1988 Dow Classic – Singles

Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (final)
 * 2)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (semifinals)
 * 5)  Larisa Savchenko (third round)
 * 6) n/a
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
 * 9)  Leila Meskhi (second round)
 * 10) 🇯🇵 Etsuko Inoue (second round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Elly Hakami (first round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Isabelle Demongeot (first round)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández (first round)
 * 14)  Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)