# 1988 Virginia Slims of Arizona – Singles

Anne White was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elly Hakami.
Manuela Maleeva won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 against Dianne Van Rensburg.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Manuela Maleeva (champion)
* Patty Fendick (second round)
* Neige Dias (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
* Dianne Balestrat (first round)
* Peanut Louie-Harper (first round)
* n/a
* Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 1 | 5 | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 6 | 1 | 7 | | M Lindström | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Na | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Phelps | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Keil | 6 | 3 | 1 | | C Benjamin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 0 | 1 | | 8 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Burgin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | R Fairbank | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 3 | 1 | | | A Grossman | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Fairbank | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Allen | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | E Burgin | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Allen | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 6 | | | E Burgin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Louie-Harper | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | D Balestrat | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dianne Van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | W White | 6 | 4 | 7 | | W White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M L Daniels | 1 | 3 | | | A Ivan | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | W White | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Baranski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | D Van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 5 | 2 | | 3 | N Dias | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Dias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Sloane | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Hakami | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Steinmetz | 7 | 6 | | Q | K Steinmetz | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Hakami | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | S Sloane | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 4 | 5 | | S Sloane | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Strandlund | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | P Fendick | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Fendick | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |