title: 1988 Eckerd Open – Singles
text: # 1988 Eckerd Open – Singles
  
  Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Chris Evert (champion)
  * Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  * Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
  * Zina Garrison (first round)
  * Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  * Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  * Isabel Cueto (second round)
  * Judith Wiesner (first 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Torres | 2 | 0 | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | F Bonsignori | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Bonsignori | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Na | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | S Hanika | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fairbank | 7 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Bonder | 1 | 0 | | 6 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Z Garrison | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | E Reinach | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M L Daniels | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Goleš | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | W Probst | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Faber | 2 | 5 | | | S Goleš | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | W Probst | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Wiesner | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 |
  | 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arantxa Sánchez | 6 | 4 |
  | Q | K Adams | 0 | 0 | | 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Huber | 6 | 6 | | | P Huber | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Kuczyńska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Holíková | 3 | 2 | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | B Fulco | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | T Phelps | 1 | 2 | | 7 | I Cueto | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Tarabini | 6 | 7 | | | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bowes | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Tarabini | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Benjamin | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Horvath | 6 | 7 | | | K Horvath | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Paz | 3 | 0 | | 2 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  