1988 French Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open.[1] It was her second French Open title and third major title overall. The final was the shortest major final of the Open Era; the official duration of the match was 34 minutes, but only 32 minutes of play took place due to a rain break.[2][3][4][5] It remains the only "double bagel" major final of the Open Era.

Women's singles
1988 French Open
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSoviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Score6–0, 6–0
Draw128
Seeds16

The win marked Graf's second step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis. Graf won the title without dropping a set and losing only 20 games during the tournament. Graf recorded a total of six "bagel" (6–0) sets during her seven matches. The final was the first major final since the 1981 French Open not to feature either Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (fourth round)
  3. United States Chris Evert (third round)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
  5. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (third round)
  6. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  7. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
  8. Australia Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  9. United States Lori McNeil (third round)
  10. United States Zina Garrison (fourth round)
  11. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (first round)
  12. Italy Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  13. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (final)
  14. Italy Anna-Maria Cecchini (third round)
  15. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
  16. United States Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before event)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
  Argentina Bettina Fulco 0 1
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 77
4 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 63
4 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 6
  Canada Helen Kelesi 6 1 3
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
13 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 0 0
  Australia Nicole Provis 7 3 6
  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 6 4
  Australia Nicole Provis 3 77 5
13 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6 63 7
6 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 2 3
13 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
WC France N Guerrée 0 4 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States N Sodupe 3 3 United States R Reis 1 0
United States R Reis 6 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 6 6 United States S Sloane 0 1
United States A Frazier 3 2 West Germany E Pfaff 3 6 3
United States C Benjamin 2 6 1 United States S Sloane 6 3 6
United States S Sloane 6 0 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
France P Paradis 1 6 4 France N Tauziat 1 3
Australia J Byrne 6 1 6 Australia J Byrne 7 77
United States K Rinaldi 6 5 5 South Africa D Van Rensburg 5 63
South Africa D Van Rensburg 4 7 7 Australia J Byrne 5 2
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 7 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 3 2 France N Tauziat 6 6
United States H Cioffi 0 4 LL Brazil L Corsato 3 0
LL Brazil L Corsato 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United States L McNeil 6 6
United States E Hakami 3 2 9 United States L McNeil 6 4 6
Switzerland C Jolissaint 65 6 6 Switzerland C Jolissaint 1 6 2
United States P Casale[6] 77 1 1 9 United States L McNeil 6 3 1
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 Q Spain C Martínez 1 6 6
France C Suire 3 2 Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 2 0
Q Spain C Martínez 6 6 Q Spain C Martínez 6 6
France A Dechaume 0 2 Q Spain C Martínez 2 4
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
United Kingdom M Javer 0 0 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6
Argentina P Tarabini 1 6 6 Argentina P Tarabini 4 4
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 3 2 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 2 1
Argentina B Fulco 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
Q France M-C Damas 0 2 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
Australia E Minter 2 1 8 Australia H Mandlíková 4 3
8 Australia H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 7
WC France M Laval 1 5 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Sweden M Lindström 77 3 1 South Africa K Schimper 3 0
South Africa K Schimper 64 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States M Louie-Harper 1 6 6 Japan M Yanagi 3 0
United States L Bonder 6 3 4 United States M Louie-Harper 6 1 2
Australia M Jaggard 3 3 Japan M Yanagi 4 6 6
Japan M Yanagi 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Argentina M Pérez Roldán 77 4 6 Netherlands B Schultz 4 1
United States S Mascarin 62 6 4 Argentina M Pérez Roldán w/o
Netherlands B Schultz 7 6 Netherlands B Schultz
Belgium S Wasserman 5 0 Netherlands B Schultz 6 7
South Africa R Fairbank 63 63 14 Italy A-M Cecchini 4 5
Q Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 77 77 Q Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 1 0
Japan K Okamoto 1 3 14 Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6
14 Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Italy R Reggi 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 4 2 12 Italy R Reggi 6 1 3
West Germany C Singer 6 2 2 Q Sweden M Strandlund 3 6 6
Q Sweden M Strandlund 1 6 6 Q Sweden M Strandlund 6 1 3
Netherlands M Mesker 3 1 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 4 6 6
LL Netherlands N Jagerman 6 6 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 77 77
Brazil G Miró 3 2 France J Halard 65 62
France J Halard 6 6 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 2 1
WC France M-C Calleja 6 2 4 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
Canada H Kelesi 4 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
France N Herreman 2 2 Czechoslovakia A Holíková 2 2
Czechoslovakia A Holíková 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
United States K Horvath 2 6 3 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 4 2
Italy L Ferrando 6 2 6 Italy L Ferrando 0 2
Austria P Huber 3 1 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
5 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Greece A Kanellopoulou 2 4 7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 5 6 6 Italy F Bonsignori 4 0
United States H Na 7 4 3 7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 5
WC France S Niox-Château 0 3 Australia N Provis 1 6 7
Australia N Provis 6 6 Australia N Provis 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 2 2 WC France E Derly 7 3 1
WC France E Derly 6 6 Australia N Provis 77 77
Q West Germany S Hack 4 1 15 West Germany S Hanika 61 64
West Germany W Probst 6 6 West Germany W Probst 4 1
Japan A Kijimuta 6 3 2 France I Demongeot 6 6
France I Demongeot 4 6 6 France I Demongeot 6 5 4
WC France K Quentrec 2 6 6 15 West Germany S Hanika 3 7 6
Argentina A Villagrán 6 3 3 WC France K Quentrec 7 2 2
West Germany C Porwik 1 3 15 West Germany S Hanika 5 6 6
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Bulgaria K Maleeva 4 5
France C Tanvier 6 7 France C Tanvier 6 6
Netherlands H Witvoet 78 6 Netherlands H Witvoet 1 1
Q Argentina A Tiezzi 66 3 France C Tanvier 3 6 6
United States T Phelps 63 2 South Africa E Reinach 6 4 3
United Kingdom J Durie 77 6 United Kingdom J Durie 1 4
Canada C Bassett-Seguso 3 0 South Africa E Reinach 6 6
South Africa E Reinach 6 6 France C Tanvier 2 0
West Germany S Meier 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Australia A Minter 1 3 West Germany S Meier 5 0
Poland I Kuczyńska 2 0 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 77
Q Italy B Romanò 6 6 3 United States C Evert 1 64
Q Sweden J Jonerup 2 0 Q Italy B Romanò 5 2
Austria J Wiesner 1 4 3 United States C Evert 7 6
3 United States C Evert 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
West Germany I Cueto 2 0 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
LL Belgium S Appelmans 6 64 6 LL Belgium S Appelmans 1 4
United States E Burgin 4 77 0 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Sweden C Lindqvist 7 4 3 Argentina M Paz 4 4
Argentina M Paz 5 6 6 Argentina M Paz 77 6
United States D Faber 6 6 United States D Faber 64 4
WC France C Mothes-Jobkel 0 4 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
United States K Adams 5 6 3 10 United States Z Garrison 1 2
Italy L Garrone 7 1 6 Italy L Garrone 1 6 4
United States M Torres 6 6 United States M Torres 6 2 6
Soviet Union N Bykova 1 2 United States M Torres 1 1
Brazil N Dias 78 3 5 10 United States Z Garrison 6 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 66 6 7 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 0 77 2
United States S Rehe 2 6 1 10 United States Z Garrison 6 64 6
10 United States Z Garrison 6 4 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 77 6
Italy L Golarsa 65 0 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
United States C Christian 1 6 1 Australia L Field 2 0
Australia L Field 6 4 6 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
West Germany S Auer 5 5 United States M Gurney 0 4
United States M Gurney 7 7 United States M Gurney 2 6 7
WC France N van Lottum 7 6 WC France N van Lottum 6 2 5
Switzerland C Cohen 5 3 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 77
LL United Kingdom C Wood 1 63 2 United States M Navratilova 3 65
Austria B Paulus 6 77 Austria B Paulus 6 6
Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 5 Belgium A Devries 3 2
Belgium A Devries 6 4 7 Austria B Paulus 2 2
Netherlands H ter Riet 6 7 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
United States B Herr 0 5 Netherlands H ter Riet 1 0 r
Brazil P Medrado 0 3 2 United States M Navratilova 6 2
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Steven Pye (27 May 2014). "The 1988 French Open: how Agassi arrived, Graf ruled and Wilander won". The Guardian.
  3. "Graf Wastes No Time Reaching Another Final".
  4. Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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