1988 US Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 US Open. It was her first US Open singles title and fifth major title overall. With the win, she became the third woman to achieve the calendar Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly and Margaret Court. Moreover, it was the fourth component of her calendar Golden Slam, which remains the only calendar Golden Slam achieved in tennis, men or women. It was Sabatini's maiden major final.

Women's singles
1988 US Open
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Martina Navratilova was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Zina Garrison.

This was the first US Open final not to have an American woman in 15 years, since 1973.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Chris Evert (semifinals, withdrew due to illness)[1]
  4. United States Pam Shriver (second round)
  5. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final)
  6. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (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)

Qualifying

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-Fragnière 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

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth 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
WC 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 round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Japan E Inoue 2 1 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
WC United States L Poruri 77 6 WC United States L Poruri 1 1
United Kingdom M Javer 63 4 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia A Holíková 6 0 6 Belgium S Wasserman 7 2 1
New Zealand B Cordwell 3 6 4 Czechoslovakia A Holíková 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
WC United States L Bonder-Kreiss 1 4 7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
7 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth 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 round Second round Third round Fourth 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-Fragnière 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
WC United States J Santrock 2 6 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 6
Italy F Bonsignori 6 2 1 WC United States J Santrock 64 2
Brazil N Dias 1 4 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 77 6
6 Bulgaria M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth 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 round Second round Third round Fourth 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
WC United States C Cunningham 6 1 2 United States T Phelps 7 6
WC 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 round Second round Third round Fourth 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
WC 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
WC 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 round Second round Third round Fourth 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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