1988 US Open – Women's Singles

1988 US Open
Champion   Steffi Graf
Runner-up   Gabriela Sabatini
Final score   6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Zina Garrison.

Steffi Graf captured the title, and became the third woman to complete a Calendar Year Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly Brinker and Margaret Court. This was also her fourth step to completing the first and so far only Calendar Year Golden Slam.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. Martina Navrátilová (Quarterfinals)
  3. Chris Evert (Semifinals, withdrew)
  4. Pam Shriver (Second Round)
  5. Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
  6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  7. Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
  8. Natalia Zvereva (First Round)
  1. Lori McNeil (Third Round)
  2. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  3. Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
  4. Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
  5. Mary Joe Fernández (Third Round)
  6. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  7. Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
  8. Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Steffi Graf 6 6    
14   Katerina Maleeva 3 0    
  1   Steffi Graf        
  3   Chris Evert w/o      
3   Chris Evert 3 6 6
  6   Manuela Maleeva 6 4 2  
    1   Steffi Graf 6 3 6
  5   Gabriela Sabatini 3 6 1
  5   Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 6  
16   Larisa Savchenko 6 4 1  
  5   Gabriela Sabatini 6 7  
  11   Zina Garrison 4 5    
11   Zina Garrison 6 63 7
  2   Martina Navratilova 4 77 5  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   S Graf 6 6    
  E Minter 1 1       1   S Graf 6 6    
  M Bollegraf 6 4 7     M Bollegraf 1 0    
  I Demongeot 2 6 5       1   S Graf 6 6    
  R Reis 6 6           N Herreman 0 1    
  M Werdel 4 0         R Reis 2 4  
  K Rinaldi 4 2       N Herreman 6 6    
  N Herreman 6 6         1   S Graf 6 6  
  K Adams 2 63           P Fendick 4 2  
  N Jagerman 6 77         N Jagerman 5 6 1  
  R Fairbank 2 3       P Fendick 7 4 6  
  P Fendick 6 6           P Fendick 64 6 7
  B Schultz 3 5         15   S Hanika 77 3 5  
  A Grossman 6 7         A Grossman 2 2  
  S Gomer 1 3     15   S Hanika 6 6    
15   S Hanika 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
14   K Maleeva 6 6    
  E Inoue 2 1       14   K Maleeva 6 6    
  L Poruri 77 6       L Poruri 1 1    
  M Javer 63 4         14   K Maleeva 5 6 6  
  A Holiková 6 0 6         S Wasserman 7 2 1  
  B Cordwell 3 6 4       A Holiková 3 78 1
  S Cecchini 61 3       S Wasserman 6 66 6  
  S Wasserman 77 6         14   K Maleeva 6 6  
  A Frazier 6 77         7   H Suková 1 3  
  O Tsarbopoulou 1 64         A Frazier 3 6 6  
  A Devries 6 1 77     A Devries 6 1 3  
  J Halard 2 6 63         A Frazier 5 5  
  G Fernández 4 0         7   H Suková 7 7    
  D Balestrat 6 6         D Balestrat 2 3  
  L Bonder-Kreiss 1 4     7   H Suková 6 6    
7   H Suková 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
3   C Evert 6 6    
  C Martínez 4 1       3   C Evert 6 6    
  H Cioffi 6 6       H Cioffi 1 0    
  L Lapi 4 4         3   C Evert 6 6    
  M Torres 1 6 6         M Torres 3 3    
  M Yanagi 6 4 4       M Torres 7 77  
  P Huber 1 6 65     R Rajchrtová 5 64    
  R Rajchrtová 6 1 77       3   C Evert 6 6  
  B Herr 6 1 6         J Wiesner 2 4  
  M-L Daniels 3 6 2       B Herr 6 4 0  
  J Wiesner 6 6       J Wiesner 3 6 6  
  J Novotná 2 3           J Wiesner 77 3 6
  N Bykova 6 4 6       9   L McNeil 63 6 4  
  A Dechaume 3 6 4       N Bykova 5 3  
  I Budařová 4 0     9   L McNeil 7 6    
9   L McNeil 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12   B Potter 6 6    
  W Probst 2 3       12   B Potter 6 7    
  S Frankl 66 6 63     R White 3 5    
  R White 78 2 77       12   B Potter 7 6    
  M Gurney 1 1           B Nagelsen 5 3    
  C Porwik 6 6         C Porwik 66 5  
  B Nagelsen 6 6       B Nagelsen 78 7    
  C Benjamin 2 2         12   B Potter 3 2  
  C Tanvier 66 3         6   M Maleeva 6 6  
  L Garrone 78 6         L Garrone 1 1    
  I Cueto 6 6       I Cueto 6 6    
Q   L Green 4 0           I Cueto 1 6 3
  J Santrock 2 6 6       6   M Maleeva 6 1 6  
  F Bonsignori 6 2 1       J Santrock 64 2  
  N Dias 1 4     6   M Maleeva 77 6    
6   M Maleeva 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
5   G Sabatini 6 6    
  B Fulco 3 0       5   G Sabatini 6 6    
  A Kijimuta 2 3       B Bowes 2 0    
  B Bowes 6 6         5   G Sabatini 6 6    
  D Van Rensburg 6 6         Q   J Richardson 1 1    
  W White 3 4         D Van Rensburg 6 5 5
  P Medrado 2 5     Q   J Richardson 1 7 7  
Q   J Richardson 6 7         5   G Sabatini 7 6  
  H Ludloff 63 2           S Rehe 5 4  
  I Kuczyńska 77 6         I Kuczyńska 2 2    
Q   K Okamoto 1 1       S Rehe 6 6    
  S Rehe 6 6           S Rehe 6 2 6
  R Reggi 77 7         10   C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 3  
Q   J-A Faull 64 5         R Reggi 2 6 4
  A Kanellopoulou 4 2     10   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 2 6  
10   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6    

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   L Savchenko 77 6    
  L Golarsa 64 2       16   L Savchenko 5 7 6  
  E Burgin 6         E Burgin 7 5 4  
  E Pfaff 3           16   L Savchenko 6 6    
  G Magers 6 5 6         C Bassett-Seguso 4 3    
  S Meier 3 7 4       G Magers 4 1  
  A Villagran 3 0       C Bassett-Seguso 6 6    
  C Bassett-Seguso 6 6         16   L Savchenko 6 6  
  T Phelps 3 6 6         T Phelps 3 1  
  C Cunningham 6 1 2       T Phelps 7 6    
  D Graham 4 6 1     A Henricksson 5 2    
  A Henricksson 6 4 6         T Phelps 4 6 77
  L Meskhi 7 4 6         L Meskhi 6 3 64  
Q   T Scheuer-Larsen 5 6 3       L Meskhi 4 6 6
  A Smith 4 3     4   P Shriver 6 1 4  
4   P Shriver 6 6    

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
8   N Zvereva 6 3 4  
Q   K Steinmetz 4 6 6     Q   K Steinmetz 2 2    
  A Sánchez Vicario 6 6       A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
  K Keil 3 0           A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
  S Sloane 6 6           S Sloane 3 3    
  J Durie 3 1         S Sloane 6 6  
Q   C Suire 6 4 6   Q   C Suire 2 3    
  K Schimper 3 6 2         A Sánchez Vicario 6 5 2
  H Na 2 6 4       11   Z Garrison 4 7 6
  J Hetherington 6 2 6       J Hetherington 6 6    
  C Singer 5 1       L Ferrando 2 1    
  L Ferrando 7 6           J Hetherington 1 1  
  H Kelesi 6 6         11   Z Garrison 6 6    
  C Christian 2 3         H Kelesi 6 5 0
  N Provis 0 3     11   Z Garrison 3 7 6  
11   Z Garrison 6 6    

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
13   MJ Fernandez 6 6    
LL   J Byrne 1 2       13   MJ Fernandez 6 6    
  M Louie-Harper 6 63 1     N Tauziat 4 4    
  N Tauziat 1 77 6       13   MJ Fernandez 5 3    
  M Paz 7 6           E Reinach 7 6    
Q   C Wood 5 2         M Paz 6 2 1
  R Zrubáková 1 4       E Reinach 2 6 6  
  E Reinach 6 6           E Reinach 4 1  
  W Turnbull 3 1         2   M Navratilova 6 6  
  A Minter 6 6         A Minter 1 6 6  
  S Goleš 6 6       S Goleš 6 0 3  
  S Martin 0 3           A Minter 1 3  
  E Hakami 3 6 6       2   M Navratilova 6 6    
  M Lindström 6 3 2       E Hakami 2 1  
  C Lindqvist 1 3     2   M Navratilova 6 6    
2   M Navratilova 6 6    

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