1988 US Open – Women's Singles

1988 US Open
Champion		Steffi Graf
Runner-up		Gabriela Sabatini
Final score		6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
US Open  < 1987 1989 >

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Zina Garrison.

Steffi Graf captured the title, and became the third woman to complete a Calendar Year Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly Brinker and Margaret Court. This was also her fourth step to completing the first and so far only Calendar Year Golden Slam.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
2. Martina Navrátilová (Quarterfinals)
3. Chris Evert (Semifinals, withdrew)
4. Pam Shriver (Second Round)
5. Gabriela Sabatini (Final)
6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
7. Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
8. Natasha Zvereva (First Round)

9. Lori McNeil (Third Round)
10. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
11. Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
12. Barbara Potter (Fourth Round)
13. Mary Joe Fernández (Third Round)
14. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
15. Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
16. Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)

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

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

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	S Graf	6	6
	E Minter	1	1				1	S Graf	6	6
	M Bollegraf	6	4	7				M Bollegraf	1	0
	I Demongeot	2	6	5										1	S Graf	6	6
	R Reis	6	6												N Herreman	0	1
	M Werdel	4	0					R Reis	2	4
	K Rinaldi	4	2					N Herreman	6	6
	N Herreman	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
	K Adams	2	63																			P Fendick	4	2
	N Jagerman	6	77					N Jagerman	5	6	1
	R Fairbank	2	3					P Fendick	7	4	6
	P Fendick	6	6												P Fendick	64	6	7
	B Schultz	3	5											15	S Hanika	77	3	5
	A Grossman	6	7					A Grossman	2	2
	S Gomer	1	3				15	S Hanika	6	6
15	S Hanika	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
14	K Maleeva	6	6
	E Inoue	2	1				14	K Maleeva	6	6
	L Poruri	77	6					L Poruri	1	1
	M Javer	63	4											14	K Maleeva	5	6	6
	A Holiková	6	0	6											S Wasserman	7	2	1
	B Cordwell	3	6	4				A Holiková	3	78	1
	S Cecchini	61	3					S Wasserman	6	66	6
	S Wasserman	77	6																		14	K Maleeva	6	6
	A Frazier	6	77																		7	H Suková	1	3
	O Tsarbopoulou	1	64					A Frazier	3	6	6
	A Devries	6	1	77				A Devries	6	1	3
	J Halard	2	6	63											A Frazier	5	5
	G Fernández	4	0											7	H Suková	7	7
	D Balestrat	6	6					D Balestrat	2	3
	L Bonder-Kreiss	1	4				7	H Suková	6	6
7	H Suková	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	C Evert	6	6
	C Martínez	4	1				3	C Evert	6	6
	H Cioffi	6	6					H Cioffi	1	0
	L Lapi	4	4											3	C Evert	6	6
	M Torres	1	6	6											M Torres	3	3
	M Yanagi	6	4	4				M Torres	7	77
	P Huber	1	6	65				R Rajchrtová	5	64
	R Rajchrtová	6	1	77																	3	C Evert	6	6
	B Herr	6	1	6																		J Wiesner	2	4
	M-L Daniels	3	6	2				B Herr	6	4	0
	J Wiesner	6	6					J Wiesner	3	6	6
	J Novotná	2	3												J Wiesner	77	3	6
	N Bykova	6	4	6										9	L McNeil	63	6	4
	A Dechaume	3	6	4				N Bykova	5	3
	I Budařová	4	0				9	L McNeil	7	6
9	L McNeil	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
12	B Potter	6	6
	W Probst	2	3				12	B Potter	6	7
	S Frankl	66	6	63				R White	3	5
	R White	78	2	77										12	B Potter	7	6
	M Gurney	1	1												B Nagelsen	5	3
	C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	66	5
	B Nagelsen	6	6					B Nagelsen	78	7
	C Benjamin	2	2																		12	B Potter	3	2
	C Tanvier	66	3																		6	M Maleeva	6	6
	L Garrone	78	6					L Garrone	1	1
	I Cueto	6	6					I Cueto	6	6
Q	L Green	4	0												I Cueto	1	6	3
	J Santrock	2	6	6										6	M Maleeva	6	1	6
	F Bonsignori	6	2	1				J Santrock	64	2
	N Dias	1	4				6	M Maleeva	77	6
6	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	G Sabatini	6	6
	B Fulco	3	0				5	G Sabatini	6	6
	A Kijimuta	2	3					B Bowes	2	0
	B Bowes	6	6											5	G Sabatini	6	6
	D Van Rensburg	6	6											Q	J Richardson	1	1
	W White	3	4					D Van Rensburg	6	5	5
	P Medrado	2	5				Q	J Richardson	1	7	7
Q	J Richardson	6	7																		5	G Sabatini	7	6
	H Ludloff	63	2																			S Rehe	5	4
	I Kuczyńska	77	6					I Kuczyńska	2	2
Q	K Okamoto	1	1					S Rehe	6	6
	S Rehe	6	6												S Rehe	6	2	6
	R Reggi	77	7											10	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	3
Q	J-A Faull	64	5					R Reggi	2	6	4
	A Kanellopoulou	4	2				10	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	2	6
10	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
16	L Savchenko	77	6
	L Golarsa	64	2				16	L Savchenko	5	7	6
	E Burgin	6						E Burgin	7	5	4
	E Pfaff	3												16	L Savchenko	6	6
	G Magers	6	5	6											C Bassett-Seguso	4	3
	S Meier	3	7	4				G Magers	4	1
	A Villagran	3	0					C Bassett-Seguso	6	6
	C Bassett-Seguso	6	6																		16	L Savchenko	6	6
	T Phelps	3	6	6																		T Phelps	3	1
	C Cunningham	6	1	2				T Phelps	7	6
	D Graham	4	6	1				A Henricksson	5	2
	A Henricksson	6	4	6											T Phelps	4	6	77
	L Meskhi	7	4	6											L Meskhi	6	3	64
Q	T Scheuer-Larsen	5	6	3				L Meskhi	4	6	6
	A Smith	4	3				4	P Shriver	6	1	4
4	P Shriver	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	N Zvereva	6	3	4
Q	K Steinmetz	4	6	6			Q	K Steinmetz	2	2
	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6					A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K Keil	3	0												A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	S Sloane	6	6												S Sloane	3	3
	J Durie	3	1					S Sloane	6	6
Q	C Suire	6	4	6			Q	C Suire	2	3
	K Schimper	3	6	2																		A Sánchez Vicario	6	5	2
	H Na	2	6	4																	11	Z Garrison	4	7	6
	J Hetherington	6	2	6				J Hetherington	6	6
	C Singer	5	1					L Ferrando	2	1
	L Ferrando	7	6												J Hetherington	1	1
	H Kelesi	6	6											11	Z Garrison	6	6
	C Christian	2	3					H Kelesi	6	5	0
	N Provis	0	3				11	Z Garrison	3	7	6
11	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	MJ Fernandez	6	6
LL	J Byrne	1	2				13	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	M Louie-Harper	6	63	1				N Tauziat	4	4
	N Tauziat	1	77	6										13	MJ Fernandez	5	3
	M Paz	7	6												E Reinach	7	6
Q	C Wood	5	2					M Paz	6	2	1
	R Zrubáková	1	4					E Reinach	2	6	6
	E Reinach	6	6																			E Reinach	4	1
	W Turnbull	3	1																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
	A Minter	6	6					A Minter	1	6	6
	S Goleš	6	6					S Goleš	6	0	3
	S Martin	0	3												A Minter	1	3
	E Hakami	3	6	6										2	M Navratilova	6	6
	M Lindström	6	3	2				E Hakami	2	1
	C Lindqvist	1	3				2	M Navratilova	6	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• 1988 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw