1988 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1988 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

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. She 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

Steffi Graf (champion)
Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
Chris Evert (final)
Pam Shriver (fourth round)
Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
Zina Garrison (second round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
Lori McNeil (fourth round)
Barbara Potter (fourth round)
Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
Bettina Bunge (withdrew due to knee injury)
Catarina Lindqvist (fourth round)
Dianne Balestrat (first round)
Wendy Turnbull (withdrew)
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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

5	Hana Mandlíková	2	2
				1	Steffi Graf	6	6

				8	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	2	3
	Anne Minter	2	4

8	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
								1	Steffi Graf	6	7⁷

								3	Chris Evert	1	6³
	Claudia Porwik	3	1

3	Chris Evert	6	6
				3	Chris Evert	6	7

				2	Martina Navratilova	2	5
6	Helena Suková	4	6³

2	Martina Navratilova	6	7⁷

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	A Jonsson	3	1		1	S Graf	6	6
WC	C Thompson	0	6	4		J Tremelling	0	1
	J Tremelling	6	4	6					1	S Graf	6	6
Q	P Jung	3	6	3						Ca MacGregor	1	2
	M Javer	6	4	6		M Javer	4	4
	S Walsh-Pete	0	0			Ca MacGregor	6	6
	Ca MacGregor	6	6										1	S Graf	6	7
	R White	7⁷	6										13	C Lindqvist	0	5
WC	R McQuillan	6³	3			R White	6	6
	K Steinmetz	4	7⁸	3	Q	L Bartlett	1	3
Q	L Bartlett	6	6⁶	6						R White	1	4
	A Henricksson	4	6	10					13	C Lindqvist	6	6
	B Nagelsen	6	1	8		A Henricksson	2	2
Q	J Fuchs	4	1		13	C Lindqvist	6	6
13	C Lindqvist	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	L McNeil	6	6
	D-A Hansel	2	1		9	L McNeil	6	6
WC	X Adams	0	2			M Bollegraf	4	0
	M Bollegraf	6	6							9	L McNeil	6	6
LL	P Moreno	6	6								J Byrne	4	2
	M van der Torre	3	2		LL	P Moreno	2	7⁷	4
	J Byrne	6	6³	6		J Byrne	6	6⁵	6
	S Niox-Château	4	7⁷	1										9	L McNeil	2	4
WC	M Bowrey	2	0											5	H Mandlíková	6	6
	C Tanvier	6	6			C Tanvier	4	6	6
	J Salmon	4	2			J Durie	6	3	3
	J Durie	6	6								C Tanvier	4	3
Q	S Loosemore	4	6⁶							5	H Mandlíková	6	6
	H ter Riet	6	7⁸			H ter Riet	1	1
	M Jaušovec	4	1		5	H Mandlíková	6	6
5	H Mandlíková	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

4	P Shriver	6	6
	E Pfaff	1	3		4	P Shriver	7	6
	R Fairbank	6	6			R Fairbank	5	0
	Y Koizumi	2	0						4	P Shriver	6	6
	M Yanagi	1	1							N Jagerman	3	3
	J Halard	6	6			J Halard	1	5
	A Tobin-Dingwall	2	5			N Jagerman	6	7
	N Jagerman	6	7										4	P Shriver	2	4
	L O'Neill	2	6	8										A Minter	6	6
	O Tsarbopoulou	6	2	6		L O'Neill	2	4
WC	K Deed	3	1			A Minter	6	6
	A Minter	6	6							A Minter	6	6
Q	J Goodling	3	0							C Christian	1	4
	C Christian	6	6			C Christian	6	6
	M-C Damas	6	6			M-C Damas	2	4
LL	K Rickett	3	0

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

LL	J Smoller	6¹	0
	R Zrubáková	7⁷	6			R Zrubáková	6	6
	P Smith	5	2			E Galphin	1	1
	E Galphin	7	6								R Zrubáková	6	6
	M Laval	6⁴	0								E Okagawa	0	0
	E Okagawa	7⁷	6			E Okagawa	6	6
	C Reynolds	6	7⁷			C Reynolds	4	4
	M-C Calleja	0	6⁵												R Zrubáková	6	0	3
	P Casale	3	0											8	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	6
	M Brown	6	6			M Brown	6¹	6	6
WC	A Scott	6	1	4		M Jaggard	7⁷	4	1
	M Jaggard	3	6	6							M Brown	2	1
WC	J-A Faull	6	7⁷							8	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	S Mascarin	2	6⁴		WC	J-A Faull	2	4
	W Probst	6	2	0	8	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
8	C Kohde-Kilsch	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

7	Z Garrison	6	6
	S Faulkner	0	0		7	Z Garrison	6	3	4
	A Frazier	6	2	2		E Krapl	3	6	6
	E Krapl	3	6	6							E Krapl	2	6³
	V Nelson-Dunbar	4	2								C Porwik	6	7⁷
	C Porwik	6	6			C Porwik	4	6	13
	P Hy	6¹	2			Cy MacGregor	6	2	11
	Cy MacGregor	7⁷	6												C Porwik	7⁷	7
	A Nishiya	6	7											10	B Potter	6³	5
	P Paradis	4	5			A Nishiya	1	2
	E Inoue	7⁷	6			E Inoue	6	6
	J Novotná	6⁴	4								E Inoue	3	2
	A Schwartz	6	6							10	B Potter	6	6
LL	S Norris	1	2			A Schwartz	3	1
	C Wood	3	6⁶		10	B Potter	6	6
10	B Potter	6	7⁸

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

16	E Smylie	1	3
	H Ludloff	6	6			H Ludloff	6⁵	3
	L Antonoplis	6	7⁷			L Antonoplis	7⁷	6
	A Croft	4	6⁴								L Antonoplis	6	1	7
	J Hetherington	2	6	1							C Cohen	4	6	9
	C Cohen	6	1	6		C Cohen	6⁴	7	11
	C Suire	4	6	7		C Suire	7⁷	5	9
Q	E Iida	6	1	5												C Cohen	1	1
LL	S Savides	3	1												3	C Evert	6	6
	S Wasserman	6	6			S Wasserman	6³	0
	P Fendick	7⁷	7			P Fendick	7⁷	6
	P Barg	6⁵	5								P Fendick	6	1	1
	T Mochizuki	4	6	4						3	C Evert	4	6	6
	B Bowes	6	1	6		B Bowes	0	1
	G Magers	4	0		3	C Evert	6	6
3	C Evert	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

6	H Suková	6	6
	J Golder	2	2		6	H Suková	6	6
	E Derly	6³	1			L Field	4	3
	L Field	7⁷	6						6	H Suková	6	6
	A Devries	2	6	6						M Lindström	2	3
Q	T Catlin	6	0	1		A Devries	4	1
	M Lindström	6	6			M Lindström	6	6
	C Bakkum	1	3											6	H Suková	7⁷	6
	S McCann	6	6												B Cordwell	6⁴	3
	B Schultz	3	2			S McCann	2	2
	C Jolissaint	1	7⁷	0		B Cordwell	6	6
	B Cordwell	6	6⁵	6						B Cordwell	6	5	6
	N Provis	6	6							N Provis	3	7	2
	V Lake	3	2			N Provis	6	6
Q	W Wood	6	4	8	Q	W Wood	3	2
14	D Balestrat	2	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	S Hanika	3	6	6
	S Gomer	6	4	1	11	S Hanika	6	6
	M Werdel	6	6			M Werdel	4	2
	K Adams	4	1							11	S Hanika	6	6
	K Okamoto	5	2								L-A Eldredge	4	1
	J Richardson	7	6			J Richardson	6²	4
	C Benjamin	4	2			L-A Eldredge	7⁷	6
	L-A Eldredge	6	6												11	S Hanika	4	0
	A Kijimuta	7⁷	6												2	M Navratilova	6	6
	P Vásquez	6⁰	1			A Kijimuta	2	7⁷	6
	S Collins	6⁵	6	6		S Collins	6	6⁵	2
	M Mesker	7⁷	4	3							A Kijimuta	6	2	2
	A-M Fernandez	7⁹	6							2	M Navratilova	4	6	6
WC	K Radford	6⁷	3			A-M Fernandez	1	0
	E Minter	3	0		2	M Navratilova	6	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1987 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1988 French Open – Women's singles