# 1988 Taranto Open – Singles

Helen Kelesi won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Laura Garrone.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Helen Kelesi (champion)
* Claudia Porwik (first round)
* Eva Pfaff (second round)
* Barbara Paulus (first round)
* Federica Bonsignori (second round)
* Radka Zrubáková (quarterfinals)
* Christina Singer (second round)
* Laura Garrone (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 4 | 4 | | 1 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Golarsa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fukárková | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | R Zrubáková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Nozzoli | 2 | 2 | | | C Caverzasio | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 1 | 1 | | 6 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Kelesi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | E Pfaff | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V Martinek | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Schwartz | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | E Pfaff | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jaquet | 2 | 4 | | | A Dechaume | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Dechaume | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | V Martinek | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Martinek | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Martinek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 4 | 5 | | 7 | C Singer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Singer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | F Bonsignori | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Laura Garrone | 1 | 0 |
| | A Betzner | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | F Bonsignori | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S McCann | 6 | 2 | 3 | | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Pospíšilová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S La Fratta | 7 | 7 | | Q | S La Fratta | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Paulus | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Garrone | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Kim | 0 | 1 | | 8 | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dinu | 5 | 3 | | | A Vieira | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Vieira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | L Garrone | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L O'Neill | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | L Lapi | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Boschiero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Boschiero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Porwik | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |