# 1988 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.

## Seeds

* Penny Barg (second round)
* Clare Wood (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Laura Lapi (second round)
* Pilar Vásquez (second round)
* Barbara Romanò (qualified)
* Anna-Maria Fernandez (first round)
* Nicole Muns-Jagerman (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Andrea Vieira (first round)
* Jana Pospíšilová (qualified)
* Louise Allen (first round)
* Akemi Nishiya (first round)
* Carin Bakkum (first round)
* Mariaan de Swardt (second round)
* Amy Jönsson Raaholt (second round)
* Melissa Brown (first round)
* Simone Schilder (first round)

## Qualifiers

* Andrea Tiezzi
* Barbara Romanò
* Marie-Christine Damas
* Conchita Martínez
* Jonna Jonerup
* Sabine Hack
* Maria Strandlund
* Jana Pospíšilová

## Lucky losers

* Luciano Corsato
* Nicole Muns-Jagerman
* Sabine Appelmans
* Clare Wood

## Qualifying 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 qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Penny Barg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Thomas | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Thomas | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Penny Barg | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Caterina Nozzoli | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Caterina Nozzoli | 6 | 6 | | WC | Caterina Nozzoli | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Miki Mizokuchi | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miki Mizokuchi | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | Caterina Nozzoli | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Andrea Tiezzi | 6 | 6 |
| | Teresa Catlin | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Andrea Tiezzi | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Tiezzi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Tiezzi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Andrea Tiezzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Mariaan de Swardt | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Mariaan de Swardt | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 13 | Mariaan de Swardt | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Akemi Nishiya | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heike Thoms | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heike Thoms | 6 | 6 | | | Heike Thoms | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lise Gregory | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lise Gregory | 7 | 7 | | | Lise Gregory | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Wendy Wood | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Wood | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | Heike Thoms | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barbara Romanò | 6 | 6 |
| | Katharina Düll | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Barbara Romanò | 6 | 6 |
| | María José Llorca | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Llorca | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Katharina Düll | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Barbara Romanò | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yukie Koizumi | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 5 | Barbara Romanò | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Barbara Romanò | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Laura Lapi | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Betzner | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Betzner | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Laura Lapi | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Marie-Christine Damas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | Emilse Longo | 3 | 4 | | | Marie-Christine Damas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | Marie-Christine Damas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Christine Damas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Marie-Christine Damas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sabine Appelmans | 2 | 1 |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Sabine Appelmans | 2 | 1 |
| | Lisa Gould | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Gould | 3 | 4 | | | Rachel McQuillan | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 15 | Melissa Brown | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Louise Allen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Amiach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Amiach | 6 | 6 | | WC | Sophie Amiach | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jo-Anne Faull | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jo-Anne Faull | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 2 | 3 |
| | Hana Fukárková | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 2 | 3 |
| | Pascale Etchemendy | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pascale Etchemendy | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Pascale Etchemendy | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Maya Kidowaki | 2 | 2 | | 7 | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Isabelle Crudo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Isabelle Crudo | 6 | 6 | WC | Isabelle Crudo | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 7 | 6 | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kim Labuschagne | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Labuschagne | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jonna Jonerup | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Annette Gerber | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Jonna Jonerup | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Elizabeth Galphin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Galphin | 6 | 6 | | Elizabeth Galphin | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jonna Jonerup | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Jonna Jonerup | 6 | 6 | | Jonna Jonerup | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 16 | Simone Schilder | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 14 | Amy Jönsson Raaholt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Inmaculada Varas | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Inmaculada Varas | 2 | 4 | | 14 | Amy Jönsson Raaholt | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Nathalie Phan-Thanh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Nathalie Phan-Thanh | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Nathalie Phan-Thanh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ruth Seeman | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Seeman | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | WC | Nathalie Phan-Thanh | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sabine Hack | 6 | 6 |
| | Luanne Spadea | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Sabine Hack | 6 | 6 |
| | Sabine Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Hack | 6 | 6 | | | Sabine Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Pilar Vásquez | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Nathalie Housset | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Pilar Vásquez | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Pilar Vásquez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Andrea Vieira | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 7 | | | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Virginie Paquet | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Luciana Tella | 3 | 4 | | WC | Virginie Paquet | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Paquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Paquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Maria Strandlund | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Catherine Bonnet | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| | Natalia Medvedeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Catherine Bonnet | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| WC | Sylvie Sabas | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sylvie Sabas | 5 | 3 | | | Natalia Medvedeva | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Catherine Bonnet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Catherine Bonnet | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | Catherine Bonnet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Carin Bakkum | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Jana Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Mosca | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Mosca | 3 | 3 | 9 | Jana Pospíšilová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Nicolette Rooimans | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Nicolette Rooimans | 6 | 6 | | Nicolette Rooimans | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Karmen Škulj | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karmen Škulj | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | Jana Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Clare Wood | 2 | 1 |
| | Marianne van der Torre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Clare Wood | 2 | 1 |
| | Helena Dahlström | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helena Dahlström | 3 | 0 | | Marianne van der Torre | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Denisa Krajčovičová | 3 | 1 | 2 | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |