1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Champion West Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up United States Martina Navratilova
Final score 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Martina Navratilova was the record six-time defending champion, but she lost to Steffi Graf in the final, in what was a rematch of the 1987 final. This was Graf's third step towards completing the first and so far only Calendar Year Golden Slam. It was also the first of Graf's seven Wimbledon ladies' titles. After Graf took a 5-3 lead in the first set, Navratilova won six straight games allowing her to win the first set and take a 2-0 lead in the second set. Graf then came back winning 12 of the next 13 games and the match.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (Final)
  3. United States Pam Shriver (Semifinals)
  4. United States Chris Evert (Semifinals)
  5. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
  6. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
  7. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (First Round)
  8. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (Fourth Round)
  9. Australia Hana Mandlíková (Third Round)
  10. United States Lori McNeil (Third Round)
  11. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Withdrew due to knee injury)
  12. United States Zina Garrison (Quarterfinals)
  13. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (Fourth Round)
  14. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
  15. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (Third Round)
  16. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
   France Pascale Paradis 3 1    
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
  3  United States Pam Shriver 1 2    
3  United States Pam Shriver 6 6  
  12  United States Zina Garrison 4 4    
    1  West Germany Steffi Graf 5 6 6
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 7 2 1
  6  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3 64    
4  United States Chris Evert 6 77    
  4  United States Chris Evert 1 6 5
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 6 4 7  
   South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 6 4 5
  2  United States Martina Navratilova 4 6 7  

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States H Na 0 0 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
LL France K Quentrec 77 6 LL France K Quentrec 2 0
France J Halard 63 1 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States M Louie-Harper 77 3 4 United States T Phelps 3 1
WC United Kingdom S Loosemore 62 6 6 WC United Kingdom S Loosemore 1 1
United States T Phelps 7 60 6 United States T Phelps 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 5 77 0 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Poland I Kuczyńska 5 6 6 16 United States M J Fernández 2 2
United States B Nagelsen 7 1 3 Poland I Kuczyńska 7 6
West Germany E Pfaff 5 3 Q Australia L Field 5 4
Q Australia L Field 7 6 Poland I Kuczyńska 4 1
Q United States S Collins 4 6 7 16 United States M J Fernández 6 6
Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 4 9 Soviet Union L Meskhi 1 5
Netherlands N Jagerman 3 2 16 United States M J Fernández 6 7
16 United States M J Fernández 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
9 Australia H Mandlíková 6 7
Italy L Garrone 3 5 9 Australia H Mandlíková 6 6
United States A Henricksson 6 6 United States A Henricksson 4 2
United States B Herr 3 2 9 Australia H Mandlíková 4 3
Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6 Australia A Minter 6 6
Italy B Romano 1 4 Netherlands M Bollegraf 2 2
Australia A Minter 6 6 Australia A Minter 6 6
Czechoslovakia A Holiková 3 0 Australia A Minter 3 7 4
Austria J Wiesner 3 7 3 France P Paradis 6 5 6
Italy L Golarsa 6 5 6 Italy L Golarsa 4 2
United States R White 3 6 6 United States R White 6 6
WC United Kingdom C Wood 6 3 3 United States R White 4 6 7
France N Herreman 6 6 France P Paradis 6 3 9
United States S Walsh-Pete 2 2 France N Herreman 4 6 6
France P Paradis 6 6 France P Paradis 6 3 8
7 Bulgaria M Maleeva 4 3

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
3 United States P Shriver 6 4 8
South Africa D Van Rensburg 2 6 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
Canada J Hetherington 6 4 3 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 3 4
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 4 6 6 3 United States P Shriver 77 77
West Germany C Porwik 5 4 United States S Rehe 65 65
LL Australia L O'Neill 7 6 LL Australia L O'Neill 6 1 4
France C Suire 3 7 4 United States S Rehe 4 6 6
United States S Rehe 6 5 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
United Kingdom M Javer 6 3 7 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 2 2
West Germany S Meier 2 6 9 West Germany S Meier 1 7 4
New Zealand B Cordwell 6 6 New Zealand B Cordwell 6 5 6
United States E Burgin 4 3 New Zealand B Cordwell 0 0
WC United Kingdom L Gould 66 2 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
West Germany I Cueto 78 6 West Germany I Cueto 0 4
WC United Kingdom A Simpkin 1 0 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
12 United States Z Garrison 6 6
United States W White 3 1 12 United States Z Garrison 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 79 3 0 Australia D Balestrat 4 3
Australia D Balestrat 67 6 6 12 United States Z Garrison 77 6
United States G Fernández 2 6 8 Australia E Minter 63 0
Netherlands B Schultz 6 4 6 United States G Fernández 3 6 3
United States A Frazier 5 4 Australia E Minter 6 3 6
Australia E Minter 7 6 12 United States Z Garrison 6 3 6
Brazil P Medrado 3 1 5 Argentina G Sabatini 1 6 2
France C Tanvier 6 6 France C Tanvier 6 6
WC United Kingdom A Grunfeld 4 5 United States M Gurney 3 3
United States M Gurney 6 7 France C Tanvier 2 3
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 77 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States H Ludloff 3 64 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 4 3
Canada C Bassett-Seguso 6 6 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
5 Argentina G Sabatini 2 2

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 1 6
France I Demongeot 5 6 2 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 7 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 2 2
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 64 6 6
Japan E Inoue 5 7 6 Japan E Inoue 77 3 2
West Germany W Probst 7 5 2 Japan E Inoue 6 6
Q United States P Barg 65 4 United Kingdom S Gomer 4 2
United Kingdom S Gomer 77 6 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 77 6
Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 3 United States B Potter 64 4
Soviet Union N Bykova 6 3 6 Soviet Union N Bykova 6 4 7
United States B Potter 6 77 United States B Potter 2 6 9
Italy L Lapi 3 63 United States B Potter 4 6 6
Sweden M Lindström 65 3 Q Australia J-A Faull 6 3 4
Q Australia J-A Faull 77 6 Q Australia J-A Faull 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 77 6 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 7 1 4
LL United States S Stafford 65 3

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
United States H Cioffi 1 2 15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
Australia M Jaggard 2 2 Netherlands H Witvoet 1 3
Netherlands H Witvoet 6 6 15 West Germany S Hanika 3 3
WC United Kingdom V Lake 3 2 United States K Adams 6 6
United States K Adams 6 6 United States K Adams 2 6 6
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 6 4 4
Belgium A Devries 2 4 United States K Adams 7 3 0
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 3 4 4 United States C Evert 5 6 6
Q Japan K Okamoto 6 6 Q Japan K Okamoto 5 3
Brazil G Miró 6 0 2 Japan A Kijimuta 7 6
Japan A Kijimuta 4 6 6 Japan A Kijimuta 4 0
West Germany C Singer 6 6 4 United States C Evert 6 6
Belgium S Wasserman 4 0 West Germany C Singer 4 6 3
France A Dechaume 1 2 4 United States C Evert 6 3 6
4 United States C Evert 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
Q United States R Reis 2 3 8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
United States P Fendick 6 6 United States P Fendick 3 3
United States C Benjamin 2 3 8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 77
Switzerland C Jolissaint 63 6 6 South Africa E Reinach 2 64
Q South Africa L Gregory 77 4 3 Switzerland C Jolissaint 1 4
Sweden C Lindqvist 63 4 South Africa E Reinach 6 6
South Africa E Reinach 77 6 8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 2 4
United Kingdom J Durie 6 6 South Africa R Fairbank 6 6
United States M Werdel 4 2 United Kingdom J Durie 2 6 5
South Africa R Fairbank 6 6 South Africa R Fairbank 6 1 7
United States M-L Daniels 2 3 South Africa R Fairbank 77 6
United States S Sloane 6 6 10 United States L McNeil 63 4
WC United Kingdom T Catlin 3 1 United States S Sloane 77 4 4
Australia N Provis 3 5 10 United States L McNeil 63 6 6
10 United States L McNeil 6 7

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6
Australia J Byrne 2 2 13 Soviet Union L Savchenko 77 6
Japan M Yanagi 6 6 Japan M Yanagi 64 3
United States B Gerken 4 1 13 Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 6
Argentina A Villagrán 6 6 WC United Kingdom J Salmon 1 2
Italy L Ferrando 3 3 Argentina A Villagrán 77 1 2
Australia E Smylie 4 4 WC United Kingdom J Salmon 61 6 6
WC United Kingdom J Salmon 6 6 13 Soviet Union L Savchenko 4 2
United States G Magers 77 3 7 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Canada H Kelesi 65 6 5 United States G Magers 4 66
Q United Kingdom K Hunter 3 2 South Africa K Schimper 6 78
South Africa K Schimper 6 6 South Africa K Schimper 0 4
United States K Horvath 4 4 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
United States E Hakami 6 6 United States E Hakami 2 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 1 2 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

External links

Preceded by
1988 French Open – Women's Singles
Grand Slams
Women's Singles
Succeeded by
1988 US Open – Women's Singles
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