# 1988 Eckerd Open – Singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Chris Evert (champion)
* Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
* Zina Garrison (first round)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Isabel Cueto (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 2 | 0 | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | F Bonsignori | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Bonsignori | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 1 | 0 | | 6 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Z Garrison | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | E Reinach | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Daniels | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | W Probst | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 2 | 5 | | | S Goleš | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | W Probst | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Wiesner | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arantxa Sánchez | 6 | 4 |
| Q | K Adams | 0 | 0 | | 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 6 | 6 | | | P Huber | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Holíková | 3 | 2 | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | B Fulco | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 1 | 2 | | 7 | I Cueto | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 7 | | | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | K Horvath | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 3 | 0 | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |