# 1988 Virginia Slims of Dallas – Singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–3 against Pam Shriver.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Pam Shriver (final)
* Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Lori McNeil (first round)
* Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 0 | 1 | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 2 | 2 | | | L Savchenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | B Potter | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | S Rehe | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 2 | 2 | | 6 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 7 | 2 | 3 | Q | M Lindström | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lindström | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 7 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 2 | 6 | 2 | | G Fernández | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 2 | 4 | | 7 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | L McNeil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pam Shriver | 0 | 3 |
| Q | M L Daniels | 6 | 6 | | Q | M L Daniels | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 4 | 7 | 3 | | E Pfaff | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | M L Daniels | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Vermaak | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 2 | 3 | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | R White | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Harper | 6 | 7 | | Q | P Harper | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Santrock | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 4 | 1 | | | M Werdel | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Collins | 0 | 0 | | 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |