1988 Italian Open – Women's Singles

1988 Italian Open
1987 champion   Steffi Graf
Champion   Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up   Helen Kelesi
Final score   6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 against Helen Kelesi.

Contents

Seeds

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.

  1. Chris Evert (Third Round)
  2. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
  3. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  4. Katerina Maleeva (Second Round)
  5. Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
  6. Sandra Cecchini (Quarterfinals)
  7. Sylvia Hanika (Quarterfinals)
  8. Arantxa Sánchez (Semifinals)
  1. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
  2. Isabel Cueto (Third Round)
  3. Jana Novotná (First Round)
  4. Kathleen Horvath (First Round)
  5. Judith Wiesner (Semifinals)
  6. Helen Kelesi (Final)
  7. n/a
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  14   Helen Kelesi 6 7    
8   Arantxa Sánchez 3 5    
  14   Helen Kelesi 1 7 1
  2   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 6
13   Judith Wiesner 6 3  
  2   Gabriela Sabatini 7 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   C Evert 7 6    
    N Provis 7 5 6         N Provis 6 0    
Q   J Byrne 5 7 3       1   C Evert        
    P Huber 2 6 2       14   H Kelesi w/o      
Q   C Cohen 6 4 6     Q   C Cohen 0 2  
    L Garrone 1 6       14   H Kelesi 6 6    
14   H Kelesi 6 7         14   H Kelesi 6 6  
10   I Cueto 6 7         5   R Reggi 4 3  
    M Paz 3 6       10   I Cueto 7 6 6  
    C Jolissaint 2 3           R Zrubáková 5 7 3  
    R Zrubáková 6 6         10   I Cueto 5 3  
    H ter Riet 4 3         5   R Reggi 7 6    
    I Demongeot 6 6           I Demongeot 7 4 1
    5   R Reggi 5 6 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   K Maleeva 5 2    
    B Fulco 6 7           B Fulco 7 6    
    M Gurney 3 5             B Fulco 6 6    
    B Bowes 2 3             J Halard 3 3    
Q   S la Fratta 6 6       Q   S la Fratta 1 2  
    M Pérez-Roldán 3 6 4         J Halard 6 6    
    J Halard 6 4 6           B Fulco 4 4  
12   K Horvath 4 0         8   A Sánchez 6 6  
    I Kuczyńska 6 6           I Kuczyńska 2 2    
    C Suire 3 2           S Goleš 6 6    
    S Goleš 6 6             S Goleš 3 3  
    B Paulus 1 3         8   A Sánchez 6 6    
    L Ferrando 6 6           L Ferrando 2 1  
    8   A Sánchez 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6   S Cecchini 6 6    
    I Budařová 7 4 5     Q   D Krajčovičová 4 1    
Q   D Krajčovičová 6 6 7       6   S Cecchini 4 6 6  
    E Krapl 6 6         Q   A Kanellopoulou 6 1 4  
    L Golarsa 3 2           E Krapl 3 0  
Q   A Kanellopoulou 3 6 6     Q   A Kanellopoulou 6 6    
9   N Tauziat 6 2 0       6   S Cecchini 3 3  
13   J Wiesner 6 5 6       13   J Wiesner 6 6  
    G Boschiero 3 7 2     13   J Wiesner 6 6    
    A Villagran 3 7 6         A Villagran 4 2    
    S Wasserman 6 5 2       13   J Wiesner 6 4 6
    C Caverzasio 6 6         3   C Kohde-Kilsch 4 6 4  
    C Singer 4 1           C Caverzasio 0 1  
    3   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   S Hanika 3 6 6  
    M Bollegraf 1 4       Q   B Romano 6 3 2  
Q   B Romano 6 6         7   S Hanika 6 6    
    L Lapi 4 2             A Dechaume 2 1    
    F Bonsignori 6 6           F Bonsignori 3 4  
    C Tanvier 1 6 2         A Dechaume 6 6    
    A Dechaume 6 2 6       7   S Hanika 6 1 1
11   J Novotná 6 1 6       2   G Sabatini 3 6 6
    N Dias 2 6 7         N Dias 4 6 7  
Q   E Derly 6 6       Q   E Derly 6 3 5  
    G Miro 2 3             N Dias 0 2  
    P Medrado 3 0         2   G Sabatini 6 6    
Q   A Schwartz 6 6       Q   A Schwartz 4 2  
    2   G Sabatini 6 6    
 

References