1988 Virginia Slims of Dallas – Singles

Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–3 against Pam Shriver.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (final)
 * 3) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (first round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)