1988 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1988 Australian Open
Champion Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up United States Chris Evert
Final score 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. Graf ended up winning the tournament, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3). This was Graf's first step towards completing the first and so far only calendar year Golden Slam.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (Semifinals)
  3. United States Chris Evert (Final)
  4. United States Pam Shriver (Fourth Round)
  5. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (Quarterfinals)
  6. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
  7. United States Zina Garrison (Second Round)
  8. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Semifinals)
  9. United States Lori McNeil (Fourth Round)
  10. United States Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
  11. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (Fourth Round)
  12. West Germany Bettina Bunge (Withdrew due to knee injury)
  13. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (Fourth Round)
  14. Australia Dianne Balestrat (First Round)
  15. Australia Wendy Turnbull (Withdrew)
  16. Australia Elizabeth Smylie (First Round)

Bunge's position in the draw was taken over by lucky loser, Katie Rickett; Turnbull was replaced by lucky loser Jill Smoller

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
5  Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 2 2    
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
  8  West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 2 3    
   Australia Anne Minter 2 4  
  8  West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 6    
    1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 77  
  3  United States Chris Evert 1 63  
     West Germany Claudia Porwik 3 1    
3  United States Chris Evert 6 6    
  3  United States Chris Evert 6 7  
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 2 5    
6  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 4 63  
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 6 77    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Norway A Jonsson 3 1 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
WC Australia C Thompson 0 6 4 Australia J Tremelling 0 1
Australia J Tremelling 6 4 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Q United States P Jung 3 6 3 United States C Macgregor 1 2
United Kingdom M Javer 6 4 6 United Kingdom M Javer 4 4
United States S Walsh-Pete 0 0 United States C Macgregor 6 6
United States C Macgregor 6 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 7
United States R White 77 6 13 Sweden C Lindqvist 0 5
WC Australia R McQuillan 63 3 United States R White 6 6
United States K Steinmetz 4 78 3 Q United States L Bartlett 1 3
Q United States L Bartlett 6 66 6 United States R White 1 4
United States A Henricksson 4 6 10 13 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6
United States B Nagelsen 6 1 8 United States A Henricksson 2 2
Q United States J Fuchs 4 1 13 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6
13 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
9 United States L McNeil 6 6
United States D-A Hansel 2 1 9 United States L McNeil 6 6
WC Australia X Adams 0 2 Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 0
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 9 United States L McNeil 6 6
LL Hong Kong P Moreno 6 6 Australia J Byrne 4 2
Netherlands M van der Torre 3 2 LL Hong Kong P Moreno 2 77 4
Australia J Byrne 6 63 6 Australia J Byrne 6 65 6
France S Niox-Chateau 4 77 1 9 United States L McNeil 2 4
WC Australia M Bowrey 2 0 5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
France C Tanvier 6 6 France C Tanvier 4 6 6
United Kingdom J Salmon 4 2 United Kingdom J Durie 6 3 3
United Kingdom J Durie 6 6 France C Tanvier 4 3
Q United Kingdom S Loosemore 4 66 5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
Netherlands H Ter Riet 6 78 Netherlands H Ter Riet 1 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 4 1 5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
4 United States P Shriver 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 1 3 4 United States P Shriver 7 6
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6 South Africa R Fairbank 5 0
Japan Y Koizumi 2 0 4 United States P Shriver 6 6
Japan M Yanagi 1 1 Netherlands N Jagerman 3 3
France J Halard 6 6 France J Halard 1 5
Australia A Tobin-Dingwall 2 5 Netherlands N Jagerman 6 7
Netherlands N Jagerman 6 7 4 United States P Shriver 2 4
Australia L O'Neill 2 6 8 Australia A Minter 6 6
Greece O Tsarbopoulou 6 2 6 Australia L O'Neill 2 4
WC Australia K Deed 3 1 Australia A Minter 6 6
Australia A Minter 6 6 Australia A Minter 6 6
Q United States J Goodling 3 0 United States C Christian 1 4
United States C Christian 6 6 United States C Christian 6 6
France M-C Damas 6 6 France M-C Damas 2 4
LL United Kingdom K Rickett 3 0

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
LL United States J Smoller 61 0
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 77 6 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6
United States P Smith 5 2 United States E Galphin 1 1
United States E Galphin 7 6 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6
France M Laval 64 0 Japan E Okagawa 0 0
Japan E Okagawa 77 6 Japan E Okagawa 6 6
United States C Reynolds 6 77 United States C Reynolds 4 4
France M-C Calleja 0 65 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 0 3
United States P Casale 3 0 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 6
United States M Brown 6 6 United States M Brown 61 6 6
WC Australia A Scott 6 1 4 Australia M Jaggard 77 4 1
Australia M Jaggard 3 6 6 United States M Brown 2 1
WC Australia J-A Faull 6 77 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
United States S Mascarin 2 64 WC Australia J-A Faull 2 4
West Germany W Probst 6 2 0 8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
8 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 United States Z Garrison 6 6
Australia S Faulkner 0 0 7 United States Z Garrison 6 3 4
United States A Frazier 6 2 2 Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 6
Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 6 Switzerland E Krapl 2 63
United States V Nelson-Dunbar 4 2 West Germany C Porwik 6 77
West Germany C Porwik 6 6 West Germany C Porwik 4 6 13
Canada P Hy 61 2 United States C Macgregor 6 2 11
United States C Macgregor 77 6 West Germany C Porwik 77 7
Japan A Nishiya 6 7 10 United States B Potter 63 5
France P Paradis 4 5 Japan A Nishiya 1 2
Japan E Inoue 77 6 Japan E Inoue 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 64 4 Japan E Inoue 3 2
United States A Schwartz 6 6 10 United States B Potter 6 6
LL United States S Norris 1 2 United States A Schwartz 3 1
United Kingdom C Wood 3 66 10 United States B Potter 6 6
10 United States B Potter 6 78

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
16 Australia E Smylie 1 3
United States H Ludloff 6 6 United States H Ludloff 65 3
United States L Antonoplis 6 77 United States L Antonoplis 77 6
United Kingdom A Croft 4 64 United States L Antonoplis 6 1 7
Canada J Hetherington 2 6 1 Switzerland C Cohen 4 6 9
Switzerland C Cohen 6 1 6 Switzerland C Cohen 64 7 11
France C Suire 4 6 7 France C Suire 77 5 9
Q Japan E Iida 6 1 5 Switzerland C Cohen 1 1
LL United States S Savides 3 1 3 United States C Evert 6 6
Belgium S Wasserman 6 6 Belgium S Wasserman 63 0
United States P Fendick 77 7 United States P Fendick 77 6
United States P Barg 65 5 United States P Fendick 6 1 1
United States T Mochizuki 4 6 4 3 United States C Evert 4 6 6
United States B Bowes 6 1 6 United States B Bowes 0 1
United States G Magers 4 0 3 United States C Evert 6 6
3 United States C Evert 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
United States J Golder 2 2 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
France E Derly 63 1 Australia L Field 4 3
Australia L Field 77 6 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Belgium A Devries 2 6 6 Sweden M Lindström 2 3
Q United Kingdom T Catlin 6 0 1 Belgium A Devries 4 1
Sweden M Lindström 6 6 Sweden M Lindström 6 6
Netherlands C Bakkum 1 3 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 77 6
Australia S McCann 6 6 New Zealand B Cordwell 64 3
Netherlands B Schultz 3 2 Australia S McCann 2 2
Switzerland C Jolissaint 1 77 0 New Zealand B Cordwell 6 6
New Zealand B Cordwell 6 65 6 New Zealand B Cordwell 6 5 6
Australia N Provis 6 6 Australia N Provis 3 7 2
United Kingdom V Lake 3 2 Australia N Provis 6 6
Q United States W Wood 6 4 8 Q United States W Wood 3 2
14 Australia D Balestrat 2 6 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
11 West Germany S Hanika 3 6 6
United Kingdom S Gomer 6 4 1 11 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
United States M Werdel 6 6 United States M Werdel 4 2
United States K Adams 4 1 11 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
Japan K Okamoto 5 2 United States L-A Eldredge 4 1
New Zealand J Richardson 7 6 New Zealand J Richardson 62 4
United States C Benjamin 4 2 United States L-A Eldredge 77 6
United States L-A Eldredge 6 6 11 West Germany S Hanika 4 0
Japan A Kijimuta 77 6 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Peru P Vasquez 60 1 Japan A Kijimuta 2 77 6
United States S Collins 65 6 6 United States S Collins 6 65 2
Netherlands M Mesker 77 4 3 Japan A Kijimuta 6 2 2
United States A-M Fernandez 79 6 2 United States M Navratilova 4 6 6
WC Australia K Radford 67 3 United States A-M Fernandez 1 0
Australia E Minter 3 0 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

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