# 1988 Ariadne Classic – Singles

Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Pam Shriver won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Jana Novotná.

## 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.
* Pam Shriver (champion)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Dianne Balestrat (third round)
* Wendy Turnbull (third round)
* Elizabeth Smylie (third round)
* Etsuko Inoue (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Anne Minter (first round)
* Jana Novotná (final)
* Betsy Nagelsen (second round)
* Julie Halard (third round)
* Jo Durie (second 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 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 0 | 1 | Pam Shriver | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | 11 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | 11 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | Patty Fendick | 5 | 1 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | J Richardson | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D-A Hansel | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Zrubáková | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | H ter Riet | 3 | 3 | | R Zrubáková | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | B Cordwell | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Minter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | B Nagelsen | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | C Porwik | 2 | 2 |
| | M Lindström | 6 | 6 | 12 | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lake | 4 | 1 | | C Porwik | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | D Balestrat | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 6 | | A Devries | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | D Balestrat | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 4 | 5 | | A M Fernandez | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | T Morton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | N Provis | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | E Okagawa | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Okagawa | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 4 | 0 | | | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| | S McCann | 1 | 2 | | 14 | J Durie | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | E Smylie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | C Suire | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | E Smylie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | W Turnbull | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Salmon | 5 | 6 | | | T Mochizuki | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mochizuki | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | J Novotná | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Scott | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Novotná | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Novotná | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 1 |
| | J Byrne | 1 | 1 | | 13 | J Halard | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 6 | 6 | | | E Minter | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | J Halard | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Reynolds | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | H Ludloff | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Hanika | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Inoue | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hetherington | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | J Hetherington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Q | J Hetherington | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 7 | 6 | | | P Fendick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 4 | 4 | | 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Fendick | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Yanagi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | E Krapl | 5 | 2 | | Q | M Yanagi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 4 | 3 | | J Tremelling | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tremelling | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Yanagi | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 2 | 0 | | | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Suková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |