1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 champion   Steffi Graf
Champion   Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up   Steffi Graf
Final score   2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles   Doubles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 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. Steffi Graf (Final)
  2. Chris Evert (Semifinals)
  3. Pam Shriver (Semifinals)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
  5. Helena Suková (Third Round)
  6. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Second Round)
  7. Sandra Cecchini (Quarterfinals)
  8. Raffaella Reggi (Third Round)
  1. Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  2. Catarina Lindqvist (First Round)
  3. Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals)
  4. n/a
  5. Anne Minter (First Round)
  6. Stephanie Rehe (First Round)
  7. n/a
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Steffi Graf 6 4 7  
3   Pam Shriver 4 6 6  
  1   Steffi Graf 6 3 1
  4   Gabriela Sabatini 2 6 6
4   Gabriela Sabatini 6 7  
  2   Chris Evert 1 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   S Graf 6 6    
Q   P Casale 4 3           L Bonder 1 1    
    L Bonder 6 6         1   S Graf 6 6    
    B Schultz 7 6         9   N Tauziat 2 1    
    S Meier 6 1           B Schultz 2 2  
    M Werdel 4 2       9   N Tauziat 6 6    
9   N Tauziat 6 6         1   S Graf 6 6  
LL   T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5             P Paradis 1 2  
    P Paradis 6 7           P Paradis 6 6    
    C Porwik 4 1           S Goleš 2 4    
    S Goleš 6 6             P Paradis 3 6 6
    E Hakami 6 3 1       8   R Reggi 6 4 2  
Q   L Golarsa 1 6 6     Q   L Golarsa 3 3  
    8   R Reggi 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   P Shriver 6 6    
Q   W Probst 7 3 6     Q   W Probst 1 1    
    B Nagelsen 5 6 3       3   P Shriver 6 6    
    P Huber 1 2             N Provis 4 0    
    N Provis 6 6           N Provis 6 7  
    B Fulco 6 5 6         B Fulco 4 6    
14   S Rehe 4 7 4       3   P Shriver 1 7 7
    R White 7 6             G Fernández 6 5 5
    J Durie 6 2           R White 4 6 6  
    R Fairbank 6 6           R Fairbank 6 4 3  
    K Keil 2 2             R White 5 7 1
    T Phelps 4 5             G Fernández 7 6 6  
    G Fernández 6 7           G Fernández 7 5 6
    6   C Kohde-Kilsch 5 7 4  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   H Suková 6 6    
    P Tarabini 6 6           P Tarabini 2 1    
Q   C Jolissaint 3 3         5   H Suková 4 6 2  
    B Cordwell 4 2         11   M J Fernández 6 1 6  
    M Torres 6 6           M Torres 1 2  
    I Demongeot 5 2       11   M J Fernández 6 6    
11   M J Fernández 7 6         11   M J Fernández 6 3  
10   C Lindqvist 4 3         4   G Sabatini 7 6  
Q   L Ferrando 6 6       Q   L Ferrando 3 6 5  
    J Hetherington 4 6 2         K Schimper 6 4 7  
    K Schimper 6 3 6           K Schimper 2 1  
    W Turnbull 3 6 6       4   G Sabatini 6 6    
LL   A Devries 6 2 2         W Turnbull 1 1  
    4   G Sabatini 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   S Cecchini 7 6    
    H Cioffi 6 4 0         A Kijimuta 5 2    
    A Kijimuta 3 6 6       7   S Cecchini 4 6 6  
    L Garrone 2 6 4       Q   E Reinach 6 4 2  
Q   E Reinach 6 1 6     Q   E Reinach 4 6 6
    N Dias 6 2 6         N Dias 6 1 3  
    E Inoue 4 6 0       7   S Cecchini 1 0  
13   A Minter 2 0         2   C Evert 6 6  
Q   P Harper 6 6       Q   P Harper 6 7    
    K Horvath 6 6           K Horvath 4 5    
    R Zrubáková 4 3         Q   P Harper 1 3  
    M Seles 7 6         2   C Evert 6 6    
    H Kelesi 6 3           M Seles 2 1  
    2   C Evert 6 6    
 

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