1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans – Singles

1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans
1987 Champion   United States Chris Evert
Champion   United States Chris Evert
Runner-up   United States Anne Smith
Final score   6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles   Doubles

Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Anne Smith.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Chris Evert (Champion)
  2. United States Barbara Potter (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Stephanie Rehe (Semifinals)

  1. United States Halle Cioffi (First Round)
  2. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (Second Round)
  3. United States Robin White (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Gretchen Magers (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 United States Chris Evert 6 6  
  United States Anne Smith 4 1  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States C Evert 6 6    
   South Africa R Fairbank 7 6          South Africa R Fairbank 1 3    
   United States P Louie-Harper 5 1         1  United States C Evert 7 6    
   United States E Burgin 6 6            United States S Sloane 5 4    
Q  Poland R Baranski 4 2          United States E Burgin 6 64 2
   United States S Sloane 5 77 6        United States S Sloane 2 77 6  
5  United States H Cioffi 7 63 4       1  United States C Evert 6 6  
      4  United States S Rehe 1 1  
    4  United States S Rehe 6 64 6  
   United States K Rinaldi 6 1 6        United States K Rinaldi 4 77 1  
   United States B Nagelsen 3 6 4       4  United States S Rehe 1 7 6
   United States M Torres 3 1         7  United States R White 6 5 3  
Q  Australia J Byrne 6 6       Q  Australia J Byrne 3 4  
   Poland I Kuczyńska 2 2       7  United States R White 6 6    
7  United States R White 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
8  United States G Magers 6 3 6  
Q  United States L Allen 4 6 3     8  United States G Magers 4 4    
   United States A Frazier 6 4 61        Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6    
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 4 6 77          Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6    
Q  United States D Faber 1 2         3  United States L McNeil 1 3    
   United States G Fernández 6 6          United States G Fernández 1 6  
    3  United States L McNeil 6 7    
         Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 1 3  
6  Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6            United States A Smith 6 6  
   Argentina M Paz 4 4       6  Sweden C Lindqvist 7 5 1  
   United States M L Daniels 5 1          United States A Smith 5 7 6  
   United States A Smith 7 6            United States A Smith 6 6  
   United States M Werdel 6 4 5       2  United States B Potter 4 4    
   United States A Grossman 3 6 7        United States A Grossman 3 1  
    2  United States B Potter 6 6    
 

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