1988 Player's Canadian Open – Women's Singles

1988 Player's Canadian Open
1987 Champion   United States Pam Shriver
Champion   Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up   Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Final score   61, 62
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Player's Canadian Open
 < 1987 1989 > 

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

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 61, 62 against Zvereva.

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
6  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 7 6    
3  United States Pam Shriver 5 3    
  6  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 1 2  
  4  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
4  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6  
2  United States Chris Evert 4 3    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States M Navrátilová 6 6    
   United States S Mascarin 6 6          United States S Mascarin 2 2    
Q  United States J Ingram 2 2         1  United States M Navrátilová 6 6    
   Soviet Union N Bykova 0 3         11  West Germany S Hanika 1 1    
LL  New Zealand J Richardson 6 6       LL  New Zealand J Richardson 2 4  
   Soviet Union L Meskhi 1 5       11  West Germany S Hanika 6 6    
11  West Germany S Hanika 6 7         1  United States M Navrátilová 1 4  
   Canada J Young 2 4         6  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6  
Q  United States M Van Nostrand 6 6       Q  United States M Van Nostrand 2 7 5  
   Australia N Provis 7 6          Australia N Provis 6 6 7  
   Canada M Drake 5 2            Australia N Provis 4 0  
   Poland I Kuczyńska 6 6         6  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6    
   Australia E Smylie 1 4          Poland I Kuczyńska 1 2  
    6  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6    
 

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  United States L McNeil 6 6    
Q  United States S Collins 7 6       Q  United States S Collins 3 4    
Q  Australia J-A Faull 6 2         7  United States L McNeil 2 6 6  
   France J Halard 6 6         13  Canada H Kelesi 6 4 2  
   United Kingdom S Gomer 2 3          France J Halard 2 2  
   France C Suire 3 4       13  Canada H Kelesi 6 6    
13  Canada H Kelesi 6 6         7  United States L McNeil 3 3  
9  United States Z Garrison 6 6         4  Argentina G Sabatini 6 6  
   Brazil G Miró 1 2       9  United States Z Garrison 6 6    
   New Zealand B Cordwell 3 6 6        New Zealand B Cordwell 0 2    
   United States B Bowes 6 3 1       9  United States Z Garrison 1 4  
Q  United States S Martin 6 6         4  Argentina G Sabatini 6 6    
   United States H Cioffi 4 3       Q  United States S Martin 2 2  
    4  Argentina G Sabatini 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6    
   United States M Werdel 7 6          United States M Werdel 3 4    
   Australia J Byrne 6 1         5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6    
   Japan M Yanagi 6 6            Sweden C Lindqvist 3 0    
   Peru P Vasquez 2 2          Japan M Yanagi 3 4  
   Sweden C Lindqvist 5 6 7        Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6    
   United States A Henricksson 7 3 6       5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 2 1  
12  Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6         2  United States C Evert 6 6  
Q  Japan E Okagawa 1 3       12  Soviet Union L Savchenko 5 1    
   Canada J Hetherington 4 2          France I Demongeot 7 6    
   France I Demongeot 6 6            France I Demongeot 4 2  
   Canada R Simpson 1 6 6       2  United States C Evert 6 6    
   Japan A Kijimuta 6 3 4        Canada R Simpson 1 2  
    2  United States C Evert 6 6    
 

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