1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1987 champion   Steffi Graf
Champion   Chris Evert
Runner-up   Gabriela Sabatini
Final score   2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Events
Singles   Doubles

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

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

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 (Champion)
  2. Pam Shriver (Second Round)
  3. Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
  4. Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
  5. Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
  6. Patty Fendick (Quarterfinals)
  7. Anne Minter (Quarterfinals)
  8. Stephanie Rehe (Semifinals)
  1. Catarina Lindqvist (Third Round)
  2. Dianne Balestrat (Third Round)
  3. Robin White (Third Round)
  4. Gretchen Magers (Third Round)
  5. Halle Cioffi (Third Round)
  6. Sara Gomer (Third Round)
  7. n/a
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Chris Evert 6 6    
8   Stephanie Rehe 3 3    
  1   Chris Evert 2 6 6
  3   Gabriela Sabatini 6 1 1
3   Gabriela Sabatini 6 5 7
  5   Zina Garrison 3 7 5  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   C Evert 6 6    
    G Fernández 3 6           E Pfaff 2 2    
    E Pfaff 6 7         1   C Evert 6 6    
    M Werdel 4 5         13   H Cioffi 2 0    
    K Keil 6 7           K Keil 5 2  
    M Jaggard 2 3       13   H Cioffi 7 6    
13   H Cioffi 6 6         1   C Evert 6 6  
11   R White 6 4 7       6   P Fendick 4 0  
    D van Rensburg 4 6 6     11   R White 7 7    
Q   R Reis 6 6       Q   R Reis 6 5    
Q   K Steinmetz 2 1         11   R White 4 4  
    E Burgin 4 2         6   P Fendick 6 6    
    S Sloane 6 6           S Sloane 1 3  
    6   P Fendick 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   L McNeil 4 6 6  
    C Singer 4 4           H Ludloff 6 1 3  
    H Ludloff 6 6         4   L McNeil 6 6 6  
Q   S Collins 6 6         9   C Lindqvist 4 7 4  
    C Christian 3 3       Q   S Collins 0 6  
    E Hakami 3 1 r     9   C Lindqvist 6 7    
9   C Lindqvist 6 4         4   L McNeil 4 6 4
    H Na 4 6 6       8   S Rehe 6 3 6
Q   L A Eldredge 6 4 3         H Na 6 6    
Q   A Coetzer 6 6       Q   A Coetzer 4 2    
    K Adams 3 3             H Na 2 2  
    S Martin 3 1         8   S Rehe 6 6    
    A Henricksson 6 6           A Henricksson 3 3  
    8   S Rehe 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   A Minter 6 6    
Q   P Barg 6 6       Q   P Barg 2 0    
    C Benjamin 0 3         7   A Minter 6 6    
    A Smith 6 6         10   D Balestrat 1 0    
Q   T Mochizuki 1 4           A Smith 2 6  
    W Turnbull 3 2       10   D Balestrat 6 7    
10   D Balestrat 6 6         7   A Minter 2 4  
14   S Gomer 6 6         3   G Sabatini 6 6  
Q   A Ivan 4 4       14   S Gomer 1 6 6  
    K Horvath 3 3           J Durie 6 3 3  
    J Durie 6 6         14   S Gomer 2 4  
    W White 6 7         3   G Sabatini 6 6    
    E Krapl 4 5           W White 1 5  
    3   G Sabatini 6 7    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   Z Garrison 6 6    
    M Javer 7 6           M Javer 3 1    
    M Yanagi 6 1         5   Z Garrison 6 6    
    K Schimper 7 6             K Schimper 2 3    
    P Louie-Harper 6 1           K Schimper 4 6 6
    P Vasquez 7 6           P Vasquez 6 4 3  
    J Hetherington 5 2         5   Z Garrison 6 6  
12   G Magers 2 6 6           A Frazier 1 2  
    L Bonder-Kreiss 6 3 3     12   G Magers 6 3 6  
    M Lindström 4 6 3         B Nagelsen 3 6 2  
    B Nagelsen 6 4 6       12   G Magers 4 5  
    S Mascarin 2 0             A Frazier 6 7    
    A Frazier 6 6           A Frazier 6 3 7
    2   P Shriver 4 6 5  
 

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