| Defchamp: |  Anne Minter |
| Champ: |  Stephanie Rehe |
| Runner: | Brenda Schultz |
| Score: | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw: | 27 |
| Seeds: | 8 |
| Type: | singles doubles |
The singles tournament for the 1988 Taipei Women's Championships was a 32-draw with qualifiers.
Anne Minter was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Stephanie Rehe won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brenda Schultz.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top five seeds received a bye to the second round.
Catarina Lindqvist (semifinals) Patty Fendick (semifinals) Stephanie Rehe (champion) Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
Belinda Cordwell (quarterfinals)