# 1988 Southern Cross Classic – Singles

Jana Novotná won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Jana Pospíšilová.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Lori McNeil (second round)
* Nicole Provis (second round)
* Radka Zrubáková (semifinals)
* Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (champion)
* Dianne Balestrat (quarterfinals)
* Beverly Bowes (first round)
* Laura Garrone (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | L McNeil | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | L McNeil | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 7 | | | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Toleafoa | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Balestrat | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 3 | 2 | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dahlman | 1 | 3 | | 6 | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Strandlund | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | J-A Faull | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | C Lindqvist | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bowrey | 6 | 6 | 3 | | B Cordwell | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Renterghem | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Strandlund | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Smylie | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Bowes | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jana Pospíšilová | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | L Garrone | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 |
| | R McQuillan | 7 | 6 | | | R McQuillan | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 6 | 4 | | | C Tessi | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R McQuillan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jonerup | 6 | 6 | | | J Jonerup | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 2 | 4 | | 3 | R Zrubáková | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Zrubáková | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | J Novotná | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | J Richardson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDonald | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | J Novotná | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Jung | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | T Scheuer-Larsen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Scott | 4 | 5 | | 2 | N Provis | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Provis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |