Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Nashville
Champion	Susan Sloane
Runner-up	Beverly Bowes
Score	6–3, 6–2

Susan Sloane won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Beverly Bowes.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Potter	7	6
		M Gurney	6	1				1	B Potter	6	6
		N Bykova	4	1					K Rinaldi	4	1
		K Rinaldi	6	6											1	B Potter	6	2	3
		K Schimper	2	4											7	L Meskhi	2	6	6
		B Nagelsen	6	6					B Nagelsen	5	6	5
	Q	J Thomas	3	1				7	L Meskhi	7	3	7
	7	L Meskhi	6	6																		7	L Meskhi	1	1
	4	B Fulco	6	4	7																		B Bowes	6	6
		H Na	4	6	5			4	B Fulco	2	3
		M Bollegraf	3	4					B Bowes	6	6
		B Bowes	6	6												B Bowes	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6											6	H Cioffi	1	0
		S Parkhomenko	3	3					A Frazier	6	4	1
		A Henricksson	6	3				6	H Cioffi	3	6	6
	6	H Cioffi	7	6																										Beverly Bowes	3	2
	8	R Fairbank	1	2																										Susan Sloane	6	6
		C Benjamin	6	6					C Benjamin	6	1	r
		S Sloane	2	6	7				S Sloane	7	4
		B Herr	6	3	5											S Sloane	6	6
		M Werdel	6	6											3	H Kelesi	1	3
	Q	A Grousbeck	4	4					M Werdel	6	5	1
		E Hakami	2	6	4			3	H Kelesi	2	7	6
	3	H Kelesi	6	2	6																		S Sloane	6	6	6
	5	A Minter	6	6																		2	L McNeil	7	2	1
		W White	2	4				5	A Minter	3	3
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	6	6
		M L Daniels	3	2												A Grossman	6	1
	Q	R Simpson	6	4											2	L McNeil	7	6
		J Hetherington	7	6					J Hetherington	6	6	4
	Q	K Kessaris	1	4				2	L McNeil	7	4	6
	2	L McNeil	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Nashville Draw