Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	18
Events
Singles Doubles
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Chris Evert won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

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
	1	Chris Evert	6	6
	8	Stephanie Rehe	3	3
								1	Chris Evert	2	6	6
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	1	1
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	5	7
	5	Zina Garrison	3	7	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Evert	6	6
		G Fernández	3	6					E Pfaff	2	2
		E Pfaff	6	7											1	C Evert	6	6
		M Werdel	4	5											13	H Cioffi	2	0
		K Keil	6	7					K Keil	5	2
		M Jaggard	2	3				13	H Cioffi	7	6
	13	H Cioffi	6	6																		1	C Evert	6	6
	11	R White	6	4	7																	6	P Fendick	4	0
		D Van Rensburg	4	6	6			11	R White	7	7
	Q	R Reis	6	6				Q	R Reis	6	5
	Q	K Steinmetz	2	1											11	R White	4	4
		E Burgin	4	2											6	P Fendick	6	6
		S Sloane	6	6					S Sloane	1	3
								6	P Fendick	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	L McNeil	4	6	6
		C Singer	4	4					H Ludloff	6	1	3
		H Ludloff	6	6											4	L McNeil	6	6	6
	Q	S Collins	6	6											9	C Lindqvist	4	7	4
		C Christian	3	3				Q	S Collins	0	6
		E Hakami	3	1	r			9	C Lindqvist	6	7
	9	C Lindqvist	6	4																		4	L McNeil	4	6	4
		H Na	4	6	6																	8	S Rehe	6	3	6
	Q	L-A Eldredge	6	4	3				H Na	6	6
	Q	A Coetzer	6	6				Q	A Coetzer	4	2
		K Adams	3	3												H Na	2	2
		S Martin	3	1											8	S Rehe	6	6
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	3	3
								8	S Rehe	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Minter	6	6
	Q	P Barg	6	6				Q	P Barg	2	0
		C Benjamin	0	3											7	A Minter	6	6
		A Smith	6	6											10	D Balestrat	1	0
	Q	T Mochizuki	1	4					A Smith	2	6
		W Turnbull	3	2				10	D Balestrat	6	7
	10	D Balestrat	6	6																		7	A Minter	2	4
	14	S Gomer	6	6																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	A Ivan	4	4				14	S Gomer	1	6	6
		K Horvath	3	3					J Durie	6	3	3
		J Durie	6	6											14	S Gomer	2	4
		W White	6	7											3	G Sabatini	6	6
		E Krapl	4	5					W White	1	5
								3	G Sabatini	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	Z Garrison	6	6
		M Javer	7	6					M Javer	3	1
		M Yanagi	6	1											5	Z Garrison	6	6
		K Schimper	7	6												K Schimper	2	3
		P Louie-Harper	6	1					K Schimper	4	6	6
		P Vásquez	7	6					P Vásquez	6	4	3
		J Hetherington	5	2																		5	Z Garrison	6	6
	12	G Magers	2	6	6																		A Frazier	1	2
		L Bonder-Kreiss	6	3	3			12	G Magers	6	3	6
		M Lindström	4	6	3				B Nagelsen	3	6	2
		B Nagelsen	6	4	6										12	G Magers	4	5
		S Mascarin	2	0												A Frazier	6	7
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	3	7
								2	P Shriver	4	6	5

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles draw