Women's singles
1988 New South Wales Open
1987 Champion	Zina Garrison
Final
Champion	Pam Shriver
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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.

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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