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
Final
ChampionUnited States Patty Fendick
Runner-upUnited States Stephanie Rehe
Score6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Patty Fendick won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Stephanie Rehe.

Seeds

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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

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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
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