1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Chris Evert.

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


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (final)
 * 3) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Hana Mandlíková (third round)
 * 5)  Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (first round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (third round)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (first round)
 * 11) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (first round)
 * 12) 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
 * 13) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
 * 14) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
 * 16) 🇺🇸 Patty Fendick (first round)