# 1988 Player's Canadian Open – Women's singles

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.
Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Zvereva.

## 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.
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
* Chris Evert (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (final)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)
* Zina Garrison (third round)
* Barbara Potter (third round)
* Sylvia Hanika (third round)
* Larisa Savchenko (second round)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Anne Minter (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 5 | 3 | 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 4 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | S Mascarin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Ingram | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | S Hanika | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | LL | J Richardson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 1 | 5 | 11 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 1 | 4 |
| | J Young | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 6 | Q | M Van Nostrand | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 7 | 6 | | N Provis | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | N Provis | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 1 | 4 | | I Kuczyńska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C-L Cohen | 1 | 3 | | | E Krapl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 6 | | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Minter | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 6 | 4 |
| | C Singer | 1 | 4 | | 10 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | B Potter | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Phelps | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 2 | 2 | | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | A Nishiya | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 7 | 6 | | Q | S Collins | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-A Faull | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 2 | 3 | | | J Halard | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 3 | 4 | | 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | G Miró | 1 | 2 | | 9 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Cordwell | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 9 | Z Garrison | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 4 | 3 | | Q | S Martin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 7 | 6 | | | M Werdel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Lindqvist | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | P Vásquez | 2 | 2 | | | M Yanagi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 5 | 6 | 7 | | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Okagawa | 1 | 3 | | 12 | L Savchenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 4 | 2 | | | I Demongeot | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 3 | 4 | | R Simpson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |