1988 Player's Canadian Open – Women's Singles

1988 Player's Canadian Open
1987 champion   Pam Shriver
Champion   Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up   Natasha Zvereva
Final score   6–1, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.

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

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. Martina Navrátilová (Quarterfinals)
  2. Chris Evert (Semifinals)
  3. Pam Shriver (Semifinals)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
  5. Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
  6. Natasha Zvereva (Final)
  7. Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
  8. n/a
  1. Zina Garrison (Third Round)
  2. Barbara Potter (Third Round)
  3. Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
  4. Larisa Savchenko (Second Round)
  5. Helen Kelesi (Third Round)
  6. Anne Minter (First Round)
  7. n/a
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  6   Natasha Zvereva 7 6    
3   Pam Shriver 5 3    
  6   Natasha Zvereva 1 2  
  4   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
4   Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
  2   Chris Evert 4 3    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   M Navrátilová 6 6    
    S Mascarin 6 6           S Mascarin 2 2    
Q   J Ingram 2 2         1   M Navrátilová 6 6    
    N Bykova 0 3         11   S Hanika 1 1    
LL   J Richardson 6 6       LL   J Richardson 2 4  
    L Meskhi 1 5       11   S Hanika 6 6    
11   S Hanika 6 7         1   M Navrátilová 1 4  
    J Young 2 4         6   N Zvereva 6 6  
Q   M Van Nostrand 6 6       Q   M Van Nostrand 2 7 5  
    N Provis 7 6           N Provis 6 6 7  
    M Drake 5 2             N Provis 4 0  
    I Kuczyńska 6 6         6   N Zvereva 6 6    
    E Smylie 1 4           I Kuczyńska 1 2  
    6   N Zvereva 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   P Shriver 6 6    
Q   C-L Cohen 1 3           E Krapl 4 2    
    E Krapl 6 6         3   P Shriver 7 6    
    B Nagelsen 4 0             N Tauziat 6 4    
    M Torres 6 6           M Torres 3 1  
    N Tauziat 6 5 6         N Tauziat 6 6    
14   A Minter 1 7 2       3   P Shriver 7 6  
10   B Potter 6 6             T Phelps 6 4  
    C Singer 1 4       10   B Potter 7 6    
    C Bassett-Seguso 6 6           C Bassett-Seguso 6 3    
    K Adams 2 1         10   B Potter 0 6 0
    T Phelps 6 6             T Phelps 6 3 6  
    E Pfaff 2 2           T Phelps 6 6  
    LL   A Nishiya 2 3    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   L McNeil 6 6    
Q   S Collins 7 6       Q   S Collins 3 4    
Q   J-A Faull 6 2         7   L McNeil 2 6 6  
    J Halard 6 6         13   H Kelesi 6 4 2  
    S Gomer 2 3           J Halard 2 2  
    C Suire 3 4       13   H Kelesi 6 6    
13   H Kelesi 6 6         7   L McNeil 3 3  
9   Z Garrison 6 6         4   G Sabatini 6 6  
    G Miro 1 2       9   Z Garrison 6 6    
    B Cordwell 3 6 6         B Cordwell 0 2    
    B Bowes 6 3 1       9   Z Garrison 1 4  
Q   S Martin 6 6         4   G Sabatini 6 6    
    H Cioffi 4 3       Q   S Martin 2 2  
    4   G Sabatini 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   H Suková 6 6    
    M Werdel 7 6           M Werdel 3 4    
    J Byrne 6 1         5   H Suková 6 6    
    M Yanagi 6 6             C Lindqvist 3 0    
    P Vasquez 2 2           M Yanagi 3 4  
    C Lindqvist 5 6 7         C Lindqvist 6 6    
    A Henricksson 7 3 6       5   H Suková 2 1  
12   L Savchenko 6 6         2   C Evert 6 6  
Q   E Okagawa 1 3       12   L Savchenko 5 1    
    J Hetherington 4 2           I Demongeot 7 6    
    I Demongeot 6 6             I Demongeot 4 2  
    R Simpson 1 6 6       2   C Evert 6 6    
    A Kijimuta 6 3 4         R Simpson 1 2  
    2   C Evert 6 6    
 

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