1988 Singapore Open – Singles (women's tennis)

Anne Minter was the defending champion but lost in the quarter-finals to Natalia Bykova.

Monique Javer won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Leila Meskhi.

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


 * 1)  Natasha Zvereva (first round)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Dianne Balestrat (semifinals)
 * 4)  Leila Meskhi (final)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández (second round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Robin White (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Barbara Gerken (second round)
 * 8)  Svetlana Parkhomenko (first round)