1988 European Open – Singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Barbara Paulus won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 against Lori McNeil.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇦🇷 Patricia Tarabini (first round)
 * 7) 🇧🇷 Neige Dias (second round)
 * 8)  Brenda Schultz (second round)