| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Pan Pacific Open | |
| Champion |  Pam Shriver |
| Runner-up |  Helena Suková |
| Score | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Draw | 28 (4 Q ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Pam Shriver won in the final 7–5, 6–1 against Helena Suková.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Pam Shriver (champion)
Manuela Maleeva (semifinals) Helena Suková (final)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals) Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
Anne Minter (quarterfinals) Patty Fendick (second round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Pam Shriver | 7 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Helena Suková | 5 | 1 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | L Meskhi | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Schultz | 3 | 1 | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Louie-Harper | 7 | 6 | P Louie-Harper | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Smylie | 6 | 2 | P Louie-Harper | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  N Miyagi | 2 | 3 | 8 | P Fendick | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | 1 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L Savchenko | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Okamoto | 7 | 2 | 5 | A Henricksson | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bonder | 6 | 7 | 5 | L Savchenko | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Witvoet | 1 | 5 | L Bonder | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R White | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | L Savchenko | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L Savchenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | C Lindqvist | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Balestrat | 6 | 1 | 6 | D Balestrat | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Inoue | 6 | 7 | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | F Osawa | 2 | 5 | E Inoue | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Mochizuki | 4 | 3 | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Gerken | 6 | 6 | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | H Suková | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | H Suková | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Minter | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LL | L Antonoplis | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Minter | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W Turnbull | 2 | 0 | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Fernández | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Minter | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Hiraki | 6 | 0 | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kijimuta | 7 | 6 | A Kijimuta | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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