Women's singles
1988 Player's Canadian Open
1987 Champion	Pam Shriver
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–1, 6–2

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.^[1][2]

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Zvereva.^[3]

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
	6	Natasha Zvereva	7	6
	3	Pam Shriver	5	3
								6	Natasha Zvereva	1	2
								4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	2	Chris Evert	4	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Mascarin	6	6					S Mascarin	2	2
	Q	J Ingram	2	2											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		N Bykova	0	3											11	S Hanika	1	1
	LL	J Richardson	6	6				LL	J Richardson	2	4
		L Meskhi	1	5				11	S Hanika	6	6
	11	S Hanika	6	7																		1	M Navratilova	1	4
		J Young	2	4																		6	N Zvereva	6	6
	Q	M Van Nostrand	6	6				Q	M Van Nostrand	2	7	5
		N Provis	7	6					N Provis	6	6	7
		M Drake	5	2												N Provis	4	0
		I Kuczyńska	6	6											6	N Zvereva	6	6
		E Smylie	1	4					I Kuczyńska	1	2
								6	N Zvereva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	P Shriver	6	6
	Q	C-L Cohen	1	3					E Krapl	4	2
		E Krapl	6	6											3	P Shriver	7	6
		B Nagelsen	4	0												N Tauziat	6	4
		M Torres	6	6					M Torres	3	1
		N Tauziat	6	5	6				N Tauziat	6	6
	14	A Minter	1	7	2																	3	P Shriver	7	6
	10	B Potter	6	6																			T Phelps	6	4
		C Singer	1	4				10	B Potter	7	6
		C Bassett-Seguso	6	6					C Bassett-Seguso	6	3
		K Adams	2	1											10	B Potter	0	6	0
		T Phelps	6	6												T Phelps	6	3	6
		E Pfaff	2	2					T Phelps	6	6
								LL	A Nishiya	2	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	L McNeil	6	6
	Q	S Collins	7	6				Q	S Collins	3	4
	Q	J-A Faull	6	2											7	L McNeil	2	6	6
		J Halard	6	6											13	H Kelesi	6	4	2
		S Gomer	2	3					J Halard	2	2
		C Suire	3	4				13	H Kelesi	6	6
	13	H Kelesi	6	6																		7	L McNeil	3	3
	9	Z Garrison	6	6																		4	G Sabatini	6	6
		G Miró	1	2				9	Z Garrison	6	6
		B Cordwell	3	6	6				B Cordwell	0	2
		B Bowes	6	3	1										9	Z Garrison	1	4
	Q	S Martin	6	6											4	G Sabatini	6	6
		H Cioffi	4	3				Q	S Martin	2	2
								4	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	H Suková	6	6
		M Werdel	7	6					M Werdel	3	4
		J Byrne	6	1											5	H Suková	6	6
		M Yanagi	6	6												C Lindqvist	3	0
		P Vásquez	2	2					M Yanagi	3	4
		C Lindqvist	5	6	7				C Lindqvist	6	6
		A Henricksson	7	3	6																	5	H Suková	2	1
	12	L Savchenko	6	6																		2	C Evert	6	6
	Q	E Okagawa	1	3				12	L Savchenko	5	1
		J Hetherington	4	2					I Demongeot	7	6
		I Demongeot	6	6												I Demongeot	4	2
		R Simpson	1	6	6										2	C Evert	6	6
		A Kijimuta	6	3	4				R Simpson	1	2
								2	C Evert	6	6

References

External links

• 1988 Player's Canadian Open Draw
• Main and qualifying draws (WTA)