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

1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
2. Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)
3. Chris Evert (Semifinals, withdrew)^[1]
4. Pam Shriver (Second Round)
5. Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
7. Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
8. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
9. Lori McNeil (Third Round)
10. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
11. Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
12. Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
13. Mary Joe Fernández (Third Round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
15. Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
16. Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

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	6^3	7
	2	Martina Navratilova	4	7^7	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	6^3																			P Fendick	4	2
		N Jagerman	6	7^7					N Jagerman	5	6	1
		R Fairbank	2	3					P Fendick	7	4	6
		P Fendick	6	6												P Fendick	6^4	6	7
		B Schultz	3	5											15	S Hanika	7^7	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	7^7	6					L Poruri	1	1
		M Javer	6^3	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	7^8	1
		S Cecchini	6^1	3					S Wasserman	6	6^6	6
		S Wasserman	7^7	6																		14	K Maleeva	6	6
		A Frazier	6	7^7																		7	H Suková	1	3
		O Tsarbopoulou	1	6^4					A Frazier	3	6	6
		A Devries	6	1	7^7				A Devries	6	1	3
		J Halard	2	6	6^3											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	7^7
		P Huber	1	6	6^5				R Rajchrtová	5	6^4
		R Rajchrtová	6	1	7^7																	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	7^7	3	6
		N Bykova	6	4	6										9	L McNeil	6^3	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	6^6	6	6^3				R White	3	5
		R White	7^8	2	7^7										12	B Potter	7	6
		M Gurney	1	1												B Nagelsen	5	3
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	6^6	5
		B Nagelsen	6	6					B Nagelsen	7^8	7
		C Benjamin	2	2																		12	B Potter	3	2
		C Tanvier	6^6	3																		6	M Maleeva	6	6
		L Garrone	7^8	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	6^4	2
		N Dias	1	4				6	M Maleeva	7^7	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	6^3	2																			S Rehe	5	4
		I Kuczyńska	7^7	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	7^7	7											10	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	3
	Q	J-A Faull	6^4	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	7^7	6
		L Golarsa	6^4	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	7^7
		L Meskhi	7	4	6											L Meskhi	6	3	6^4
	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	6^3	1				N Tauziat	4	4
		N Tauziat	1	7^7	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

1. "Graf Gets Day Off; Sabatini Makes Final"

External links

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