1988 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
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.
- Natasha Zvereva '
- Larisa Savchenko '
- Catarina Lindqvist '
- Patty Fendick
- Anne Minter '
- Stephanie Rehe '
- Etsuko Inoue '
- Gigi Fernández
Draw