1988 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1988 US Open
Champion West Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up Argentina 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. West Germany Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Chris Evert (Semifinals, withdrew)[1]
  4. United States Pam Shriver (Second Round)
  5. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
  6. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  7. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
  8. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
  9. United States Lori McNeil (Third Round)
  10. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  11. United States Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
  12. United States Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
  13. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Third Round)
  14. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  15. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
  16. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
14  Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 3 0    
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf        
  3  United States Chris Evert w/o      
3  United States Chris Evert 3 6 6
  6  Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6 4 2  
    1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 3 6
  5  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 6 1
  5  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 6  
16  Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko 6 4 1  
  5  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 7  
  11  United States Zina Garrison 4 5    
11  United States Zina Garrison 6 63 7
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 4 77 5  

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Australia E Minter 1 1 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 4 7 Netherlands M Bollegraf 1 0
France I Demongeot 2 6 5 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States R Reis 6 6 France N Herreman 0 1
United States M Werdel 4 0 United States R Reis 2 4
United States K Rinaldi 4 2 France N Herreman 6 6
France N Herreman 6 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States K Adams 2 63 United States P Fendick 4 2
Netherlands N Jagerman 6 77 Netherlands N Jagerman 5 6 1
South Africa R Fairbank 2 3 United States P Fendick 7 4 6
United States P Fendick 6 6 United States P Fendick 64 6 7
Netherlands B Schultz 3 5 15 West Germany S Hanika 77 3 5
United States A Grossman 6 7 United States A Grossman 2 2
United Kingdom S Gomer 1 3 15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Japan E Inoue 2 1 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
United States L Poruri 77 6 United States L Poruri 1 1
United Kingdom M Javer 63 4 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia A Holiková 6 0 6 Belgium S Wasserman 7 2 1
New Zealand B Cordwell 3 6 4 Czechoslovakia A Holiková 3 78 1
Italy S Cecchini 61 3 Belgium S Wasserman 6 66 6
Belgium S Wasserman 77 6 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
United States A Frazier 6 77 7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 1 3
Greece O Tsarbopoulou 1 64 United States A Frazier 3 6 6
Belgium A Devries 6 1 77 Belgium A Devries 6 1 3
France J Halard 2 6 63 United States A Frazier 5 5
United States G Fernández 4 0 7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 7
Australia D Balestrat 6 6 Australia D Balestrat 2 3
United States L Bonder-Kreiss 1 4 7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
3 United States C Evert 6 6
Spain C Martínez 4 1 3 United States C Evert 6 6
United States H Cioffi 6 6 United States H Cioffi 1 0
Italy L Lapi 4 4 3 United States C Evert 6 6
United States M Torres 1 6 6 United States M Torres 3 3
Japan M Yanagi 6 4 4 United States M Torres 7 77
Austria P Huber 1 6 65 Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 5 64
Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 1 77 3 United States C Evert 6 6
United States B Herr 6 1 6 Austria J Wiesner 2 4
United States M-L Daniels 3 6 2 United States B Herr 6 4 0
Austria J Wiesner 6 6 Austria J Wiesner 3 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 2 3 Austria J Wiesner 77 3 6
Soviet Union N Bykova 6 4 6 9 United States L McNeil 63 6 4
France A Dechaume 3 6 4 Soviet Union N Bykova 5 3
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 4 0 9 United States L McNeil 7 6
9 United States L McNeil 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
12 United States B Potter 6 6
West Germany W Probst 2 3 12 United States B Potter 6 7
West Germany S Frankl 66 6 63 United States R White 3 5
United States R White 78 2 77 12 United States B Potter 7 6
United States M Gurney 1 1 United States B Nagelsen 5 3
West Germany C Porwik 6 6 West Germany C Porwik 66 5
United States B Nagelsen 6 6 United States B Nagelsen 78 7
United States C Benjamin 2 2 12 United States B Potter 3 2
France C Tanvier 66 3 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
Italy L Garrone 78 6 Italy L Garrone 1 1
West Germany I Cueto 6 6 West Germany I Cueto 6 6
Q United States L Green 4 0 West Germany I Cueto 1 6 3
United States J Santrock 2 6 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 1 6
Italy F Bonsignori 6 2 1 United States J Santrock 64 2
Brazil N Dias 1 4 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 77 6
6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Argentina B Fulco 3 0 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Japan A Kijimuta 2 3 United States B Bowes 2 0
United States B Bowes 6 6 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
South Africa D Van Rensburg 6 6 Q New Zealand J Richardson 1 1
United States W White 3 4 South Africa D Van Rensburg 6 5 5
Brazil P Medrado 2 5 Q New Zealand J Richardson 1 7 7
Q New Zealand J Richardson 6 7 5 Argentina G Sabatini 7 6
United States H Ludloff 63 2 United States S Rehe 5 4
Poland I Kuczyńska 77 6 Poland I Kuczyńska 2 2
Q Japan K Okamoto 1 1 United States S Rehe 6 6
United States S Rehe 6 6 United States S Rehe 6 2 6
Italy R Reggi 77 7 10 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 3
Q Australia J-A Faull 64 5 Italy R Reggi 2 6 4
Greece A Kanellopoulou 4 2 10 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 2 6
10 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
16 Soviet Union L Savchenko 77 6
Italy L Golarsa 64 2 16 Soviet Union L Savchenko 5 7 6
United States E Burgin 6 United States E Burgin 7 5 4
West Germany E Pfaff 3 16 Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6
United States G Magers 6 5 6 Canada C Bassett-Seguso 4 3
West Germany S Meier 3 7 4 United States G Magers 4 1
Argentina A Villagrán 3 0 Canada C Bassett-Seguso 6 6
Canada C Bassett-Seguso 6 6 16 Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6
United States T Phelps 3 6 6 United States T Phelps 3 1
United States C Cunningham 6 1 2 United States T Phelps 7 6
United States D Graham 4 6 1 United States A Henricksson 5 2
United States A Henricksson 6 4 6 United States T Phelps 4 6 77
Soviet Union L Meskhi 7 4 6 Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 3 64
Q Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 5 6 3 Soviet Union L Meskhi 4 6 6
United States A Smith 4 3 4 United States P Shriver 6 1 4
4 United States P Shriver 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 3 4
Q United States K Steinmetz 4 6 6 Q United States K Steinmetz 2 2
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
United States K Keil 3 0 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
United States S Sloane 6 6 United States S Sloane 3 3
United Kingdom J Durie 3 1 United States S Sloane 6 6
Q France C Suire 6 4 6 Q France C Suire 2 3
South Africa K Schimper 3 6 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 5 2
United States H Na 2 6 4 11 United States Z Garrison 4 7 6
Canada J Hetherington 6 2 6 Canada J Hetherington 6 6
West Germany C Singer 5 1 Italy L Ferrando 2 1
Italy L Ferrando 7 6 Canada J Hetherington 1 1
Canada H Kelesi 6 6 11 United States Z Garrison 6 6
United States C Christian 2 3 Canada H Kelesi 6 5 0
Australia N Provis 0 3 11 United States Z Garrison 3 7 6
11 United States Z Garrison 6 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 United States M J Fernández 6 6
LL Australia J Byrne 1 2 13 United States M J Fernández 6 6
United States M Louie-Harper 6 63 1 France N Tauziat 4 4
France N Tauziat 1 77 6 13 United States M J Fernández 5 3
Argentina M Paz 7 6 South Africa E Reinach 7 6
Q United Kingdom C Wood 5 2 Argentina M Paz 6 2 1
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 1 4 South Africa E Reinach 2 6 6
South Africa E Reinach 6 6 South Africa E Reinach 4 1
Australia W Turnbull 3 1 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Australia A Minter 6 6 Australia A Minter 1 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 0 3
United States S Martin 0 3 Australia A Minter 1 3
United States E Hakami 3 6 6 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Sweden M Lindström 6 3 2 United States E Hakami 2 1
Sweden C Lindqvist 1 3 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

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