1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	2–6, 6–3, 6–1

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (Final) Chris Evert (Semifinals) Pam Shriver (Semifinals) Gabriela Sabatini (Champion) Helena Suková (Third Round) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Second Round) Sandra Cecchini (Quarterfinals) Raffaella Reggi (Third Round)

Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round) Catarina Lindqvist (First Round) Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals) n/a Anne Minter (First Round) Stephanie Rehe (First Round) n/a n/a

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	4	7
	3	Pam Shriver	4	6	6
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	1
								4	Gabriela Sabatini	2	6	6
	4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
	2	Chris Evert	1	5

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	S Graf	6	6
Q	P Casale	4	3					L Bonder	1	1
	L Bonder	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
	B Schultz	7	6											9	N Tauziat	2	1
	S Meier	6	1					B Schultz	2	2
	M Werdel	4	2				9	N Tauziat	6	6
9	N Tauziat	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
LL	T Scheuer-Larsen	3	5																			P Paradis	1	2
	P Paradis	6	7					P Paradis	6	6
	C Porwik	4	1					S Goleš	2	4
	S Goleš	6	6												P Paradis	3	6	6
	E Hakami	6	3	1										8	R Reggi	6	4	2
Q	L Golarsa	1	6	6			Q	L Golarsa	3	3
							8	R Reggi	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	P Shriver	6	6
Q	W Probst	7	3	6			Q	W Probst	1	1
	B Nagelsen	5	6	3										3	P Shriver	6	6
	P Huber	1	2												N Provis	4	0
	N Provis	6	6					N Provis	6	7
	B Fulco	6	5	6				B Fulco	4	6
14	S Rehe	4	7	4																	3	P Shriver	1	7	7
	R White	7	6																			G Fernández	6	5	5
	J Durie	6	2					R White	4	6	6
	R Fairbank	6	6					R Fairbank	6	4	3
	K Keil	2	2												R White	5	7	1
	T Phelps	4	5												G Fernández	7	6	6
	G Fernández	6	7					G Fernández	7	5	6
							6	C Kohde-Kilsch	5	7	4

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	H Suková	6	6
	P Tarabini	6	6					P Tarabini	2	1
Q	C Jolissaint	3	3											5	H Suková	4	6	2
	B Cordwell	4	2											11	M J Fernández	6	1	6
	M Torres	6	6					M Torres	1	2
	I Demongeot	5	2				11	M J Fernández	6	6
11	M J Fernández	7	6																		11	M J Fernández	6	3
10	C Lindqvist	4	3																		4	G Sabatini	7	6
Q	L Ferrando	6	6				Q	L Ferrando	3	6	5
	J Hetherington	4	6	2				K Schimper	6	4	7
	K Schimper	6	3	6											K Schimper	2	1
	W Turnbull	3	6	6										4	G Sabatini	6	6
LL	A Devries	6	2	2				W Turnbull	1	1
							4	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	S Cecchini	7	6
	H Cioffi	6	4	0				A Kijimuta	5	2
	A Kijimuta	3	6	6										7	S Cecchini	4	6	6
	L Garrone	2	6	4										Q	E Reinach	6	4	2
Q	E Reinach	6	1	6			Q	E Reinach	4	6	6
	N Dias	6	2	6				N Dias	6	1	3
	E Inoue	4	6	0																	7	S Cecchini	1	0
13	A Minter	2	0																		2	C Evert	6	6
Q	P Harper	6	6				Q	P Harper	6	7
	K Horvath	6	6					K Horvath	4	5
	R Zrubáková	4	3											Q	P Harper	1	3
	M Seles	7	6											2	C Evert	6	6
	H Kelesi	6	3					M Seles	2	1
							2	C Evert	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida Draw