1988 WTA German Open – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Helena Suková.

Singles
1988 WTA German Open
1987 ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Final
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  2.   Helena Suková (final)
  3.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
  4.   Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  5.   Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  6.   Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  7.   Sylvia Hanika (semifinals)
  8.   Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  9.   Arantxa Sánchez (second round)
  10.   Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  11.   Isabel Cueto (third round)
  12.   Patricia Tarabini (third round)
  13.   Jana Novotná (first round)
  14.   Kathleen Horvath (second round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Steffi Graf 6 6  
3   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 0  
1   Steffi Graf 6 6  
2   Helena Suková 3 2  
7   Sylvia Hanika 2 3  
2   Helena Suková 6 6  

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   S Graf 6 6  
    J Halard 7 6       J Halard 0 1  
    J Durie 6 1   1   S Graf 6 6  
    S Meier 6 6       S Meier 2 1  
    J Byrne 2 3       S Meier 7 6  
Q   C Dahlman 4 6 1 10   N Tauziat 5 2  
10   N Tauziat 6 1 6 1   S Graf 6 6  
    D Van Rensburg 7 6       N Provis 0 2  
    L Ferrando 5 2       D Van Rensburg 4 3  
LL   L Field 6 2       N Provis 6 6  
    N Provis 7 6       N Provis 6 3 6
    M Bollegraf 5 1       I Demongeot 2 6 2
    I Demongeot 7 6       I Demongeot 6 6  
5   R Reggi 0 1  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7  
Q   H Thoms 7 6   Q   H Thoms 2 5  
    F Bonsignori 6 2   3   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6  
Q   A Vieira 3 4       M Paz 2 3  
    M Paz 6 6       M Paz 6 7  
Q   L Lapi 7 6 6 Q   L Lapi 0 6  
13   J Novotná 6 7 2 3   C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6  
12   P Tarabini 6 6   6   S Cecchini 5 1  
    G Miró 2 2   12   P Tarabini 6 5 7
    I Budařová 7 6 3 Q   C Wood 3 7 6
Q   C Wood 6 7 6 12   P Tarabini 1 1  
Q   S Menning 1 0   6   S Cecchini 6 6  
Q   T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6   Q   T Scheuer-Larsen 6 5 1
6   S Cecchini 2 7 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   S Hanika 6 6  
    K Düll 4 4       H Sprung 2 1  
    H Sprung 6 6   7   S Hanika 6 6  
    P Paradis 6 3 1 11   I Cueto 2 4  
LL   C Cohen 4 6 6 LL   C Cohen 6 2 0
    L Garrone 1 4   11   I Cueto 0 6 6
11   I Cueto 6 6   7   S Hanika 6 3 6
9   A Sánchez 6 6       R Zrubáková 4 6 1
    E Pfaff 1 4   9   A Sánchez 6 1  
    R Zrubáková 7 6       R Zrubáková 7 6  
    H Witvoet 5 3       R Zrubáková 7 7  
    V Martinek 6 6   4   H Mandlíková 6 5  
    S Auer 3 4       V Martinek 6 4 4
4   H Mandlíková 2 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   M J Fernández 6 6  
    P Huber 6 4 2     S Frankl 0 2  
    S Frankl 1 6 6 8   M J Fernández 6 6  
    B Bowes 7 6       B Bowes 3 4  
    C Porwik 6 4       B Bowes 6 6  
    A Villagrán 4 7 3 14   K Horvath 3 3  
14   K Horvath 6 6 6 8   M J Fernández 6 0  
    W Probst 2 2   2   H Suková 7 6  
    M Torres 6 6       M Torres 0 2  
    S Goleš 7 7       S Goleš 6 6  
    B Schultz 6 5       S Goleš 4 3  
    B Paulus 1 2   2   H Suková 6 6  
    B Fulco 6 6       B Fulco 6 1  
2   H Suková 7 6  

References edit