# 1988 European Indoors – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Pam Shriver won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Manuela Maleeva.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Pam Shriver (champion)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Manuela Maleeva (final)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Raffaella Reggi (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | P Shriver | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 5 | 6 | | Q | J Jonerup | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Jonerup | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Frankl | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | D van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Cecchini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 1 | 4 | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Ritter | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Ritter | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Auer | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | 7 | | W Probst | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 3 | 3 | | 8 | R Reggi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Manuela Maleeva | 3 | 4 |
| | S Meier | 4 | 2 | | 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 7 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Krapl | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Durie | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 3 | 0 | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 1 | 5 | | B Cordwell | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | C Martínez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | J Pospíšilová | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus | 7 | 1 | 5 | Q | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | H Suková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Suková | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |