# 1988 Honda Classic – Singles

Stephanie Rehe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Gigi Fernández.
Anne Minter won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Mercedes Paz.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Stephanie Rehe (quarterfinals)
* Patty Fendick (first round)
* Bettina Fulco (second round)
* Anne Minter (champion)
* Neige Dias (semifinals)
* Gretchen Magers (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz (final)
* Gigi Fernández (semifinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Vásquez | 4 | 4 | | 1 | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 2 | 3 | | | K Keil | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Rehe | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | G Fernández | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | E Hakami | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Schwartz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Fernández | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Fernández | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | |
| 4 | A Minter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Minter | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | A Minter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L O'Neill | 2 | 2 | | | J Byrne | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Magers | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 7 | 1 | 1 | | B Herr | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sodupe | 5 | 6 | | 6 | G Magers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Magers | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Anne Minter | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | N Dias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mercedes Paz | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 4 | | 5 | N Dias | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 1 | 6 | 6 | | J Hetherington | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 5 | N Dias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | M Jaggard | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L-A Eldredge | 1 | 6 | 4 | | M Jaggard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | B Fulco | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Fulco | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Dias | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | M Paz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Paz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Van Nostrand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | M Paz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Viqueira | 1 | 3 | | | A Ivan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Benjamin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 0 | 2 | | | K Steinmetz | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Fendick | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |