1988 United Jersey Bank Classic – Singles

Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Catarina Lindqvist.

Steffi Graf won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Nathalie Tauziat.

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


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (champion)
 * 2) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (second round)
 * 3)  Helena Suková (semifinals)
 * 4)  Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (semifinals)
 * 6)  Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Larisa Savchenko (first round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Stephanie Rehe (quarterfinals)