1988 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1988 US Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–1

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

Steffi Graf captured the title, beating Gabriela Sabatini in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. As a result, Steffi became the third woman to complete a Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly Brinker and Margaret Court. This was her fourth step to completing the first and so far only Golden Slam. The match was also the first major final for Sabatini, who would go on to reach two more Slam finals for her career.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (Champion)
Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)
Chris Evert (Semifinals, withdrew)^[1]
Pam Shriver (Second Round)
Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
Lori McNeil (Third Round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
Mary Joe Fernández (Third Round)
Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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 Villagrán	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	M J Fernández	6	6
LL	J Byrne	1	2		13	M J Fernández	6	6
	M Louie-Harper	6	6³	1		N Tauziat	4	4
	N Tauziat	1	7⁷	6						13	M J Fernández	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

References

↑ "Graf Gets Day Off; Sabatini Makes Final"

External links

1988 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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