# 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Chris Evert won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

## 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.
* Chris Evert (champion)
* Pam Shriver (second round)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
* Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
* Stephanie Rehe (semifinals)
* Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
* Dianne Balestrat (third round)
* Robin White (third round)
* Gretchen Magers (third round)
* Halle Cioffi (third round)
* Sara Gomer (third round)
* 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 | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephanie Rehe | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephanie Rehe | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Chris Evert | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Zina Garrison | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 3 | 6 | | | E Pfaff | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | H Cioffi | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Keil | 6 | 7 | | | K Keil | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 2 | 3 | | 13 | H Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | R White | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Fendick | 4 | 0 |
| | D Van Rensburg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | R White | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reis | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Reis | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Steinmetz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | R White | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | S Sloane | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Fendick | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 4 | 4 | | | H Ludloff | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Christian | 3 | 3 | | Q | S Collins | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 3 | 1 | r | 9 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | H Na | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Rehe | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | L-A Eldredge | 6 | 4 | 3 | | H Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Coetzer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Na | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | A Henricksson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Barg | 6 | 6 | Q | P Barg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | D Balestrat | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | T Mochizuki | 1 | 4 | | A Smith | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 3 | 2 | 10 | D Balestrat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Minter | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Ivan | 4 | 4 | 14 | S Gomer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 3 | 3 | | J Durie | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | S Gomer | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | W White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 4 | 5 | | W White | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 7 | 6 | | | M Javer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Schimper | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Louie-Harper | 6 | 1 | | | K Schimper | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 7 | 6 | | | P Vásquez | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | G Magers | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 1 | 2 |
| | L Bonder-Kreiss | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | G Magers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 4 | 6 | 3 | | B Nagelsen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | G Magers | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |