1988 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1988 French Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–0, 6–0
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open.^[1] It was her second French Open title and third major title overall. Graf did not drop a set during the tournament. The final was the shortest major final of the Open Era; the official duration of the match was 34 minutes, but only 32 minutes of play took place due to a rain break.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] It remains the only "double bagel" major final of the Open Era.

The win marked Graf's second step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis. Graf won the title without dropping a set and losing only 20 games during the tournament. Graf recorded a total of six "bagel" (6–0) sets during her seven matches. The final was the first major final since the 1981 French Open not to feature either Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (champion)
Martina Navratilova (fourth round)
Chris Evert (third round)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (third round)
Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
Hana Mandlíková (second round)
Lori McNeil (third round)
Zina Garrison (fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (first round)
Raffaella Reggi (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (final)
Anna-Maria Cecchini (third round)
Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before event)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

	Bettina Fulco	0	1
					1	Steffi Graf	6	7⁷

					4	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6³
4	Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	6

	Helen Kelesi	6	1	3
										1	Steffi Graf	6	6

										13	Natasha Zvereva	0	0
	Nicole Provis	7	3	6

	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	6	4
						Nicole Provis	3	7⁷	5

					13	Natasha Zvereva	6	6³	7
6	Helena Suková	2	3

13	Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
WC	N Guerrée	0	4		1	S Graf	6	6
	N Sodupe	3	3			R Reis	1	0
	R Reis	6	6							1	S Graf	6	6
	E Pfaff	6	6								S Sloane	0	1
	A Frazier	3	2			E Pfaff	3	6	3
	C Benjamin	2	6	1		S Sloane	6	3	6
	S Sloane	6	0	6										1	S Graf	6	6
	P Paradis	1	6	4											N Tauziat	1	3
	J Byrne	6	1	6		J Byrne	7	7⁷
	K Rinaldi	6	5	5		D Van Rensburg	5	6³
	D Van Rensburg	4	7	7							J Byrne	5	2
	N Tauziat	6	6								N Tauziat	7	6
	M Bollegraf	3	2			N Tauziat	6	6
	H Cioffi	0	4		LL	L Corsato	3	0
LL	L Corsato	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	L McNeil	6	6
	E Hakami	3	2		9	L McNeil	6	4	6
	C Jolissaint	6⁵	6	6		C Jolissaint	1	6	2
	P Casale^[6]	7⁷	1	1						9	L McNeil	6	3	1
	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6							Q	C Martínez	1	6	6
	C Suire	3	2			T Scheuer-Larsen	2	0
Q	C Martínez	6	6		Q	C Martínez	6	6
	A Dechaume	0	2												Q	C Martínez	2	4
	R Zrubáková	6	6													B Fulco	6	6
	M Javer	0	0			R Zrubáková	6	6
	P Tarabini	1	6	6		P Tarabini	4	4
	J Novotná	6	3	2							R Zrubáková	2	1
	B Fulco	6	6								B Fulco	6	6
Q	M-C Damas	0	2			B Fulco	6	6
	E Minter	2	1		8	H Mandlíková	4	3
8	H Mandlíková	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	G Sabatini	6	7
WC	M Laval	1	5		4	G Sabatini	6	6
	M Lindström	7⁷	3	1		K Schimper	3	0
	K Schimper	6⁴	6	6						4	G Sabatini	6	6
	M Louie-Harper	1	6	6							M Yanagi	3	0
	L Bonder	6	3	4		M Louie-Harper	6	1	2
	M Jaggard	3	3			M Yanagi	4	6	6
	M Yanagi	6	6											4	G Sabatini	6	6
	M Pérez Roldán	7⁷	4	6											B Schultz	4	1
	S Mascarin	6²	6	4		M Pérez Roldán	w/o
	B Schultz	7	6			B Schultz
	S Wasserman	5	0								B Schultz	6	7
	R Fairbank	6³	6³							14	A-M Cecchini	4	5
Q	J Pospíšilová	7⁷	7⁷		Q	J Pospíšilová	1	0
	K Okamoto	1	3		14	A-M Cecchini	6	6
14	A-M Cecchini	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	R Reggi	6	6
	S Goleš	4	2		12	R Reggi	6	1	3
	C Singer	6	2	2	Q	M Strandlund	3	6	6
Q	M Strandlund	1	6	6						Q	M Strandlund	6	1	3
	M Mesker	3	1							LL	N Jagerman	4	6	6
LL	N Jagerman	6	6		LL	N Jagerman	7⁷	7⁷
	G Miró	3	2			J Halard	6⁵	6²
	J Halard	6	6												LL	N Jagerman	2	1
WC	M-C Calleja	6	2	4												H Kelesi	6	6
	H Kelesi	4	6	6		H Kelesi	6	6
	N Herreman	2	2			A Holíková	2	2
	A Holíková	6	6								H Kelesi	6	6
	K Horvath	2	6	3						5	M Maleeva-Fragnière	4	2
	L Ferrando	6	2	6		L Ferrando	0	2
	P Huber	3	1		5	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
5	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	A Kanellopoulou	2	4		7	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	F Bonsignori	5	6	6		F Bonsignori	4	0
	H Na	7	4	3						7	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	5
WC	S Niox-Château	0	3								N Provis	1	6	7
	N Provis	6	6			N Provis	5	6	6
	R Maršíková	2	2		WC	E Derly	7	3	1
WC	E Derly	6	6													N Provis	7⁷	7⁷
Q	S Hack	4	1												15	S Hanika	6¹	6⁴
	W Probst	6	6			W Probst	4	1
	A Kijimuta	6	3	2		I Demongeot	6	6
	I Demongeot	4	6	6							I Demongeot	6	5	4
WC	K Quentrec	2	6	6						15	S Hanika	3	7	6
	A Villagrán	6	3	3	WC	K Quentrec	7	2	2
	C Porwik	1	3		15	S Hanika	5	6	6
15	S Hanika	6	6

Section 6

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

11	K Maleeva	4	5
	C Tanvier	6	7		C Tanvier	6	6
	H Witvoet	7⁸	6		H Witvoet	1	1
Q	A Tiezzi	6⁶	3						C Tanvier	3	6	6
	T Phelps	6³	2						E Reinach	6	4	3
	J Durie	7⁷	6		J Durie	1	4
	C Bassett-Seguso	3	0		E Reinach	6	6
	E Reinach	6	6											C Tanvier	2	0
	S Meier	6	6											A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Minter	1	3		S Meier	5	0
	I Kuczyńska	2	0		A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6						A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷
Q	B Romanò	6	6					3	C Evert	1	6⁴
Q	J Jonerup	2	0	Q	B Romanò	5	2
	J Wiesner	1	4	3	C Evert	7	6
3	C Evert	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	H Suková	6	6
	I Cueto	2	0		6	H Suková	6	6
LL	S Appelmans	6	6⁴	6	LL	S Appelmans	1	4
	E Burgin	4	7⁷	0						6	H Suková	6	6
	C Lindqvist	7	4	3							M Paz	4	4
	M Paz	5	6	6		M Paz	7⁷	6
	D Faber	6	6			D Faber	6⁴	4
WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	0	4											6	H Suková	6	6
	K Adams	5	6	3										10	Z Garrison	1	2
	L Garrone	7	1	6		L Garrone	1	6	4
	M Torres	6	6			M Torres	6	2	6
	N Bykova	1	2								M Torres	1	1
	N Dias	7⁸	3	5						10	Z Garrison	6	6
	I Budařová	6⁶	6	7		I Budařová	0	7⁷	2
	S Rehe	2	6	1	10	Z Garrison	6	6⁴	6
10	Z Garrison	6	4	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	N Zvereva	7⁷	6
	L Golarsa	6⁵	0		13	N Zvereva	6	6
	C Christian	1	6	1		L Field	2	0
	L Field	6	4	6						13	N Zvereva	6	6
	S Auer	5	5								M Gurney	0	4
	M Gurney	7	7			M Gurney	2	6	7
WC	N van Lottum	7	6		WC	N van Lottum	6	2	5
	C Cohen	5	3											13	N Zvereva	6	7⁷
LL	C Wood	1	6³											2	M Navratilova	3	6⁵
	B Paulus	6	7⁷			B Paulus	6	6
	E Krapl	3	6	5		A Devries	3	2
	A Devries	6	4	7							B Paulus	2	2
	H ter Riet	6	7							2	M Navratilova	6	6
	B Herr	0	5			H ter Riet	1	0	r
	P Medrado	0	3		2	M Navratilova	6	2
2	M Navratilova	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Steven Pye (27 May 2014). "The 1988 French Open: how Agassi arrived, Graf ruled and Wilander won". The Guardian.
^ "Graf Wastes No Time Reaching Another Final".
^ Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ "T365 Recall: Steffi Graf's brutal 32-minute 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Natasha Zvereva at the French Open". Tennis 365. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Lendl, Navratilova, Evert Advance at French Open". Washington Post. 25 May 1988.

External links

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

Preceded by 1988 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] Steven Pye (27 May 2014). "The 1988 French Open: how Agassi arrived, Graf ruled and Wilander won". The Guardian.

[3] "Graf Wastes No Time Reaching Another Final".

[4] Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.

[5] "T365 Recall: Steffi Graf's brutal 32-minute 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Natasha Zvereva at the French Open". Tennis 365. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[6] "Lendl, Navratilova, Evert Advance at French Open". Washington Post. 25 May 1988.

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