1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16

Steffi Graf defeated the six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and fourth major title overall. It was also Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis.

The semifinal match between Chris Evert and Navratilova marked the last time they faced each other in a major, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry at majors to 14–8.

Seeds

01.

Steffi Graf (champion)

02.

Martina Navratilova (final)

03.

Pam Shriver (semifinals)

04.

Chris Evert (semifinals)

05.

Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)

06.

Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

07.

Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)

08.

Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)

09.

Hana Mandlíková (third round)

10.

Lori McNeil (third round)

11.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)

12.

Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)

13.

Larisa Savchenko (fourth round)

14.

Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)

15.

Sylvia Hanika (third round)

16.

Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Shaun Stafford.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

	Pascale Paradis	3	1
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					3	Pam Shriver	1	2
3	Pam Shriver	6	6

12	Zina Garrison	4	4
										1	Steffi Graf	5	6	6

										2	Martina Navratilova	7	2	1
6	Helena Suková	3	6⁴

4	Chris Evert	6	7⁷
					4	Chris Evert	1	6	5

					2	Martina Navratilova	6	4	7
	Rosalyn Fairbank	6	4	5

2	Martina Navratilova	4	6	7

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	N Hu	0	0		1	S Graf	6	6
LL	K Quentrec	7⁷	6		LL	K Quentrec	2	0
	J Halard	6³	1						1	S Graf	6	6
	M Louie Harper	7⁷	3	4						T Phelps	3	1
WC	S Loosemore	6²	6	6	WC	S Loosemore	1	1
	T Phelps	7	6⁰	6		T Phelps	6	6
	W Turnbull	5	7⁷	0									1	S Graf	6	6
	I Kuczyńska	5	6	6									16	MJ Fernández	2	2
	E Nagelsen	7	1	3		I Kuczyńska	7	6
	E Pfaff	5	3		Q	L Field	5	4
Q	L Field	7	6							I Kuczyńska	4	1
Q	S Collins	4	6	7					16	MJ Fernández	6	6
	L Meskhi	6	4	9		L Meskhi	1	5
	N Jagerman	3	2		16	MJ Fernández	6	7
16	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	H Mandlíková	6	7
	L Garrone	3	5		9	H Mandlíková	6	6
	A Henricksson	6	6			A Henricksson	4	2
	B Herr	3	2							9	H Mandlíková	4	3
	M Bollegraf	6	6								A Minter	6	6
	B Romanò	1	4			M Bollegraf	2	2
	A Minter	6	6			A Minter	6	6
	A Holíková	3	0													A Minter	3	7	4
	J Wiesner	3	7	3												P Paradis	6	5	6
	L Golarsa	6	5	6		L Golarsa	4	2
	R White	3	6	6		R White	6	6
WC	C Wood	6	3	3							R White	4	6	7
	N Herreman	6	6								P Paradis	6	3	9
	S Walsh-Pete	2	2			N Herreman	4	6	6
	P Paradis	6	6			P Paradis	6	3	8
7	M Maleeva-Fragnière	4	3

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	P Shriver	6	4	8
	D van Rensburg	2	6	6	3	P Shriver	6	6
	J Hetherington	6	4	3		S Parkhomenko	3	4
	S Parkhomenko	4	6	6						3	P Shriver	7⁷	7⁷
	C Porwik	5	4								S Rehe	6⁵	6⁵
LL	L O'Neill	7	6		LL	L O'Neill	6	1	4
	C Suire	3	7	4		S Rehe	4	6	6
	S Rehe	6	5	6										3	P Shriver	6	6
	M Javer	6	3	7										14	K Maleeva	2	2
	S Meier	2	6	9		S Meier	1	7	4
	B Cordwell	6	6			B Cordwell	6	5	6
	E Burgin	4	3								B Cordwell	0	0
WC	L Gould	6⁶	2							14	K Maleeva	6	6
	I Cueto	7⁸	6			I Cueto	0	4
WC	A Simpkin	1	0		14	K Maleeva	6	6
14	K Maleeva	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	Z Garrison	6	6
	W White	3	1		12	Z Garrison	6	6
	F Bonsignori	7⁹	3	0		D Balestrat	4	3
	D Balestrat	6⁷	6	6						12	Z Garrison	7⁷	6
	G Fernández	2	6	8							E Minter	6³	0
	B Schultz	6	4	6		G Fernández	3	6	3
	A Frazier	5	4			E Minter	6	3	6
	E Minter	7	6											12	Z Garrison	6	3	6
	C Tanvier	6	6											5	G Sabatini	1	6	2
	P Medrado	3	1			C Tanvier	6	6
WC	A Grunfeld	4	5			M Gurney	3	3
	M Gurney	6	7								C Tanvier	2	3
	R Zrubáková	6	7⁷							5	G Sabatini	6	6
	H Ludloff	3	6⁴			R Zrubáková	4	3
	C Bassett-Seguso	2	2		5	G Sabatini	6	6
5	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	H Suková	7	1	6
	I Demongeot	5	6	2	6	H Suková	6	6
	J Novotná	6	7			J Novotná	2	2
	T Scheuer-Larsen	3	5							6	H Suková	6⁴	6	6
	E Inoue	5	7	6							E Inoue	7⁷	3	2
	W Probst	7	5	2		E Inoue	6	6
Q	P Barg	6⁵	4			S Gomer	4	2
	S Gomer	7⁷	6												6	H Suková	7⁷	6
	E Krapl	3	6	3												B Potter	6⁴	4
	N Bykova	6	3	6		N Bykova	6	4	7
	B Potter	6	7⁷			B Potter	2	6	9
	L Lapi	3	6³								B Potter	4	6	6
	M Lindström	6⁵	3							Q	J-A Faull	6	3	4
Q	J-A Faull	7⁷	6		Q	J-A Faull	5	6	6
	I Budařová	7⁷	6			I Budařová	7	1	4
LL	S Stafford	6⁵	3

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	S Hanika	6	6
	H Cioffi	1	2		15	S Hanika	6	6
	M Jaggard	2	2			H Witvoet	1	3
	H Witvoet	6	6							15	S Hanika	3	3
WC	V Lake	3	2								K Adams	6	6
	K Adams	6	6			K Adams	2	6	6
	N Tauziat	6	6			N Tauziat	6	4	4
	A Devries	2	4												K Adams	7	3	0
	A Sánchez Vicario	3	4											4	C Evert	5	6	6
Q	K Okamoto	6	6		Q	K Okamoto	5	3
	G Miró	6	0	2		A Kijimuta	7	6
	A Kijimuta	4	6	6							A Kijimuta	4	0
	C Singer	6	6							4	C Evert	6	6
	S Wasserman	4	0			C Singer	4	6	3
	A Dechaume	1	2		4	C Evert	6	3	6
4	C Evert	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

8	N Zvereva	6	6
Q	R Reis	2	3		8	N Zvereva	6	6
	P Fendick	6	6			P Fendick	3	3
	C Benjamin	2	3							8	N Zvereva	6	7⁷
	C Jolissaint	6³	6	6							E Reinach	2	6⁴
Q	L Gregory	7⁷	4	3		C Jolissaint	1	4
	C Lindqvist	6³	4			E Reinach	6	6
	E Reinach	7⁷	6											8	N Zvereva	2	4
	J Durie	6	6												R Fairbank	6	6
	M Werdel	4	2			J Durie	2	6	5
	R Fairbank	6	6			R Fairbank	6	1	7
	M-L Daniels	2	3								R Fairbank	7⁷	6
	S Sloane	6	6							10	L McNeil	6³	4
WC	T Catlin	3	1			S Sloane	7⁷	4	4
	N Provis	3	5		10	L McNeil	6³	6	6
10	L McNeil	6	7

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	L Savchenko	6	6
	J Byrne	2	2		13	L Savchenko	7⁷	6
	M Yanagi	6	6			M Yanagi	6⁴	3
	B Gerken	4	1							13	L Savchenko	6	6
	A Villagrán	6	6							WC	J Salmon	1	2
	L Ferrando	3	3			A Villagrán	7⁷	1	2
	E Smylie	4	4		WC	J Salmon	6¹	6	6
WC	J Salmon	6	6											13	L Savchenko	4	2
	G Magers	7⁷	3	7										2	M Navratilova	6	6
	H Kelesi	6⁵	6	5		G Magers	4	6⁶
Q	K Hunter	3	2			K Schimper	6	7⁸
	K Schimper	6	6								K Schimper	0	4
	K Horvath	4	4							2	M Navratilova	6	6
	E Hakami	6	6			E Hakami	2	1
	S Goleš	1	2		2	M Navratilova	6	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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