# 1988 WTA Nice Open – Singles

Sandra Cecchini won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Nathalie Tauziat.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* n/a
* Sandra Cecchini (champion)
* Pascale Paradis (first round)
* Bettina Fulco (semifinals)
* Judith Wiesner (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (final)
* Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (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 |
| LL | S Simmonds | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Frankl | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Frankl | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 0 | 1 | | | P Huber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Frankl | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | | A Villagrán | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Auer | 4 | 0 | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Fulco | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Strebel | 0 | 1 | | 4 | B Fulco | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Quentrec | 6 | 7 | | Q | K Quentrec | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Fulco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Tarabini | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 7 | | | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | P Tarabini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Tarabini | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sandra Cecchini | 7 | 6 |
| | L Garrone | 1 | 6 | 6 | | L Garrone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Etchemendy | 6 | 6 | | LL | P Etchemendy | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Garrone | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Guerrée | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Guerrée | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Paradis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | B Paulus | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Cecchini | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | B Paulus | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Goleš | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dahlman | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Cecchini | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jaquet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Jaquet | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 0 | 0 | | 2 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |