1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Final score	2–6, 6–1, 6–1

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

Chris Evert won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 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.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert	6	6
	8	Stephanie Rehe	3	3
								1	Chris Evert	2	6	6
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	1	1
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	5	7
	5	Zina Garrison	3	7	5

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Evert	6	6
		G Fernández	3	6					E Pfaff	2	2
		E Pfaff	6	7											1	C Evert	6	6
		M Werdel	4	5											13	H Cioffi	2	0
		K Keil	6	7					K Keil	5	2
		M Jaggard	2	3				13	H Cioffi	7	6
	13	H Cioffi	6	6																		1	C Evert	6	6
	11	R White	6	4	7																	6	P Fendick	4	0
		D van Rensburg	4	6	6			11	R White	7	7
	Q	R Reis	6	6				Q	R Reis	6	5
	Q	K Steinmetz	2	1											11	R White	4	4
		E Burgin	4	2											6	P Fendick	6	6
		S Sloane	6	6					S Sloane	1	3
								6	P Fendick	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	L McNeil	4	6	6
		C Singer	4	4					H Ludloff	6	1	3
		H Ludloff	6	6											4	L McNeil	6	6	6
	Q	S Collins	6	6											9	C Lindqvist	4	7	4
		C Christian	3	3				Q	S Collins	0	6
		E Hakami	3	1	r			9	C Lindqvist	6	7
	9	C Lindqvist	6	4																		4	L McNeil	4	6	4
		H Na	4	6	6																	8	S Rehe	6	3	6
	Q	L-A Eldredge	6	4	3				H Na	6	6
	Q	A Coetzer	6	6				Q	A Coetzer	4	2
		K Adams	3	3												H Na	2	2
		S Martin	3	1											8	S Rehe	6	6
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	3	3
								8	S Rehe	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Minter	6	6
	Q	P Barg	6	6				Q	P Barg	2	0
		C Benjamin	0	3											7	A Minter	6	6
		A Smith	6	6											10	D Balestrat	1	0
	Q	T Mochizuki	1	4					A Smith	2	6
		W Turnbull	3	2				10	D Balestrat	6	7
	10	D Balestrat	6	6																		7	A Minter	2	4
	14	S Gomer	6	6																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	A Ivan	4	4				14	S Gomer	1	6	6
		K Horvath	3	3					J Durie	6	3	3
		J Durie	6	6											14	S Gomer	2	4
		W White	6	7											3	G Sabatini	6	6
		E Krapl	4	5					W White	1	5
								3	G Sabatini	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	Z Garrison	6	6
		M Javer	7	6					M Javer	3	1
		M Yanagi	6	1											5	Z Garrison	6	6
		K Schimper	7	6												K Schimper	2	3
		P Louie-Harper	6	1					K Schimper	4	6	6
		P Vásquez	7	6					P Vásquez	6	4	3
		J Hetherington	5	2																		5	Z Garrison	6	6
	12	G Magers	2	6	6																		A Frazier	1	2
		L Bonder-Kreiss	6	3	3			12	G Magers	6	3	6
		M Lindström	4	6	3				B Nagelsen	3	6	2
		B Nagelsen	6	4	6										12	G Magers	4	5
		S Mascarin	2	0												A Frazier	6	7
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	3	7
								2	P Shriver	4	6	5

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Draw