1988 Player's Canadian Open – Women's Singles

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.

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

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Zvereva.

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. Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)
2. Chris Evert (Semifinals)
3. Pam Shriver (Semifinals)
4. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
5. Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
6. Natasha Zvereva (Final)
7. Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
8. n/a
9. Zina Garrison (Third Round)
10. Barbara Potter (Third Round)
11. Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
12. Larisa Savchenko (Second Round)
13. Helen Kelesi (Third Round)
14. Anne Minter (First Round)
15. n/a
16. n/a

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

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

• 1988 Player's Canadian Open Draw