1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Barbara Potter.

Lori McNeil won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Potter.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (final)
 * 4)  Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Robin White (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Gretchen Magers (second round)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (first round)