1988 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Sabatini.

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.


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (champion)
 * 3) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (final)
 * 4)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
 * 8) n/a
 * 9) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (third round)
 * 10)  Isabel Cueto (first round)
 * 11)  Jana Novotná (second round)
 * 12) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (second round)
 * 13) 🇨🇦 Helen Kelesi (third round)
 * 14) 🇦🇷 Bettina Fulco (first round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a