The women's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.

[1] The competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals) as well as a repechage.

The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage.

The repechage featured a single heat.

The top three boats in each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals, with only the last-place boat eliminated (13th place overall).