1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Singles
Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles	Doubles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

Seeds

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.

Steffi Graf (final)
Chris Evert (semifinals)
Pam Shriver (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
Helena Suková (third round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
Raffaella Reggi (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
n/a
Anne Minter (first round)
Stephanie Rehe (first round)
n/a
n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	4	7

3	Pam Shriver	4	6	6
					1	Steffi Graf	6	3	1

					4	Gabriela Sabatini	2	6	6
4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7

2	Chris Evert	1	5

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	S Graf	6	6
Q	P Casale	4	3			L Bonder	1	1
	L Bonder	6	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	B Schultz	7	6						9	N Tauziat	2	1
	S Meier	6	1			B Schultz	2	2
	M Werdel	4	2		9	N Tauziat	6	6
9	N Tauziat	6	6											1	S Graf	6	6
LL	T Scheuer-Larsen	3	5												P Paradis	1	2
	P Paradis	6	7			P Paradis	6	6
	C Porwik	4	1			S Goleš	2	4
	S Goleš	6	6							P Paradis	3	6	6
	E Hakami	6	3	1					8	R Reggi	6	4	2
Q	L Golarsa	1	6	6	Q	L Golarsa	3	3
					8	R Reggi	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	P Shriver	6	6
Q	W Probst	7	3	6	Q	W Probst	1	1
	B Nagelsen	5	6	3						3	P Shriver	6	6
	P Huber	1	2								N Provis	4	0
	N Provis	6	6			N Provis	6	7
	B Fulco	6	5	6		B Fulco	4	6
14	S Rehe	4	7	4											3	P Shriver	1	7	7
	R White	7	6													G Fernández	6	5	5
	J Durie	6	2			R White	4	6	6
	R Fairbank	6	6			R Fairbank	6	4	3
	K Keil	2	2								R White	5	7	1
	T Phelps	4	5								G Fernández	7	6	6
	G Fernández	6	7			G Fernández	7	5	6
					6	C Kohde-Kilsch	5	7	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	H Suková	6	6
	P Tarabini	6	6			P Tarabini	2	1
Q	C Jolissaint	3	3							5	H Suková	4	6	2
	B Cordwell	4	2							11	M J Fernández	6	1	6
	M Torres	6	6			M Torres	1	2
	I Demongeot	5	2		11	M J Fernández	6	6
11	M J Fernández	7	6												11	M J Fernández	6	3
10	C Lindqvist	4	3												4	G Sabatini	7	6
Q	L Ferrando	6	6		Q	L Ferrando	3	6	5
	J Hetherington	4	6	2		K Schimper	6	4	7
	K Schimper	6	3	6							K Schimper	2	1
	W Turnbull	3	6	6						4	G Sabatini	6	6
LL	A Devries	6	2	2		W Turnbull	1	1
					4	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	S Cecchini	7	6
	H Cioffi	6	4	0		A Kijimuta	5	2
	A Kijimuta	3	6	6						7	S Cecchini	4	6	6
	L Garrone	2	6	4						Q	E Reinach	6	4	2
Q	E Reinach	6	1	6	Q	E Reinach	4	6	6
	N Dias	6	2	6		N Dias	6	1	3
	E Inoue	4	6	0											7	S Cecchini	1	0
13	A Minter	2	0												2	C Evert	6	6
Q	P Harper	6	6		Q	P Harper	6	7
	K Horvath	6	6			K Horvath	4	5
	R Zrubáková	4	3							Q	P Harper	1	3
	M Seles	7	6							2	C Evert	6	6
	H Kelesi	6	3			M Seles	2	1
					2	C Evert	6	6

References

1988 Virginia Slims of Florida Draw