1988 Virginia Slims of Arizona – Singles

Anne White was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elly Hakami.

Manuela Maleeva won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 against Dianne Van Rensburg.

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 (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Patty Fendick (second round)
 * 3) 🇧🇷 Neige Dias (second round)
 * 4)  Rosalyn Fairbank (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Dianne Balestrat (first round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Peanut Louie-Harper (first round)
 * 7) n/a
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Terry Phelps (quarterfinals)