1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Chris Evert won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 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) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (second round)
 * 3) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (final)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Stephanie Rehe (semifinals)
 * 9) 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
 * 10) 🇦🇺 Dianne Balestrat (third round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Robin White (third round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Gretchen Magers (third round)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Halle Cioffi (third round)
 * 14) 🇬🇧 Sara Gomer (third round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16) n/a