1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

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


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (final)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
 * 5)  Helena Suková (third round)
 * 6)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
 * 7) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (third round)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
 * 10) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
 * 12) n/a
 * 13) 🇦🇺 Anne Minter (first round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Stephanie Rehe (first round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a