1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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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1988 tennis event results

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

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. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (second round)
  2. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
  4. United States Patty Fendick (champion)
  5. Australia Anne Minter (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Stephanie Rehe (final)
  7. Japan Etsuko Inoue (first round)
  8. United States Gigi Fernández (second round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6  
  Japan M Yanagi 0 4   1 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 2  
  United States B Gerken 4 1   Q United Kingdom M Javer 7 6  
Q United Kingdom M Javer 6 6   Q United Kingdom M Javer 5 1  
  Belgium A Devries 6 4 6 6 United States S Rehe 7 6  
  Australia E Smylie 2 6 1   Belgium A Devries 1 2  
  Japan M Kidowaki 2 2   6 United States S Rehe 6 6  
6 United States S Rehe 6 6   6 United States S Rehe 6 6  
3 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 1 3   United States M Werdel 3 3  
  Netherlands B Schultz 1 6 6   Netherlands B Schultz 7 6  
  United States B Nagelsen 3 6 6   United States B Nagelsen 6 4  
  Japan A Kijimuta 6 4 3   Netherlands B Schultz 4 6  
  United States L Bonder 5 4     United States M Werdel 6 7  
  United States M Werdel 7 6     United States M Werdel 6 6  
  United States M Van Nostrand 5 5   8 United States G Fernández 2 4  
8 United States G Fernández 7 7   6 United States Stephanie Rehe 3 5  
5 Australia A Minter 6 6   4 United States Patty Fendick 6 7  
Q Australia M Jaggard 2 2   5 Australia A Minter 4 7 6
  Netherlands H Witvoet 6 6     Netherlands H Witvoet 6 6 3
  West Germany S Meier 2 1   5 Australia A Minter 0 6 2
Q United States S Sloane 6 6   4 United States P Fendick 6 3 6
  Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 1 1   Q United States S Sloane 2 4  
Q Soviet Union N Medvedeva 4 6   4 United States P Fendick 6 6  
4 United States P Fendick 6 7   4 United States P Fendick 6 6  
7 Japan E Inoue 6 4 1   Soviet Union L Meskhi 0 3  
  Soviet Union N Bykova 0 6 6   Soviet Union N Bykova 4 3  
  United States A Henricksson 3 4     Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 6  
  Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 6     Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 2 6
  New Zealand B Cordwell 5 4   2 Soviet Union L Savchenko 3 6 3
  United States R White 7 6     United States R White 6 6 6
  Japan K Okamoto 4 6 3 2 Soviet Union L Savchenko 3 7 7
2 Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 2 6

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