| Singles (women's tennis) | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Singapore Open | |
| Champion |  Monique Javer |
| Runner-up |  Leila Meskhi |
| Score | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Anne Minter was the defending champion but lost in the quarter-finals to Natalia Bykova.
Monique Javer won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Leila Meskhi.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Anne Minter (quarterfinals) Dianne Balestrat (semifinals) Leila Meskhi (final)
Gigi Fernández (second round) Robin White (second round) Barbara Gerken (second round) Svetlana Parkhomenko (first round)| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Zvereva | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Byrne | 6 | 6 | J Byrne | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis | 2 | 1 | M Javer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Javer | 6 | 6 | M Javer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Jonsson | 1 | 0 |  C Bakkum | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Bakkum | 6 | 6 | C Bakkum | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Lake | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Javer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Balestrat | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | D Balestrat | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Seeman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D Balestrat | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Wood | 6 | 6 | C Wood | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Düll | 4 | 4 | 3 | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | M Jaggard | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Salmon | 1 | 4 | M Jaggard | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Devries | 6 | 6 | A Devries | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Parkhomenko | 2 | 1 | Monique Javer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | B Gerken | 6 | 6 | 4 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Okamoto | 4 | 0 | 7 | B Gerken | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Yanagi | 6 | 6 | M Yanagi | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Van Nostrand | 0 | 1 | M Yanagi | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Okagawa | 0 | 4 | 4 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Nishiya | 6 | 6 | A Nishiya | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Moreno | 2 | 2 | 4 | L Meskhi | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | 4 | L Meskhi | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | R White | 2 | 6 | 6 | N Bykova | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Catlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | R White | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Bykova | 6 | 6 | N Bykova | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Medvedeva | 4 | 2 | N Bykova | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Schilder | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | A Minter | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Loosemore | 4 | 6 | 6 | S Loosemore | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Mascarin | 4 | 3 | 2 | A Minter | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leila Meskhi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Mary Lou Piatek and Anne White were the defending champions but only Piatek – now married with the surname of Daniels – competed that year with Barbara Gerken.
Anne White and Robin White were the defending champions but only Robin White competed that year with Gigi Fernández.
Mana Endo was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Linda Harvey-Wild and Chanda Rubin were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Harvey-Wild with Leila Meskhi and Rubin with Kristie Boogert.
Eugenia Maniokova and Leila Meskhi were the defending champions and won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Åsa Carlsson and Caroline Schneider.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Julie Halard.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Gabriela Sabatini.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière and Leila Meskhi were the defending champions. Maleeva-Fragnière retired from tennis earlier that year, but only Meskhi competed that year with Eugenia Maniokova.
Anna-Maria Fernandez and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Carling Bassett was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Catherine Tanvier.
Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Leila Meskhi and Svetlana Parkhomenko.
Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Parkhomenko with Leila Meskhi and Savchenko with Natasha Zvereva.
Lori McNeil was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Betsy Nagelsen.
Susan Sloane won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Beverly Bowes.
Halle Cioffi was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Gretchen Magers.
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title by defeating Lise Gregory and Gretchen Magers, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.