Women's singles
1988 New South Wales Open
1987 Champion	Zina Garrison
Champion	Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Zina Garrison was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pam Shriver won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Helena Suková.

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.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pam Shriver	7	6
	3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	5	2
								1	Pam Shriver	6	6
								2	Helena Suková	2	3
		Patty Fendick	6	1
	2	Helena Suková	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Shriver	6	7	6
	Q	J Hetherington	1	6	1				S Gomer	7	5	2
		S Gomer	6	1	6										1	P Shriver	6	6
		W Probst	4	6	7											W Probst	1	2
	LL	H ter Riet	6	3	6				W Probst	1	6	6
		A Dechaume	3	6	4				T Mochizuki	6	3	2
		T Mochizuki	6	1	6																	1	P Shriver	6	6
	10	A Minter	6	6																		5	C Lindqvist	4	1
		A Scott	3	1				10	A Minter	6	6
		M Jaggard	5	2					L O'Neill	1	4
		L O'Neill	7	6											10	A Minter	3	6
		J Tremelling	7	6											5	C Lindqvist	6	7
	Q	D-A Hansel	5	2					J Tremelling	6	4	2
								5	C Lindqvist	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		Ca MacGregor	3	6	3				S Wasserman	3	2
		S Wasserman	6	4	6										3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		P Paradis	3	4											12	J Novotná	4	3
		C Suire	6	6					C Suire	2	6
	Q	J Richardson	6	4				12	J Novotná	6	7
	12	J Novotná	7	6																		3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	14	A Henricksson	6	6																		8	E Inoue	2	3
		E Minter	0	2				14	A Henricksson	7	4	6
	Q	Cy MacGregor	2	5				Q	M Yanagi	5	6	4
	Q	M Yanagi	6	7											14	A Henricksson	4	6	2
		L Field	6	3	3										8	E Inoue	6	2	6
		B Nagelsen	3	6	6				B Nagelsen	6	3
								8	E Inoue	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	J Salmon	2	0
		P Fendick	6	3	6				P Fendick	6	6
		N Provis	4	6	4											P Fendick	6	6
		K Radford	4	6	4											C Jolissaint	1	2
		H Ludloff	6	2	6				H Ludloff	6	6	2
		C Jolissaint	6	4	7				C Jolissaint	7	1	6
		J Halard	3	6	5																		P Fendick	6	7
	11	E Pfaff	6	5	6																	Q	B Schultz	3	5
		B Cordwell	4	7	7				B Cordwell	6	6
		A Devries	7	7					A Devries	2	2
		C Benjamin	6	5												B Cordwell	6	2	6
		E Derly	4	7	5										Q	B Schultz	4	6	7
	Q	B Schultz	6	6	7			Q	B Schultz	6	6
								4	S Hanika	4	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Smylie	2	3
		M Lindström	4	6	6				M Lindström	6	6
		M Bollegraf	6	2	1											M Lindström	2	7	6
	Q	H Witvoet	6	6											Q	H Witvoet	6	6	7
		S Walsh-Pete	3	1				Q	H Witvoet	6	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	6				9	R Fairbank	3	7	3
	9	R Fairbank	7	7																		Q	H Witvoet	2	2
	13	M Werdel	6	5	6																	2	H Suková	6	6
		C Tanvier	4	7	4			13	M Werdel	4	1
		E Krapl	6	3					J Durie	6	6
		J Durie	7	6												J Durie	3	3
		A M Fernandez	6	2											2	H Suková	6	6
		R McQuillan	7	6					R McQuillan	5	2
								2	H Suková	7	6

References

• 1988 New South Wales Open Draw (Archived 2009-09-28)