1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans – Singles

August 2023 January 2013 January 2013 January 2013 1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans USA Chris Evert USA Chris Evert USA Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1 28 8 singles doubles no The 1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans was the final edition of the Virginia Slims of New Orleans tennis tournament. First-seeded Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Anne Smith. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Chris Evert (champion) USA Barbara Potter (quarterfinals) USA Lori McNeil (quarterfinals) USA Stephanie Rehe (semifinals) USA Halle Cioffi (first round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (second round) USA Robin White (quarterfinals) USA Gretchen Magers (second round) Draw Final y 3 Final 1 USA Chris Evert 6 6     USA Anne Smith 4 1   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   RSA 1928 R Fairbank 7 6     USA P Louie-Harper 5 1     USA E Burgin 6 6   Q POL R Baranski 4 2     USA S Sloane 5 77 6 5 USA H Cioffi 7 63 4   USA K Rinaldi 6 1 6   USA B Nagelsen 3 6 4   USA M Torres 3 1   Q AUS J Byrne 6 6     POL I Kuczyńska 2 2   7 USA R White 6 6   1 USA C Evert 6 6     RSA 1928 R Fairbank 1 3     USA E Burgin 6 64 2   USA S Sloane 2 77 6 4 USA S Rehe 6 64 6   USA K Rinaldi 4 77 1 Q AUS J Byrne 3 4   7 USA R White 6 6   1 USA C Evert 7 6     USA S Sloane 5 4   4 USA S Rehe 1 7 6 7 USA R White 6 5 3 1 USA C Evert 6 6   4 USA S Rehe 1 1   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 USA G Magers 6 3 6 Q USA L Allen 4 6 3   USA A Frazier 6 4 61   SFR Yugoslavia M Seles 4 6 77 Q USA D Faber 1 2     USA G Fernández 6 6   6 SWE C Lindqvist 6 6     ARG M Paz 4 4     USA M L Daniels 5 1     USA A Smith 7 6     USA M Werdel 6 4 5   USA A Grossman 3 6 7 8 USA G Magers 4 4     SFR Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6     USA G Fernández 1 6   3 USA L McNeil 6 7   6 SWE C Lindqvist 7 5 1   USA A Smith 5 7 6   USA A Grossman 3 1   2 USA B Potter 6 6     SFR Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6   3 USA L McNeil 1 3     USA A Smith 6 6   2 USA B Potter 4 4     SFR Yugoslavia M Seles 1 3 def.     USA A Smith 6 4   External links 1988 Virginia Slims of New Orleans draw Category:Virginia Slims of New Orleans Category:1988 WTA Tour