1988 Australian Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open. It was her first step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis.

Women's singles
1988 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
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Main article: 1988 Australian Open

Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Graf in the quarterfinals.

This tournament marked Evert's 34th (and last) appearance in a major singles final, an all-time record. It was also her sixth Australian Open final in as many attempts. This was the first major final played under a roof. There was a 1-hour and 23-minute delay to close the roof at 1–1 in the first set.

Martina Navratilova's streak of eleven consecutive major final appearances ended (starting from the 1985 French Open) when she lost to Evert in the semifinals.

This was the first edition of the tournament to be held on hardcourts, having previously been played on grass.

Seeds

1.   Steffi Graf (champion)
2.   Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
3.   Chris Evert (final)
4.   Pam Shriver (fourth round)
5.   Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
6.   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
7.   Zina Garrison (second round)
8.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
9.   Lori McNeil (fourth round)
10.   Barbara Potter (fourth round)
11.   Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
12.   Bettina Bunge (withdrew due to knee injury)
13.   Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)
14.   Dianne Balestrat (first round)
15.   Wendy Turnbull (withdrew)
16.   Elizabeth Smylie (first round)

Bunge's position in the draw was taken over by lucky loser, Katie Rickett; Turnbull was replaced by lucky loser Jill Smoller

Qualifying

Main article: 1988 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	5	Hana Mandlíková	2	2
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								8	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	2	3
		Anne Minter	2	4
	8	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
															1	Steffi Graf	6	7^7
															3	Chris Evert	1	6^3
		Claudia Porwik	3	1
	3	Chris Evert	6	6
								3	Chris Evert	6	7
								2	Martina Navratilova	2	5
	6	Helena Suková	4	6^3
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	7^7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	6
		A Jonsson	3	1				1	S Graf	6	6
	WC	C Thompson	0	6	4				J Tremelling	0	1
		J Tremelling	6	4	6										1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	P Jung	3	6	3											Ca MacGregor	1	2
		M Javer	6	4	6				M Javer	4	4
		S Walsh-Pete	0	0					Ca MacGregor	6	6
		Ca MacGregor	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	7
		R White	7^7	6																		13	C Lindqvist	0	5
	WC	R McQuillan	6^3	3					R White	6	6
		K Steinmetz	4	7^8	3			Q	L Bartlett	1	3
	Q	L Bartlett	6	6^6	6											R White	1	4
		A Henricksson	4	6	10										13	C Lindqvist	6	6
		B Nagelsen	6	1	8				A Henricksson	2	2
	Q	J Fuchs	4	1				13	C Lindqvist	6	6
	13	C Lindqvist	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	L McNeil	6	6
		D-A Hansel	2	1				9	L McNeil	6	6
	WC	X Adams	0	2					M Bollegraf	4	0
		M Bollegraf	6	6											9	L McNeil	6	6
	LL	P Moreno	6	6												J Byrne	4	2
		M van der Torre	3	2				LL	P Moreno	2	7^7	4
		J Byrne	6	6^3	6				J Byrne	6	6^5	6
		S Niox-Château	4	7^7	1																	9	L McNeil	2	4
	WC	M Bowrey	2	0																		5	H Mandlíková	6	6
		C Tanvier	6	6					C Tanvier	4	6	6
		J Salmon	4	2					J Durie	6	3	3
		J Durie	6	6												C Tanvier	4	3
	Q	S Loosemore	4	6^6											5	H Mandlíková	6	6
		H ter Riet	6	7^8					H ter Riet	1	1
		M Jaušovec	4	1				5	H Mandlíková	6	6
	5	H Mandlíková	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	P Shriver	6	6
		E Pfaff	1	3				4	P Shriver	7	6
		R Fairbank	6	6					R Fairbank	5	0
		Y Koizumi	2	0											4	P Shriver	6	6
		M Yanagi	1	1												N Jagerman	3	3
		J Halard	6	6					J Halard	1	5
		A Tobin-Dingwall	2	5					N Jagerman	6	7
		N Jagerman	6	7																		4	P Shriver	2	4
		L O'Neill	2	6	8																		A Minter	6	6
		O Tsarbopoulou	6	2	6				L O'Neill	2	4
	WC	K Deed	3	1					A Minter	6	6
		A Minter	6	6												A Minter	6	6
	Q	J Goodling	3	0												C Christian	1	4
		C Christian	6	6					C Christian	6	6
		M-C Damas	6	6					M-C Damas	2	4
	LL	K Rickett	3	0

