1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Katerina Maleeva was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's Singles
1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Patty Fendick
Runner-up	Stephanie Rehe
Final score	6–3, 7–5

Patty Fendick won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Stephanie Rehe.

Seeds

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

1. Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)
2. Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)
3. Catarina Lindqvist (First Round)
4. Patty Fendick (Champion)
5. Anne Minter (Quarterfinals)
6. Stephanie Rehe (Final)
7. Etsuko Inoue (First Round)
8. Gigi Fernández (Second Round)

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

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	N Zvereva	6	6
		M Yanagi	0	4				1	N Zvereva	6	2
		B Gerken	4	1				Q	M Javer	7	6
	Q	M Javer	6	6											Q	M Javer	5	1
		A Devries	6	4	6										6	S Rehe	7	6
		E Smylie	2	6	1				A Devries	1	2
		M Kidowaki	2	2				6	S Rehe	6	6
	6	S Rehe	6	6																		6	S Rehe	6	6
	3	C Lindqvist	6	1	3																		M Werdel	3	3
		B Schultz	1	6	6				B Schultz	7	6
		B Nagelsen	3	6	6				B Nagelsen	6	4
		A Kijimuta	6	4	3											B Schultz	4	6
		L Bonder	5	4												M Werdel	6	7
		M Werdel	7	6					M Werdel	6	6
		M Van Nostrand	5	5				8	G Fernández	2	4
	8	G Fernández	7	7																									6	Stephanie Rehe	3	5
	5	A Minter	6	6																									4	Patty Fendick	6	7
	Q	M Jaggard	2	2				5	A Minter	4	7	6
		H Witvoet	6	6					H Witvoet	6	6	3
		S Meier	2	1											5	A Minter	0	6	2
	Q	S Sloane	6	6											4	P Fendick	6	3	6
		S Parkhomenko	1	1				Q	S Sloane	2	4
	Q	N Medvedeva	4	6				4	P Fendick	6	6
	4	P Fendick	6	7																		4	P Fendick	6	6
	7	E Inoue	6	4	1																		L Meskhi	0	3
		N Bykova	0	6	6				N Bykova	4	3
		A Henricksson	3	4					L Meskhi	6	6
		L Meskhi	6	6												L Meskhi	6	2	6
		B Cordwell	5	4											2	L Savchenko	3	6	3
		R White	7	6					R White	6	6	6
		K Okamoto	4	6	3			2	L Savchenko	3	7	7
	2	L Savchenko	6	2	6

References

• 1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw