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
Score2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Draw56
Seeds18

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.

  1. Chris Evert (champion)
  2. Pam Shriver (second round)
  3. Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  4. Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
  5. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
  6. Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
  7. Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
  8. Stephanie Rehe (semifinals)
  9. Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
  10. Dianne Balestrat (third round)
  11. Robin White (third round)
  12. Gretchen Magers (third round)
  13. Halle Cioffi (third round)
  14. Sara Gomer (third round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

Key

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