1988 Italian Open – Women's singles
Introduction Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 against Helen Kelesi.
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.#  Chris Evert ''(third round)''#  '''Gabriela Sabatini (champion)'''#  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ''(third round)''#  Katerina Maleeva ''(second round)''#  Raffaella Reggi ''(quarterfinals)''#  Sandra Cecchini ''(quarterfinals)''#  Sylvia Hanika ''(quarterfinals)''#  Arantxa Sánchez ''(semifinals)''#  Nathalie Tauziat ''(first round)''#  Isabel Cueto ''(third round)''#  Jana Novotná ''(first round)''#  Kathleen Horvath ''(first round)''#  Judith Wiesner ''(semifinals)''#  Helen Kelesi ''(final)''# n/a# n/a
Draw ===Finals======Top half=======Section 1========Section 2=======Bottom half=======Section 3========Section 4====
References
External links *  1988 Italian Open draw