# 1988 Nutri-Metics Open – Singles

Gretchen Magers was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sara Gomer.
Patty Fendick won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Gomer.

## 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.
* Patty Fendick (champion)
* Anne Minter (second round)
* Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)
* Gretchen Magers (quarterfinals)
* Beverly Bowes (semifinals)
* Elizabeth Minter (second round)
* Sara Gomer (final)
* Ann Devries (third round)
* Belinda Cordwell (third round)
* Pam Casale (first round)
* Susan Mascarin (third round)
* Sandra Wasserman (quarterfinals)
* Angeliki Kanellopoulou (second round)
* Louise Field (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Patty Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Beverly Bowes | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Beverly Bowes | 2 | 3 | 1 | Patty Fendick | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 7 | Sara Gomer | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Sara Gomer | 7 | 6 | 7 | Sara Gomer | 3 | 6 |
| | Emmanuelle Derly | 6 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum | 4 | 1 | | | J Richardson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Golder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Lake | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | V Lake | 6 | 3 | 7 | | V Lake | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds | 1 | 3 | | 13 | A Kanellopoulou | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | S Wasserman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Wasserman | 3 | 1 |
| | A M Fernandez | 1 | 0 | | 12 | S Wasserman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Steinmetz | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dahlström | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 12 | S Wasserman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L O'Neill | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | A Devries | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Croft | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Croft | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Devries | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 2 | 3 | | | L Antonoplis | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | R Seeman | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | R Seeman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Seeman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Catlin | 6 | 6 | | | T Catlin | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Casale | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Phelps | 4 | 3 |
| | M Laval | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Bowes | 6 | 6 |
| | C Christian | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Christian | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Koizumi | 7 | 6 | | | Y Koizumi | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | D-A Hansel | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Christian | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Smith | 0 | 2 | | | J Hetherington | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | S Gomer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schwartz | 2 | 2 | | M Drake | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Gomer | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M-C Calleja | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 2 | 0 | | P Vásquez | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Calleja | 6 | 7 | | M-C Calleja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | L Field | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Gomer | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | B Cordwell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Magers | 1 | 3 |
| | M van der Torre | 2 | 5 | 9 | B Cordwell | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 6 | 6 | | M Javer | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jonsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | B Cordwell | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Niox-Chateau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cy MacGregor | 3 | 1 | | S Niox-Chateau | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | E Minter | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Jung | 7 | 4 | 6 | | P Jung | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nishiya | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | P Jung | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Cohen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salmon | 6 | 0 | | | N Jagerman | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Wood | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | S Mascarin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Derly | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | V Nelson-Dunbar | 2 | 2 | | 11 | S Mascarin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Toleafoa | 6 | 6 | | | C Toleafoa | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y der Kinderen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | S Mascarin | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Derly | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Derly | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 5 | 4 | | | E Derly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Minter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |