faber | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Daniels | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | N Tauziat | 1 | 4 |
| | R White | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
| | I Demongeot | 7 | 2 | 6 | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 5 | 4 | | | A Villagrán | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 3 | 6 | 2 | | A Devries | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 4 | 1 | | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 1 | 0 | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 2 | 6 | | W Probst | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | S Auer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Auer | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 3 | 1 | | Q | S Auer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 7 | 4 | 6 | | A Frazier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Auer | 3 | 0 |
| | M Bollegraf | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | B Potter | 6 | 6 |
| | E Krapl | 6 | 4 | 7 | | E Krapl | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 6 | 2 | 4 | | C Suire | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Suire | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Barg | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 7 | 6 | | | A Holíková | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 3 | 2 | | 9 | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | S Cecchini | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 0 | 2 | | C Jolissaint | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | Y Koizumi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | K Schimper | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | Y Koizumi | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Schimper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 4 | 2 |
| | C Christian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Düll | 1 | 2 | | | C Christian | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 3 | 0 | | | S Rehe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 4 | 2 | | | | | | P Casale | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | P Casale | 6 | 6 | | | P Casale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | | | F Bonsignori | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | L McNeil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 7 | 6 | | | J Hetherington | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Z Garrison | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Hy | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | E Reinach | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 |
| | N Dias | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Ferrando | 0 | 2 |
| Q | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Ferrando | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 2 | 2 | | | A Kijimuta | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Goleš | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 3 | | | K Adams | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 2 | 6 | 7 | | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 1 | 0 | | 15 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sodupe | 1 | 3 | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | M J Fernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Golarsa | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | M de Swardt | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | L Golarsa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Bonder | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 2 | 4 | | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 3 | 6 | | | L Allen | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Bonder | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | M Seleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 0 | 3 | | | M Seleš | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 3 | 1 | | 3 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 1 | 5 | H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 7 | | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Singer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Q | A Ivan | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 6 | 6 | | M Lindström | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 5 | 3 | Q | A Ivan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ivan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | G Miró | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Reggi | 3 | 0 |
| | P Harper | 6 | 7 | | P Harper | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | C Porwik | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | X Li | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | C Porwik | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Kim | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | K Horvath | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 1 | 3 | 12 | R Reggi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 7 | 3 | 6 | | A Minter | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | N Provis | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Provis | 5 | 6 | 7 | | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berger | 6 | 3 | 2 | | L Garrone | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 4 | 2 |
| | L Spadea | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | 6 | | T Phelps | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Mosca | 0 | 1 | | | M Gurney | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Moulton | 0 | 0 | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
