# 1988 Pringles Light Classic – Singles

Barbara Potter won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Helen Kelesi.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
* Barbara Potter (champion)
* Helen Kelesi (final)
* Anne Minter (second round)
* Halle Cioffi (semifinals)
* Peanut Louie-Harper (quarterfinals)
* Anne Smith (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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kim | 2 | 2 | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schwartz | 3 | 2 | | | J Richardson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Rinaldi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Forman | 2 | 1 | | | K Rinaldi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bartlett | 2 | 2 | | 5 | A Minter | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 2 | 0 | | 4 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 7 | | | W White | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Sloane | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 2 | 2 | | | C Bassett-Seguso | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | S Sloane | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A White | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | P Louie-Harper | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Barbara Potter | 6 | 6 |
| | L Antonoplis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | P Louie-Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Klitch | 5 | 2 | | | C Christian | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Christian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Louie-Harper | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 3 | 3 | | | T Phelps | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brown | 4 | 3 | | 3 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Cioffi | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Ingram | 2 | 2 | | 6 | H Cioffi | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Wood | 3 | 2 | | | M Gurney | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Herr | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Farley | 6 | 6 | | | A Farley | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 6 | 4 | | | B Herr | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M J Fernández | 3 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |