# 1988 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.
Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against 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.
* Steffi Graf (semifinals)
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
* n/a
* Sandra Cecchini (third round)
* Isabel Cueto (first round)
* Jana Novotná (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (second round)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Bettina Fulco (first round)
* 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 |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | P Vásquez | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Vásquez | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Faber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | D Faber | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 3 | 2 | | Q | D Faber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 3 | 0 | | 12 | J Wiesner | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Maleeva | 2 | 0 |
| | M Paz | 5 | 4 | | 13 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 7 | | | G Magers | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | H Kelesi | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | K Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | E Galphin | 1 | 6 | 5 | | T Phelps | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Bowes | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Casale | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M L Daniels | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | A Sánchez | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 4 | 5 | | M L Daniels | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | I Cueto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | M Torres | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Torres | 1 | 1 |
| | M Lindström | 4 | 6 | 0 | | M Torres | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 6 | 5 | | | F Bonsignori | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | M Torres | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | P Barg | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | LL | A Kanellopoulou | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | A Holíková | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Holíková | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Garrone | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | L Lapi | 5 | 3 | | | L Garrone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 2 | 2 | | 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Z Garrison | 3 | 2 |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
| | C Suire | 3 | 0 | | | K Schimper | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Schimper | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 5 | 1 | | | C Benjamin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | M J Fernández | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Schwartz | 3 | 2 | | | K Horvath | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | A Villagrán | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 3 | 6 | 1 | | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 7 | 6 | | | I Budařová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | B Fulco | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | K Horvath | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | R Reis | 3 | 2 | | 9 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 3 | 1 | | | S Stafford | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | S Cecchini | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Goleš | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |