# 1988 Midland Group Championships – Singles

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Manuela Maleeva.

## 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)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil (semifinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

## 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
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 3 | 2 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dahlman | 7 | 5 | 4 | | H Witvoet | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Witvoet | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Auer | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Durie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Tauziat | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 1 | 2 | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 2 | 0 | | Q | C Wood | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | S Gomer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Manuela Maleeva | 2 | 0 |
| | J Salmon | 1 | 4 | | 7 | S Cecchini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | N Herreman | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grunfeld | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | S Cecchini | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 0 | 6 | | I Demongeot | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Strandlund | 4 | 1 | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 1 | r | | | | |
| | W Probst | 1 | 2 | | 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 5 | 2 | | Q | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Pospíšilová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Garrone | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 4 | 0 | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |