1988 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 against Gabriela 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) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (final)
 * 3) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
 * 4)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (semifinals)
 * 7) n/a - Mary Joe Fernandez, originally seeded seventh, withdrew from the tournament with a fever.
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
 * 9)  Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (third round)
 * 11)  Isabel Cueto (first round)
 * 12)  Jana Novotná (second round)
 * 13) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (second round)
 * 14) 🇨🇦 Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a