# 1988 Athens Trophy – Singles

Katerina Maleeva was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Isabel Cueto won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Laura Golarsa.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Isabel Cueto (champion)
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
* Sabrina Goleš (second round)
* Angeliki Kanellopoulou (quarterfinals)
* Laura Garrone (first round)
* Silke Meier (first round)
* Laura Golarsa (final)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Anastasiados | 0 | 0 | | 1 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | I Budařová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Zardo | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jonerup | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | A Kanellopoulou | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Corsato | 6 | 6 | | | L Corsato | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaušovec | 2 | 1 | | 5 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Paulus | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 1 | 3 | | 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | O Tsarbopoulou | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Varas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Scott | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Frankl | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 6 | 6 | | | V Martinek | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 5 | 5 | | | S Frankl | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Meier | 7 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Isabel Cueto | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | L Golarsa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Laura Golarsa | 0 | 1 |
| | A Vieira | 6 | 1 | | 8 | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Maršíková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Hack | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Hack | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dalla Valle | 7 | 3 | 3 | Q | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Loosemore | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | S Goleš | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Goleš | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | L Garrone | 6 | 5 | 1/r | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Lásková | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | L Lásková | 4 | 7 | 3 | Q | L Lásková | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | V Paquet | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Paquet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Lásková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Etchemendy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Wiesner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S La Fratta | 1 | 1 | | | P Etchemendy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Pawlik | 1 | 1 | | 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |