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
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Events
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Main article: 1988 US Open (tennis)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 1988 US 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
	14	Katerina Maleeva	3	0
								1	Steffi Graf
								3	Chris Evert	w/o
	3	Chris Evert	3	6	6
	6	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	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	6^3	7
	2	Martina Navratilova	4	7^7	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
	WC	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	6^3																			P Fendick	4	2
		N Jagerman	6	7^7					N Jagerman	5	6	1
		R Fairbank	2	3					P Fendick	7	4	6
		P Fendick	6	6												P Fendick	6^4	6	7
		B Schultz	3	5											15	S Hanika	7^7	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
	WC	L Poruri	7^7	6				WC	L Poruri	1	1
		M Javer	6^3	4											14	K Maleeva	5	6	6
		A Holíková	6	0	6											S Wasserman	7	2	1
		B Cordwell	3	6	4				A Holíková	3	7^8	1
		S Cecchini	6^1	3					S Wasserman	6	6^6	6
		S Wasserman	7^7	6																		14	K Maleeva	6	6
		A Frazier	6	7^7																		7	H Suková	1	3
		O Tsarbopoulou	1	6^4					A Frazier	3	6	6
		A Devries	6	1	7^7				A Devries	6	1	3
		J Halard	2	6	6^3											A Frazier	5	5
		G Fernández	4	0											7	H Suková	7	7
		D Balestrat	6	6					D Balestrat	2	3
	WC	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	7^7
		P Huber	1	6	6^5				R Rajchrtová	5	6^4
		R Rajchrtová	6	1	7^7																	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	7^7	3	6
		N Bykova	6	4	6										9	L McNeil	6^3	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	6^6	6	6^3				R White	3	5
		R White	7^8	2	7^7										12	B Potter	7	6
		M Gurney	1	1												B Nagelsen	5	3
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	6^6	5
		B Nagelsen	6	6					B Nagelsen	7^8	7
		C Benjamin	2	2																		12	B Potter	3	2
		C Tanvier	6^6	3																		6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
		L Garrone	7^8	6					L Garrone	1	1
		I Cueto	6	6					I Cueto	6	6
	Q	L Green	4	0												I Cueto	1	6	3
	WC	J Santrock	2	6	6										6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	1	6
		F Bonsignori	6	2	1			WC	J Santrock	6^4	2
		N Dias	1	4				6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	7^7	6
	6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	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	6^3	2																			S Rehe	5	4
		I Kuczyńska	7^7	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	7^7	7											10	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	3
	Q	J-A Faull	6^4	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	7^7	6
		L Golarsa	6^4	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 Villagrán	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
	WC	C Cunningham	6	1	2				T Phelps	7	6
	WC	D Graham	4	6	1				A Henricksson	5	2
		A Henricksson	6	4	6											T Phelps	4	6	7^7
		L Meskhi	7	4	6											L Meskhi	6	3	6^4
	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
	WC	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
	WC	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	M J Fernández	6	6
	LL	J Byrne	1	2				13	M J Fernández	6	6
		M Louie-Harper	6	6^3	1				N Tauziat	4	4
		N Tauziat	1	7^7	6										13	M J Fernández	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

References

1. "Graf Gets Day Off; Sabatini Makes Final"

External links

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

Preceded by 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1989 Australian Open – Women's singles