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	J Smoller	6^1	0
		R Zrubáková	7^7	6					R Zrubáková	6	6
		P Smith	5	2					E Galphin	1	1
		E Galphin	7	6												R Zrubáková	6	6
		M Laval	6^4	0												E Okagawa	0	0
		E Okagawa	7^7	6					E Okagawa	6	6
		C Reynolds	6	7^7					C Reynolds	4	4
		M-C Calleja	0	6^5																			R Zrubáková	6	0	3
		P Casale	3	0																		8	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	6
		M Brown	6	6					M Brown	6^1	6	6
	WC	A Scott	6	1	4				M Jaggard	7^7	4	1
		M Jaggard	3	6	6											M Brown	2	1
	WC	J-A Faull	6	7^7											8	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		S Mascarin	2	6^4				WC	J-A Faull	2	4
		W Probst	6	2	0			8	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	8	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Z Garrison	6	6
		S Faulkner	0	0				7	Z Garrison	6	3	4
		A Frazier	6	2	2				E Krapl	3	6	6
		E Krapl	3	6	6											E Krapl	2	6^3
		V Nelson-Dunbar	4	2												C Porwik	6	7^7
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	4	6	13
		P Hy	6^1	2					Cy MacGregor	6	2	11
		Cy MacGregor	7^7	6																			C Porwik	7^7	7
		A Nishiya	6	7																		10	B Potter	6^3	5
		P Paradis	4	5					A Nishiya	1	2
		E Inoue	7^7	6					E Inoue	6	6
		J Novotná	6^4	4												E Inoue	3	2
		A Schwartz	6	6											10	B Potter	6	6
	LL	S Norris	1	2					A Schwartz	3	1
		C Wood	3	6^6				10	B Potter	6	6
	10	B Potter	6	7^8

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	E Smylie	1	3
		H Ludloff	6	6					H Ludloff	6^5	3
		L Antonoplis	6	7^7					L Antonoplis	7^7	6
		A Croft	4	6^4												L Antonoplis	6	1	7
		J Hetherington	2	6	1											C Cohen	4	6	9
		C Cohen	6	1	6				C Cohen	6^4	7	11
		C Suire	4	6	7				C Suire	7^7	5	9
	Q	E Iida	6	1	5																		C Cohen	1	1
	LL	S Savides	3	1																		3	C Evert	6	6
		S Wasserman	6	6					S Wasserman	6^3	0
		P Fendick	7^7	7					P Fendick	7^7	6
		P Barg	6^5	5												P Fendick	6	1	1
		T Mochizuki	4	6	4										3	C Evert	4	6	6
		B Bowes	6	1	6				B Bowes	0	1
		G Magers	4	0				3	C Evert	6	6
	3	C Evert	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	H Suková	6	6
		J Golder	2	2				6	H Suková	6	6
		E Derly	6^3	1					L Field	4	3
		L Field	7^7	6											6	H Suková	6	6
		A Devries	2	6	6											M Lindström	2	3
	Q	T Catlin	6	0	1				A Devries	4	1
		M Lindström	6	6					M Lindström	6	6
		C Bakkum	1	3																		6	H Suková	7^7	6
		S McCann	6	6																			B Cordwell	6^4	3
		B Schultz	3	2					S McCann	2	2
		C Jolissaint	1	7^7	0				B Cordwell	6	6
		B Cordwell	6	6^5	6											B Cordwell	6	5	6
		N Provis	6	6												N Provis	3	7	2
		V Lake	3	2					N Provis	6	6
	Q	W Wood	6	4	8			Q	W Wood	3	2
	14	D Balestrat	2	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	S Hanika	3	6	6
		S Gomer	6	4	1			11	S Hanika	6	6
		M Werdel	6	6					M Werdel	4	2
		K Adams	4	1											11	S Hanika	6	6
		K Okamoto	5	2												L-A Eldredge	4	1
		J Richardson	7	6					J Richardson	6^2	4
		C Benjamin	4	2					L-A Eldredge	7^7	6
		L-A Eldredge	6	6																		11	S Hanika	4	0
		A Kijimuta	7^7	6																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
		P Vásquez	6^0	1					A Kijimuta	2	7^7	6
		S Collins	6^5	6	6				S Collins	6	6^5	2
		M Mesker	7^7	4	3											A Kijimuta	6	2	2
		A-M Fernandez	7^9	6											2	M Navratilova	4	6	6
	WC	K Radford	6^7	3					A-M Fernandez	1	0
		E Minter	3	0				2	M Navratilova	6	6
	2	M Navratilova	6	6

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

External links

• 1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1987 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1988 French Open – Women's singles