# 1988 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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

## Seeds

* Catherine Suire (qualified)
* Céline Cohen (first round)
* Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
* Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer (first round)
* Lea Antonoplis (second round)
* Jenny Byrne (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Julie Richardson (qualified)
* Emmanuelle Derly (qualifying competition)
* Anna Ivan (qualifying competition)
* Susan Mascarin (qualifying competition)
* Jana Pospíšilová (second round)
* Donna Faber (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Niurka Sodupe (first round)
* Maria Strandlund (first round)
* Pam Casale (qualifying competition)

## Qualifiers

* Catherine Suire
* Lisa Green
* Kumiko Okamoto
* Kim Steinmetz
* Julie Richardson
* Jo-Anne Faull
* Tine Scheuer-Larsen
* Clare Wood

## Lucky losers

* Jenny Byrne

## 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 | Catherine Suire | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Vásquez | 6$^1$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Vásquez | 6$^1$ | 6$^5$ | | 1 | Catherine Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lindsay Bartlett | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tina Mochizuki | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Lindsay Bartlett | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Bartlett | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Bartlett | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Catherine Suire | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Susan Mascarin | 3 | 3 |
| | Deeann Hansel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Susan Mascarin | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Shannan McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Shannan McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | WC | Shannan McCarthy | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Susan Mascarin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Cathy Caverzasio | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Susan Mascarin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Susan Mascarin | 6 | 1 | 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 | Jana Pospíšilová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcella Mesker | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcella Mesker | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | 11 | Jana Pospíšilová | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Lisa Green | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Lisa Green | 6 | 1 | 7 | WC | Lisa Green | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Akemi Nishiya | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Akemi Nishiya | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | WC | Lisa Green | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jenny Byrne | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| | Yukie Koizumi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jenny Byrne | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Eleni Rossides | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Eleni Rossides | 7 | 6 | | WC | Eleni Rossides | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jenny Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Patricia Hy-Boulais | 5 | 1 | | 6 | Jenny Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Byrne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Elizabeth Smylie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | | | | | Emiko Okagawa | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | Gabriela Mosca | 2 | 0 | | Emiko Okagawa | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | Emiko Okagawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Emiko Okagawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | Rachel McQuillan | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Kumiko Okamoto | 7 | 6 |
| | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | Kumiko Okamoto | 7 | 6 |
| | Kumiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Kumiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | Kumiko Okamoto | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Sybille Niox-Château | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | |
| | Sybille Niox-Château | 4 | 6 | 6 | Sybille Niox-Château | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | |
| 15 | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 14 | Niurka Sodupe | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Louise Allen | 3 | 3 | | | Kim Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kim Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Kim Steinmetz | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Emmanuelle Derly | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | Vicki Nelson-Dunbar | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Emmanuelle Derly | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | Andrea Vieira | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Vieira | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Andrea Vieira | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Emmanuelle Derly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carin Bakkum | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Emmanuelle Derly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Emmanuelle Derly | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Julie Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Bonnet | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catherine Bonnet | 3 | 0 | 7 | Julie Richardson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Cammy MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Teri Whitlinger | 0 | 4 | | Cammy MacGregor | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Cammy MacGregor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cammy MacGregor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Julie Richardson | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anna Ivan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Jessica Emmons | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Anna Ivan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Andrea Farley | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Andrea Farley | 4 | 4 | WC | Jessica Emmons | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Anna Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sarah Loosemore | 1 | 3 | 9 | Anna Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Anna Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 12 | Donna Faber | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jo-Anne Faull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jo-Anne Faull | 6 | 6 | | | Jo-Anne Faull | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Iwalani McCalla | 1 | 2 | | | |
| WC | Iwalani McCalla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Iwalani McCalla | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Inmaculada Varas | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Inmaculada Varas | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | Jo-Anne Faull | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 4 | 3 |
| | Lise Gregory | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 4 | 3 |
| | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | Luciana Corsato-Owsianka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandy Collins | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Sandy Collins | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Sandy Collins | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lea Antonoplis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Field | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Field | 5 | 4 | 5 | Lea Antonoplis | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Penny Barg | 4 | 5 | | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Marie-Christine Calleja | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Sandra Birch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Marie-Christine Calleja | 2 | 2 |
| | Melissa Brown | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Melissa Brown | 4 | 2 | WC | Sandra Birch | 5 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | Marie-Christine Calleja | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Marie-Christine Calleja | 6 | 6 | | Marie-Christine Calleja | 7 | 6 | | | |
| 13 | Amanda Coetzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Eighth 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 |
| 16 | Pam Casale | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Scott | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Scott | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 16 | Pam Casale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jeri Ingram | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jeri Ingram | 6 | 6 | | | Jeri Ingram | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Cynthia MacGregor | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cynthia MacGregor | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 16 | Pam Casale | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 |
| | Julie Salmon | 5 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 |
| | Amy Schwartz | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amy Schwartz | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | Amy Schwartz | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Clare Wood | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | Clare Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Céline Cohen | 6$^5$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |