1988 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1988 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Draw	64

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

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 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. Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (final)
3. Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
4. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
5. Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
6. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
7. n/a - Mary Joe Fernandez, originally seeded seventh, withdrew from the tournament with a fever.
8. Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
9. Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
10. Sandra Cecchini (third round)
11. Isabel Cueto (first round)
12. Jana Novotná (second round)
13. Judith Wiesner (second round)
14. Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
15. n/a
16. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6	6
	3	Manuela Maleeva	7	4	2
								1	Martina Navratilova	6	4	6
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	1	6	4
	6	Zina Garrison	0	0
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
		D van Rensburg	2	1					T Phelps	1	1
		T Phelps	6	6											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		E Pfaff	2	3												M Paz	3	2
		M Paz	6	6					M Paz	6	6
		B Bowes	1	0				12	J Novotná	2	2
	12	J Novotná	6	6																		1	M Navratilova	4	6	6
	Q	P Vásquez	0	7	4																	8	R Reggi	6	2	3
	Q	P Casale	6	6	6			Q	P Casale	7	0	2
		E Reinach	7	6					E Reinach	6	6	6
		M L Daniels	6	4												E Reinach	6	3
	Q	W Wood	2	6											8	R Reggi	7	6
		C Benjamin	6	7					C Benjamin	7	3	2
								8	R Reggi	5	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Maleeva	6	6
		K Schimper	6	6					K Schimper	0	0
	Q	S Martin	3	2											3	M Maleeva	6	6
		I Budařová	6	1	6										10	S Cecchini	1	1
	Q	A Kanellopoulou	3	6	4				I Budařová	6	1	0
		E Krapl	6	0				10	S Cecchini	3	6	6
	10	S Cecchini	7	6																		3	M Maleeva	7	6
	13	J Wiesner	6	6																		5	L McNeil	6	4
		R Casals	1	2				13	J Wiesner	2	6	3
		H Na	5	0				Q	A Holíková	6	1	6
	Q	A Holíková	7	6											Q	A Holíková	6	1	4
		F Bonsignori	3	7	7										5	L McNeil	2	6	6
		G Miró	6	6	5				F Bonsignori	1	5
								5	L McNeil	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	Z Garrison	6	7
		P Smith	0	2					P Huber	4	5
		P Huber	6	6											6	Z Garrison	6	6
		L Garrone	7	6												B Fulco	2	1
		G Magers	6	1					L Garrone	3	5
		B Fulco	6	6					B Fulco	6	7
	11	I Cueto	3	1																		6	Z Garrison	7	6
	14	H Kelesi	6	7																		14	H Kelesi	6	1
		M Torres	3	6				14	H Kelesi	6	6
		W White	3	1					A Villagrán	3	4
		A Villagrán	6	6											14	H Kelesi	6	7
		E Hakami	4	6	6										4	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	5
		K Horvath	6	3	3				E Hakami	5	4
								4	C Kohde-Kilsch	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	L Lapi	4	4
		S Goleš	7	6					S Goleš	6	6
	Q	G Mosca	5	1												S Goleš	2	3
		A Sánchez	6	6											9	S Hanika	6	6
	Q	A Betzner	2	4					A Sánchez	5	2
		S Wasserman	5	6	2			9	S Hanika	7	6
	9	S Hanika	7	2	6																	9	S Hanika	2	2
		W Probst	6	6																		2	G Sabatini	6	6
		C MacGregor	4	4					W Probst	6	6
		I Kuczyńska	4	6	6				I Kuczyńska	1	4
		C Reynolds	6	0	0											W Probst	4	1
		P Tarabini	7	6											2	G Sabatini	6	6
		K Adams	5	3					P Tarabini	1	2
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine