1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.

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

Main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – 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
		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	6^4
	4	Chris Evert	6	7^7
								4	Chris Evert	1	6	5
								2	Martina Navratilova	6	4	7
		Rosalyn Fairbank	6	4	5
	2	Martina Navratilova	4	6	7

Top half

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	7^7	6				LL	K Quentrec	2	0
		J Halard	6^3	1											1	S Graf	6	6
		M Louie Harper	7^7	3	4											T Phelps	3	1
	WC	S Loosemore	6^2	6	6			WC	S Loosemore	1	1
		T Phelps	7	6^0	6				T Phelps	6	6
		W Turnbull	5	7^7	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
		E 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	7^7	7^7
		C Porwik	5	4												S Rehe	6^5	6^5
	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	6^6	2											14	K Maleeva	6	6
		I Cueto	7^8	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	7^9	3	0				D Balestrat	4	3
		D Balestrat	6^7	6	6										12	Z Garrison	7^7	6
		G Fernández	2	6	8											E Minter	6^3	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	7^7											5	G Sabatini	6	6
		H Ludloff	3	6^4					R Zrubáková	4	3
		C Bassett-Seguso	2	2				5	G Sabatini	6	6
	5	G Sabatini	6	6

Bottom half

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	6^4	6	6
		E Inoue	5	7	6											E Inoue	7^7	3	2
		W Probst	7	5	2				E Inoue	6	6
	Q	P Barg	6^5	4					S Gomer	4	2
		S Gomer	7^7	6																		6	H Suková	7^7	6
		E Krapl	3	6	3																		B Potter	6^4	4
		N Bykova	6	3	6				N Bykova	6	4	7
		B Potter	6	7^7					B Potter	2	6	9
		L Lapi	3	6^3												B Potter	4	6	6
		M Lindström	6^5	3											Q	J-A Faull	6	3	4
	Q	J-A Faull	7^7	6				Q	J-A Faull	5	6	6
		I Budařová	7^7	6					I Budařová	7	1	4
	LL	S Stafford	6^5	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	7^7
		C Jolissaint	6^3	6	6											E Reinach	2	6^4
	Q	L Gregory	7^7	4	3				C Jolissaint	1	4
		C Lindqvist	6^3	4					E Reinach	6	6
		E Reinach	7^7	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	7^7	6
		S Sloane	6	6											10	L McNeil	6^3	4
	WC	T Catlin	3	1					S Sloane	7^7	4	4
		N Provis	3	5				10	L McNeil	6^3	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	7^7	6
		M Yanagi	6	6					M Yanagi	6^4	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	7^7	1	2
		E Smylie	4	4				WC	J Salmon	6^1	6	6
	WC	J Salmon	6	6																		13	L Savchenko	4	2
		G Magers	7^7	3	7																	2	M Navratilova	6	6
		H Kelesi	6^5	6	5				G Magers	4	6^6
	Q	K Hunter	3	2					K Schimper	6	7^8
		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

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

References

1. 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