# 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas – Singles

Barbara Potter was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pascale Paradis.
Manuela Maleeva won in the final 7–6, 7–5 against Sylvia Hanika.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Manuela Maleeva (champion)
* Barbara Potter (second round)
* Sylvia Hanika (final)
* Dianne Balestrat (first round)
* Stephanie Rehe (first round)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Claudia Porwik (first round)

## 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 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 2 | 2 | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 5 | 7 | | R Zrubáková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Novotná | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 2 | 4 | | | I Kuczyńska | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 4 | 5 | | 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | D Balestrat | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Parkhomenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 7 | 6 | | | N Bykova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | G Miró | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Miró | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | N Bykova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Parkhomenko | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 6 | | | M Gurney | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 6 | 6 | | | S Parkhomenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Porwik | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | S Rehe | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sylvia Hanika | 6 | 5 |
| | P Harper | 6 | 6 | | | P Harper | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Herreman | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Richardson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | P Harper | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Hanika | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Frazier | 3 | 2 | | | C Tanvier | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 1 | 4 | | 3 | S Hanika | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Hanika | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | C MacGregor | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | H Witvoet | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | H Witvoet | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | H Witvoet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 3 | 5 | | | B Schultz | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | H Witvoet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals | 2 | 2 | | | P Paradis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D van Rensburg | 0 | 4 | | 2 | B Potter | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |