Women's singles
1988 Italian Open
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Helen Kelesi
Score	6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.^[1]

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	14	Helen Kelesi	6	7
	8	Arantxa Sánchez	3	5
								14	Helen Kelesi	1	7	1
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6	6
	13	Judith Wiesner	6	3
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Evert	7	6
		N Provis	7	5	6				N Provis	6	0
	Q	J Byrne	5	7	3										1	C Evert
		P Huber	2	6	2										14	H Kelesi	w/o
	Q	C Cohen	6	4	6			Q	C Cohen	0	2
		L Garrone	1	6				14	H Kelesi	6	6
	14	H Kelesi	6	7																		14	H Kelesi	6	6
	10	I Cueto	6	7																		5	R Reggi	4	3
		M Paz	3	6				10	I Cueto	7	6	6
		C Jolissaint	2	3					R Zrubáková	5	7	3
		R Zrubáková	6	6											10	I Cueto	5	3
		H ter Riet	4	3											5	R Reggi	7	6
		I Demongeot	6	6					I Demongeot	7	4	1
								5	R Reggi	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	K Maleeva	5	2
		B Fulco	6	7					B Fulco	7	6
		M Gurney	3	5												B Fulco	6	6
		B Bowes	2	3												J Halard	3	3
	Q	S La Fratta	6	6				Q	S La Fratta	1	2
		M Pérez-Roldán	3	6	4				J Halard	6	6
		J Halard	6	4	6																		B Fulco	4	4
	12	K Horvath	4	0																		8	A Sánchez	6	6
		I Kuczyńska	6	6					I Kuczyńska	2	2
		C Suire	3	2					S Goleš	6	6
		S Goleš	6	6												S Goleš	3	3
		B Paulus	1	3											8	A Sánchez	6	6
		L Ferrando	6	6					L Ferrando	2	1
								8	A Sánchez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Cecchini	6	6
		I Budařová	7	4	5			Q	D Krajčovičová	4	1
	Q	D Krajčovičová	6	6	7										6	S Cecchini	4	6	6
		E Krapl	6	6											Q	A Kanellopoulou	6	1	4
		L Golarsa	3	2					E Krapl	3	0
	Q	A Kanellopoulou	3	6	6			Q	A Kanellopoulou	6	6
	9	N Tauziat	6	2	0																	6	S Cecchini	3	3
	13	J Wiesner	6	5	6																	13	J Wiesner	6	6
		G Boschiero	3	7	2			13	J Wiesner	6	6
		A Villagrán	3	7	6				A Villagrán	4	2
		S Wasserman	6	5	2										13	J Wiesner	6	4	6
		C Caverzasio	6	6											3	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	6	4
		C Singer	4	1					C Caverzasio	0	1
								3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Hanika	3	6	6
		M Bollegraf	1	4				Q	B Romanò	6	3	2
	Q	B Romanò	6	6											7	S Hanika	6	6
		L Lapi	4	2												A Dechaume	2	1
		F Bonsignori	6	6					F Bonsignori	3	4
		C Tanvier	1	6	2				A Dechaume	6	6
		A Dechaume	6	2	6																	7	S Hanika	6	1	1
	11	J Novotná	6	1	6																	2	G Sabatini	3	6	6
		N Dias	2	6	7				N Dias	4	6	7
	Q	E Derly	6	6				Q	E Derly	6	3	5
		G Miró	2	3												N Dias	0	2
		P Medrado	3	0											2	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	A Schwartz	6	6				Q	A Schwartz	4	2
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

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