1988 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1988 US Open FRG Steffi Graf ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 128 16 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 1988 US Open (tennis) 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 title and fifth major singles title overall. With the win, Graf became the third woman to complete the Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly and Margaret Court, also completing the career Grand Slam. Moreover, it was the fourth component of her Golden Slam, which remains the only calendar Golden Slam achieved in pedestrian tennis. It was Sabatini's first major final. Martina Navratilova was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Zina Garrison. This was the first US Open final in 15 years not to feature an American, the last occasion being in 1973. Seeds 30em FRG Steffi Graf (champion) USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) USA Chris Evert (semifinals, withdrew due to illness)"Graf Gets Day Off; Sabatini Makes Final" USA Pam Shriver (second round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final) BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals) TCH Helena Suková (fourth round) URS Natasha Zvereva (first round) USA Lori McNeil (third round) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round) USA Zina Garrison (semifinals) USA Barbara Potter (fourth round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (third round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika (third round) URS Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals) Qualifying 1988 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 FRG Steffi Graf 1 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 5 6 3 3 6 6 1 FRG Steffi Graf 1 w/o USA Chris Evert 3 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 5 USA Zina Garrison 11 6 4 7 5 FRG Steffi Graf 1 BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva 14 6 3 6 0 USA Chris Evert 3 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 5 URS Larisa Savchenko 16 4 6 6 4 6 1 USA Zina Garrison 11 USA Martina Navratilova 2 6 4 63 77 7 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG S Graf 1 USA P Fendick 6 4 6 2 FRG S Graf 1 FRA N Herreman 6 0 6 1 USA P Fendick FRG S Hanika 15 64 77 6 3 7 5 FRG S Graf 1 NED M Bollegraf 6 1 6 0 USA R Reis FRA N Herreman 2 6 4 6 NED N Jagerman USA P Fendick 5 7 6 4 1 6 USA A Grossman FRG S Hanika 15 2 6 2 6 FRG S Graf 1 AUS E Minter 6 1 6 1 NED M Bollegraf FRA I Demongeot 6 2 4 6 7 5 USA R Reis USA M Werdel WC 6 4 6 0 USA K Rinaldi FRA N Herreman 4 6 2 6 USA K Adams NED N Jagerman 2 6 63 77 RSA 1928 R Fairbank USA P Fendick 2 6 3 6 NED B Schultz USA A Grossman 3 6 5 7 GBR S Gomer FRG S Hanika 15 1 6 3 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 K Maleeva 14 TCH H Suková 7 6 1 6 3 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 14 BEL S Wasserman 5 7 6 2 6 1 USA A Frazier TCH H Suková 7 5 7 5 7 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 14 USA L Poruri WC 6 1 6 1 TCH A Holíková BEL S Wasserman 3 6 78 66 1 6 USA A Frazier BEL A Devries 3 6 6 1 6 3 AUS D Balestrat TCH H Suková 7 2 6 3 6 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 14 JPN E Inoue 6 2 6 1 USA L Poruri WC GBR M Javer 77 63 6 4 TCH A Holíková NZL B Cordwell 6 3 0 6 6 4 ITA S Cecchini BEL S Wasserman 61 77 3 6 USA A Frazier GRE O Tsarbopoulou 6 1 77 64 BEL A Devries FRA J Halard 6 2 1 6 77 63 USA G Fernández AUS D Balestrat 4 6 0 6 USA L Bonder-Kreiss WC TCH H Suková 7 1 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA C Evert 3 AUT J Wiesner 6 2 6 4 USA C Evert 3 USA M Torres 6 3 6 3 AUT J Wiesner USA L McNeil 9 77 63 3 6 6 4 USA C Evert 3 USA H Cioffi 6 1 6 0 USA M Torres TCH R Rajchrtová 7 5 77 64 USA B Herr AUT J Wiesner 6 3 4 6 0 6 URS N Bykova USA L McNeil 9 5 7 3 6 USA C Evert 3 ESP C Martínez 6 4 6 1 USA H Cioffi ITA L Lapi 6 4 6 4 USA M Torres JPN M Yanagi 1 6 6 4 6 4 AUT P Huber TCH R Rajchrtová 1 6 6 1 65 77 USA B Herr USA M-L Daniels 6 3 1 6 