1988 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 1988 Australian Open GER Steffi Graf USA Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3) 128 16 1988 Australian Open 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 Australian Open title, her second major title overall, and her first step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament. 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. 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 in women's singles. It was also her sixth Australian Open final in as many appearances at the event. 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. It was also the first edition of the tournament to feature a 128-player draw, in line with the other three majors. Seeds 30em FRG Steffi Graf (champion) USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals) USA Chris Evert (final) USA Pam Shriver (fourth round) AUS Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals) TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals) USA Zina Garrison (second round) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals) USA Lori McNeil (fourth round) USA Barbara Potter (fourth round) FRG Sylvia Hanika (fourth round) FRG Bettina Bunge (withdrew due to knee injury) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round) AUS Dianne Balestrat (first round) AUS Wendy Turnbull (withdrew) AUS 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 1988 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 FRG Steffi Graf 1 USA Chris Evert 3 6 1 77 63 FRG Steffi Graf 1 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 8 6 2 6 3 USA Chris Evert 3 USA Martina Navratilova 2 6 2 7 5 FRG Steffi Graf 1 AUS Hana Mandlíková 5 6 2 6 2 AUS Anne Minter   FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 8 2 6 4 6 FRG Claudia Porwik   USA Chris Evert 3 3 6 1 6 TCH Helena Suková 6 USA Martina Navratilova 2 4 6 63 77 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG S Graf 1 SWE C Lindqvist 13 6 0 7 5 FRG S Graf 1 USA Ca MacGregor 6 1 6 2 USA R White SWE C Lindqvist 13 1 6 4 6 FRG S Graf 1 AUS J Tremelling 6 0 6 1 GBR M Javer USA Ca MacGregor 4 6 4 6 USA R White USA L Bartlett Q 6 1 6 3 USA A Henricksson SWE C Lindqvist 13 2 6 2 6 FRG S Graf 1 NOR A Jonsson 6 3 6 1 AUS C Thompson WC AUS J Tremelling 0 6 6 4 4 6 USA P Jung Q GBR M Javer 3 6 6 4 3 6 USA S Walsh-Pete USA Ca MacGregor 0 6 0 6 USA R White AUS R McQuillan WC 77 63 6 3 USA K Steinmetz USA L Bartlett Q 4 6 78 66 3 6 USA A Henricksson USA B Nagelsen 4 6 6 1 10 8 USA J Fuchs Q SWE C Lindqvist 13 4 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L McNeil 9 AUS H Mandlíková 5 2 6 4 6 USA L McNeil 9 AUS J Byrne 6 4 6 2 FRA C Tanvier AUS H Mandlíková 5 4 6 3 6 USA L McNeil 9 NED M Bollegraf 6 4 6 0 HKG 1959 P Moreno LL AUS J Byrne 2 6 77 65 4 6 FRA C Tanvier GBR J Durie 4 6 6 3 6 3 NED H ter Riet AUS H Mandlíková 5 1 6 1 6 USA L McNeil 9 USA D-A Hansel 6 2 6 1 AUS X Adams WC NED M Bollegraf 0 6 2 6 HKG 1959 P Moreno LL NED M van der Torre 6 3 6 2 AUS J Byrne FRA S Niox-Château 6 4 63 77 6 1 AUS M Bowrey WC FRA C Tanvier 2 6 0 6 GBR J Salmon GBR J Durie 4 6 2 6 GBR S Loosemore Q NED H ter Riet 4 6 66 78 YUG M Jaušovec AUS H Mandlíková 5 4 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA P Shriver 4 AUS A Minter 2 6 4 6 USA P Shriver 4 NED N Jagerman 6 3 6 3 AUS A Minter USA C Christian 6 1 6 4 USA P Shriver 4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 7 5 6 0 FRA J Halard NED N Jagerman 1 6 5 7 AUS L O'Neill AUS A Minter 2 6 4 6 USA C Christian FRA M-C Damas 6 2 6 4 USA P Shriver 4 FRG E Pfaff 6 1 6 3 RSA 1928 R Fairbank JPN Y Koizumi 6 2 6 0 JPN M Yanagi FRA J Halard 1 6 1 6 AUS A Tobin-Dingwall NED N Jagerman 2 6 5 7 AUS L O'Neill GRE O Tsarbopoulou 2 6 6 2 8 6 AUS K Deed WC AUS A Minter 3 6 1 6 USA J Goodling Q USA C Christian 3 6 0 6 FRA M-C Damas GBR K Rickett LL 6 3 6 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH R Zrubáková FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 6 3 0 6 3 6 TCH R Zrubáková JPN E Okagawa 6 0 6 0 USA M Brown FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 2 6 1 6 TCH R Zrubáková USA E Galphin 6 1 6 1 JPN E Okagawa USA C Reynolds 6 4 6 4 USA M Brown AUS M Jaggard 61 77 6 4 6 1 AUS J-A Faull WC FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 2 6 4 6 USA J Smoller LL TCH R Zrubáková 61 77 0 6 USA P Smith USA E Galphin 5 7 2 6 FRA M Laval JPN E Okagawa 64 77 0 6 USA C Reynolds FRA M-C Calleja 6 0 77 65 USA P Casale USA M Brown 3 6 0 6 AUS A Scott WC AUS M Jaggard 6 3 1 6 4 6 AUS J-A Faull WC USA S Mascarin 6 2 77 64 FRG W Probst FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 8 6 3 2 6 0 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG C Porwik USA B Potter 10 77 63 7 5 SUI E Krapl FRG C Porwik 2 6 63 77 JPN E Inoue USA B Potter 10 3 6 2 6 USA Z Garrison 7 SUI E Krapl 6 3 3 6 4 6 FRG C Porwik USA Cy MacGregor 4 6 6 2 13 11 JPN A Nishiya JPN E Inoue 1 6 2 6 USA A Schwartz USA B Potter 10 3 6 1 6 USA Z Garrison 7 AUS S Faulkner 6 0 6 0 USA A Frazier SUI E Krapl 6 3 2 6 2 6 USA V Nelson-Dunbar FRG C Porwik 4 6 2 6 CAN P Hy USA Cy MacGregor 61 77 2 6 JPN A Nishiya FRA P Paradis 6 4 7 5 JPN E Inoue TCH J Novotná 77 64 6 4 USA A Schwartz USA S Norris LL 6 1 6 2 GBR C Wood USA B Potter 10 3 6 66 78 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI C Cohen USA C Evert 3 1 6 1 6 USA L Antonoplis SUI C Cohen 6 4 1 6 7 9 USA P Fendick USA C Evert 3 6 4 1 6 1 6 USA H Ludloff USA L Antonoplis 65 77 3 6 SUI C Cohen FRA C Suire 64 77 7 5 11 9 BEL S Wasserman USA P Fendick 63 77 0 6 USA B Bowes USA C Evert 3 0 6 1 6 AUS E Smylie 16 USA H Ludloff 1 6 3 6 USA L Antonoplis GBR A Croft 6 4 77 64 CAN J Hetherington SUI C Cohen 2 6 6 1 1 6 FRA C Suire JPN E Iida Q 4 6 6 1 7 5 USA S Savides LL BEL S Wasserman 3 6 1 6 USA P Fendick USA P Barg 77 65 7 5 USA T Mochizuki USA B Bowes 4 6 6 1 4 6 USA G Magers USA C Evert 3 4 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH H Suková 6 NZL B Cordwell 77 64 6 3 TCH H Suková 6 SWE M Lindström 6 2 6 3 NZL B Cordwell AUS N Provis 6 3 5 7 6 2 TCH H Suková 6 AUS L Field 6 4 6 3 BEL A Devries SWE M Lindström 4 6 1 6 AUS S McCann NZL B Cordwell 2 6 2 6 AUS N Provis USA W Wood Q 6 3 6 2 TCH H Suková 6 USA J Golder 6 2 6 2 FRA E Derly AUS L Field 63 77 1 6 BEL A Devries GBR T Catlin Q 2 6 6 0 6 1 SWE M Lindström NED C Bakkum 6 1 6 3 AUS S McCann NED B Schultz 6 3 6 2 SUI C Jolissaint NZL B Cordwell 1 6 77 65 0 6 AUS N Provis GBR V Lake 6 3 6 2 USA W Wood Q AUS D Balestrat 14 6 2 4 6 8 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG S Hanika 11 USA M Navratilova 2 4 6 0 6 FRG S Hanika 11 USA L-A Eldredge 6 4 6 1 JPN A Kijimuta USA M Navratilova 2 6 4 2 6 2 6 FRG S Hanika 11 USA M Werdel 6 4 6 2 NZL J Richardson USA L-A Eldredge 62 77 4 6 JPN A Kijimuta USA S Collins 2 6 77 65 6 2 USA A-M Fernandez USA M Navratilova 2 1 6 0 6 FRG S Hanika 11 GBR S Gomer 3 6 6 4 6 1 USA M Werdel USA K Adams 6 4 6 1 JPN K Okamoto NZL J Richardson 5 7 2 6 USA C Benjamin USA L-A Eldredge 4 6 2 6 JPN A Kijimuta PER P Vásquez 77 60 6 1 USA S Collins NED M Mesker 65 77 6 4 6 3 USA A-M Fernandez AUS K Radford WC 79 67 6 3 AUS E Minter USA M Navratilova 2 3 6 0 6 See also Evert–Navratilova rivalry External links 1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1987 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1988 French Open – Women's singles Women's singles Women's singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1988 in women's tennis