1988 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

1988 Virginia Slims Championships 1988 Virginia Slims Championships ARG Gabriela Sabatini USA Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 16 8 singles doubles Gabriela Sabatini defeated Pam Shriver in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. She did not drop a set en route to the title. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Shriver. Graf was attempting to achieve a Super Slam, having won all four majors (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and the Olympics earlier in the season. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. FRG Steffi Graf (semifinals) USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) USA Chris Evert (quarterfinals) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (champion) USA Pam Shriver (final) URS Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals) CSK Helena Suková (semifinals) Draw NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets. First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 4 6       FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 6 1       USA Lori McNeil 1 0       7 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6       3 USA Chris Evert 4 6 6       USA Barbara Potter 6 2 4       FRG Sylvia Hanika 3 4       5 USA Pam Shriver 6 6       6 URS Natasha Zvereva 6 1 6       CAN Helen Kelesi 2 6 2       BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva 2 1       4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6       8 CSK Helena Suková 2 6 6       USA Zina Garrison 6 3 3       URS Larisa Savchenko 7 3 3     2 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 6     1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6       7 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 1 3       3 USA Chris Evert 5 4       5 USA Pam Shriver 7 6       6 URS Natasha Zvereva 1 1       4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6       8 CSK Helena Suková 2 7 6     2 USA Martina Navratilova 6 5 3     1 FRG Steffi Graf 3 6       5 USA Pam Shriver 6 7       4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6       8 CSK Helena Suková 4 2       5 USA Pam Shriver 5 2 2     4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 7 6 6     See also WTA Tour Championships appearances External links ITF tournament draws Singles 1988 Singles