6 2 AUT J Wiesner TCH J Novotná 6 2 6 3 URS N Bykova FRA A Dechaume 6 3 4 6 6 4 TCH I Budařová USA L McNeil 9 4 6 0 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA B Potter 12 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 3 6 2 6 USA B Potter 12 USA B Nagelsen 7 5 6 3 FRG I Cueto BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 6 6 1 3 6 USA B Potter 12 USA R White 6 3 7 5 FRG C Porwik USA B Nagelsen 66 78 5 7 ITA L Garrone FRG I Cueto 1 6 1 6 USA J Santrock WC BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 64 77 2 6 USA B Potter 12 FRG W Probst 6 2 6 3 FRG S Frankl USA R White 66 78 6 2 63 77 USA M Gurney FRG C Porwik 1 6 1 6 USA B Nagelsen USA C Benjamin 6 2 6 2 FRA C Tanvier ITA L Garrone 66 78 3 6 FRG I Cueto USA L Green Q 6 4 6 0 USA J Santrock WC ITA F Bonsignori 2 6 6 2 6 1 BRA N Dias BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG G Sabatini 5 USA S Rehe 7 5 6 4 ARG G Sabatini 5 NZL J Richardson Q 6 1 6 1 USA S Rehe FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 10 6 3 2 6 6 3 ARG G Sabatini 5 USA B Bowes 6 2 6 0 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg NZL J Richardson Q 6 1 5 7 5 7 POL I Kuczyńska USA S Rehe 2 6 2 6 ITA R Reggi FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 10 2 6 6 2 4 6 ARG G Sabatini 5 ARG B Fulco 6 3 6 0 JPN A Kijimuta USA B Bowes 2 6 3 6 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg USA W White 6 3 6 4 BRA P Medrado NZL J Richardson Q 2 6 5 7 USA H Ludloff POL I Kuczyńska 63 77 2 6 JPN K Okamoto Q USA S Rehe 1 6 1 6 ITA R Reggi AUS J-A Faull Q 77 64 7 5 GRE A Kanellopoulou FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 10 4 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round URS L Savchenko 16 USA T Phelps 6 3 6 1 URS L Savchenko 16 CAN C Bassett-Seguso 6 4 6 3 USA T Phelps URS L Meskhi 4 6 6 3 77 64 URS L Savchenko 16 USA E Burgin 5 7 7 5 6 4 USA G Magers CAN C Bassett-Seguso 4 6 1 6 USA T Phelps USA A Henricksson 7 5 6 2 URS L Meskhi USA P Shriver 4 4 6 6 1 6 4 URS L Savchenko 16 ITA L Golarsa 77 64 6 2 USA E Burgin FRG E Pfaff 6 3 USA G Magers FRG S Meier 6 3 5 7 6 4 ARG A Villagrán CAN C Bassett-Seguso 3 6 0 6 USA T Phelps USA C Cunningham WC 3 6 6 1 6 2 USA D Graham WC USA A Henricksson 4 6 6 4 1 6 URS L Meskhi DEN T Scheuer-Larsen Q 7 5 4 6 6 3 USA A Smith USA P Shriver 4 4 6 3 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario USA Z Garrison 11 6 4 5 7 2 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario USA S Sloane 6 3 6 3 CAN J Hetherington USA Z Garrison 11 1 6 1 6 USA K Steinmetz Q ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 6 2 6 USA S Sloane FRA C Suire Q 6 2 6 3 CAN J Hetherington ITA L Ferrando 6 2 6 1 CAN H Kelesi USA Z Garrison 11 6 3 5 7 0 6 URS N Zvereva 8 USA K Steinmetz Q 6 4 3 6 4 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario USA K Keil WC 6 3 6 0 USA S Sloane GBR J Durie 6 3 6 1 FRA C Suire Q RSA 1928 K Schimper 6 3 4 6 6 2 USA H Na CAN J Hetherington 2 6 6 2 4 6 FRG C Singer ITA L Ferrando 5 7 1 6 CAN H Kelesi USA C Christian WC 6 2 6 3 AUS N Provis USA Z Garrison 11 0 6 3 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 E Reinach USA M Navratilova 2 4 6 1 6 USA M J Fernández 13 RSA 1928 E Reinach 5 7 3 6 AUS A Minter USA M Navratilova 2 1 6 3 6 USA M J Fernández 13 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 6 4 ARG M Paz RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 2 2 6 1 6 AUS A Minter YUG S Goleš 1 6 6 0 6 3 USA E Hakami USA M Navratilova 2 2 6 1 6 USA M J Fernández 13 AUS J Byrne LL 6 1 6 2 USA M Louie-Harper FRA N Tauziat 6 1 63 77 1 6 ARG M Paz GBR C Wood Q 7 5 6 2 TCH R Zrubáková RSA 1928 E Reinach 1 6 4 6 AUS W Turnbull AUS A Minter 3 6 1 6 YUG S Goleš USA S Martin 6 0 6 3 USA E Hakami SWE M Lindström 3 6 6 3 6 2 SWE C Lindqvist USA M Navratilova 2 1 6 3 6 References External links 1988 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1989 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1988 in women's tennis Category:1988 in American women's sports