# 1988 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 against Gabriela Sabatini.

## 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 (champion)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* n/a - Mary Joe Fernandez, originally seeded seventh, withdrew from the tournament with a fever.
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (third round)
* Isabel Cueto (first round)
* Jana Novotná (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (second round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* n/a

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Zina Garrison | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D van Rensburg | 2 | 1 | | | T Phelps | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Paz | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 1 | 0 | | 12 | J Novotná | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | P Vásquez | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | P Casale | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Casale | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7 | 6 | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Daniels | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | W Wood | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | C Benjamin | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | K Schimper | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Martin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | S Cecchini | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kanellopoulou | 3 | 6 | 4 | | I Budařová | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 6 | 0 | | 10 | S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Cecchini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 4 |
| | R Casals | 1 | 2 | | 13 | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 5 | 0 | | Q | A Holíková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Holíková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Holíková | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Miró | 6 | 6 | 5 | | F Bonsignori | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Smith | 0 | 2 | | | P Huber | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | B Fulco | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 1 | | | L Garrone | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | B Fulco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | I Cueto | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Garrison | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 1 |
| | M Torres | 3 | 6 | | 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 3 | 1 | | | A Villagrán | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 3 | 3 | | E Hakami | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 7 | 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 |
| | | | | | LL | L Lapi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 7 | 6 | | | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Mosca | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | S Goleš | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Betzner | 2 | 4 | | | A Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | S Hanika | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Hanika | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Hanika | 2 | 2 |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | C MacGregor | 4 | 4 | | | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I Kuczyńska | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | W Probst | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Adams | 5 | 3 | | | P Tarabini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |