# 1988 Citizen Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Katerina Maleeva.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Katerina Maleeva (final)
* Sylvia Hanika (third round)
* Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez (third round)
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
* Isabel Cueto (quarterfinals)
* Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
* Judith Wiesner (first round)
* Neige Dias (third round)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Sabrina Goleš (third round)
* Radka Zrubáková (semifinals)
* n/a
* n/a

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bettina Fulco | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bettina Fulco | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Radka Zrubáková | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Katerina Maleeva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 3 | 7 | | R Maršíková | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Frimmelová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | S Goleš | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 7 | 7 | | | L Golarsa | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Goleš | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | A Vieira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Reggi | 0 | 0 |
| | L O'Neill | 4 | 3 | | | A Vieira | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mesker | 4 | 6 | | | S Loosemore | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Loosemore | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Vieira | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Krajčovičová | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Niox-Chateau | 6 | 6 | 4 | | D Krajčovičová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Cecchini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Thoms | 6 | 2 | 6 | | H Thoms | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | S Cecchini | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Betzner | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | L Garrone | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Corsato | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Betzner | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 2 | 7 | | L Garrone | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Cecchini | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Fulco | 7 | 6 |
| | F Bonsignori | 0 | 1 | | 12 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wallenfels | 2 | 6 | 6 | | P Wallenfels | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | B Paulus | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 3 | 6 | 0 | | A Villagrán | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 3 | 7 | 6 | | S Wasserman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fukárková | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Weigl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 4 | 6 | | | T Weigl | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum | 1 | 2 | | 14 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 |
| | G Kim | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Meier | 2 | 1 |
| | S Meier | 7 | 6 | | | S Meier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mosca | 6 | 6 | | | G Mosca | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Düll | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | S Meier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Huber | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | S Hanika | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Auer | 6 | 6 | | | S Auer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Hanika | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 7 | 6 | | | W Probst | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Romanò | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Schilder | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 10 | N Dias | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Jönsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Jönsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 1 | 1 | | 10 | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Cueto | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 7 |
| | S Frankl | 4 | 2 | | 12 | J Novotná | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 2 | | | C Cohen | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | J Novotná | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Menning | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | | | R Rajchrtová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |