Singles
1988 Dow Classic
1987 Champion	Pam Shriver
Champion	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Runner-up	Pam Shriver
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pam Shriver	6	4	6
	3	Lori McNeil	1	6	3
								1	Pam Shriver	2	1
								2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	4	Zina Garrison	2	4
	2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Shriver	7	6
		E Smylie	7	2	6				E Smylie	5	3
		J Salmon	6	6	3										1	P Shriver	6	7
		V Lake	3	6	1											D Van Rensburg	3	5
		D Van Rensburg	6	4	6				D Van Rensburg	6	1	6
		C Porwik	3	7	3				W White	3	6	3
		W White	6	6	6																	1	P Shriver	6	6
	14	R Fairbank	6	6																		14	R Fairbank	2	1
	Q	S Godman	3	3				14	R Fairbank	6	6
		S Walsh-Pete	5	6	4				E Krapl	2	3
		E Krapl	7	2	6										14	R Fairbank	6	6
	Q	R Reis	6	6											Q	R Reis	3	4
	Q	K Steinmetz	1	0				Q	R Reis	2	7	6
								9	L Meskhi	6	6	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	L McNeil	7	6
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	6	4
		M Lindström	4	1											3	L McNeil	4	6	8
		E Burgin	5	6												J Durie	6	2	6
		J Durie	7	7					J Durie	6	6
		T Phelps	6	6					T Phelps	3	2
	12	I Demongeot	4	4																		3	L McNeil	6	4	6
		A Kijimuta	3	6	2																	7	A Minter	3	6	1
		B Nagelsen	6	4	6				B Nagelsen	6	6
		H Witvoet	4	7	4				L Golarsa	1	4
		L Golarsa	6	6	6											B Nagelsen	5	2
	Q	M Yanagi	0	6	1										7	A Minter	7	6
		S Parkhomenko	6	4	6				S Parkhomenko	4	5
								7	A Minter	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	L Savchenko	7	3	6
		K Schimper	2	2					E Pfaff	6	6	1
		E Pfaff	6	6											5	L Savchneko	1	1
	LL	K Adams	7	6												E Reinach	6	6
	Q	C Jolissaint	6	4				LL	K Adams	3	1
		E Reinach	6	4	8				E Reinach	6	6
	13	G Fernández	3	6	6																		E Reinach	2	5
	10	E Inoue	7	6																		4	Z Garrison	6	7
		J Hetherington	6	2				10	E Inoue	6	4	2
		S Gomer	6	6					S Gomer	2	6	6
	Q	N Medvedeva	4	0												S Gomer	3	2
		H Ludloff	6	6	6										4	Z Garrison	6	6
	Q	L Field	2	7	3				H Ludloff	1	2
								4	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Tauziat	2	6	6
		B Gerken	2	2					M Jaggard	6	3	1
		M Jaggard	6	6											8	N Tauziat	6	3
		H Na	4	6	5											B Cordwell	7	6
		C Singer	6	2	7				C Singer	2	6
	Q	K Okamoto	5	1					B Cordwell	6	7
		B Cordwell	7	6																			B Cordwell	2	6
	11	E Hakami	2	7	2																	2	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7
		C Benjamin	6	6	6				C Benjamin	3	6	6
		M Bollegraf	6	6					M Bollegraf	6	2	4
		C Wood	3	2												C Benjamin	2	0
		N Bykova	5	4											2	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		E Minter	7	6					E Minter	0	2
								2	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

External links

• 1988 Dow Classic draws
• ITF tournament details Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF singles results page