1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and fourth major title overall. It was also Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis.

Women's singles
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 1987 · Wimbledon Championships · 1989 →

The semifinal match between Chris Evert and Navratilova marked the last time they faced each other in a major, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry at majors to 14–8.

Seeds

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01.     Steffi Graf (champion)
02.     Martina Navratilova (final)
03.     Pam Shriver (semifinals)
04.     Chris Evert (semifinals)
05.     Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
06.     Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
07.     Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
08.     Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
09.     Hana Mandlíková (third round)
10.     Lori McNeil (third round)
11.     Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)
12.     Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
13.     Larisa Savchenko (fourth round)
14.     Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
15.     Sylvia Hanika (third round)
16.     Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Shaun Stafford.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
  Pascale Paradis 3 1
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
3   Pam Shriver 1 2
3   Pam Shriver 6 6
12   Zina Garrison 4 4
1   Steffi Graf 5 6 6
2   Martina Navratilova 7 2 1
6   Helena Suková 3 64
4   Chris Evert 6 77
4   Chris Evert 1 6 5
2   Martina Navratilova 6 4 7
  Rosalyn Fairbank 6 4 5
2   Martina Navratilova 4 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 6 6
  N Hu 0 0 1   S Graf 6 6
LL   K Quentrec 77 6 LL   K Quentrec 2 0
  J Halard 63 1 1   S Graf 6 6
  M Louie Harper 77 3 4   T Phelps 3 1
WC   S Loosemore 62 6 6 WC   S Loosemore 1 1
  T Phelps 7 60 6   T Phelps 6 6
  W Turnbull 5 77 0 1   S Graf 6 6
  I Kuczyńska 5 6 6 16   MJ Fernández 2 2
  E Nagelsen 7 1 3   I Kuczyńska 7 6
  E Pfaff 5 3 Q   L Field 5 4
Q   L Field 7 6   I Kuczyńska 4 1
Q   S Collins 4 6 7 16   MJ Fernández 6 6
  L Meskhi 6 4 9   L Meskhi 1 5
  N Jagerman 3 2 16   MJ Fernández 6 7
16   MJ Fernández 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   H Mandlíková 6 7
  L Garrone 3 5 9   H Mandlíková 6 6
  A Henricksson 6 6   A Henricksson 4 2
  B Herr 3 2 9   H Mandlíková 4 3
  M Bollegraf 6 6   A Minter 6 6
  B Romanò 1 4   M Bollegraf 2 2
  A Minter 6 6   A Minter 6 6
  A Holíková 3 0   A Minter 3 7 4
  J Wiesner 3 7 3   P Paradis 6 5 6
  L Golarsa 6 5 6   L Golarsa 4 2
  R White 3 6 6   R White 6 6
WC   C Wood 6 3 3   R White 4 6 7
  N Herreman 6 6   P Paradis 6 3 9
  S Walsh-Pete 2 2   N Herreman 4 6 6
  P Paradis 6 6   P Paradis 6 3 8
7   M Maleeva-Fragnière 4 3

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   P Shriver 6 4 8
  D van Rensburg 2 6 6 3   P Shriver 6 6
  J Hetherington 6 4 3   S Parkhomenko 3 4
  S Parkhomenko 4 6 6 3   P Shriver 77 77
  C Porwik 5 4   S Rehe 65 65
LL   L O'Neill 7 6 LL   L O'Neill 6 1 4
  C Suire 3 7 4   S Rehe 4 6 6
  S Rehe 6 5 6 3   P Shriver 6 6
  M Javer 6 3 7 14   K Maleeva 2 2
  S Meier 2 6 9   S Meier 1 7 4
  B Cordwell 6 6   B Cordwell 6 5 6
  E Burgin 4 3   B Cordwell 0 0
WC   L Gould 66 2 14   K Maleeva 6 6
  I Cueto 78 6   I Cueto 0 4
WC   A Simpkin 1 0 14   K Maleeva 6 6
14   K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Z Garrison 6 6
  W White 3 1 12   Z Garrison 6 6
  F Bonsignori 79 3 0   D Balestrat 4 3
  D Balestrat 67 6 6 12   Z Garrison 77 6
  G Fernández 2 6 8   E Minter 63 0
  B Schultz 6 4 6   G Fernández 3 6 3
  A Frazier 5 4   E Minter 6 3 6
  E Minter 7 6 12   Z Garrison 6 3 6
  C Tanvier 6 6 5   G Sabatini 1 6 2
  P Medrado 3 1   C Tanvier 6 6
WC   A Grunfeld 4 5   M Gurney 3 3
  M Gurney 6 7   C Tanvier 2 3
  R Zrubáková 6 77 5   G Sabatini 6 6
  H Ludloff 3 64   R Zrubáková 4 3
  C Bassett-Seguso 2 2 5   G Sabatini 6 6
5   G Sabatini 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   H Suková 7 1 6
  I Demongeot 5 6 2 6   H Suková 6 6
  J Novotná 6 7   J Novotná 2 2
  T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5 6   H Suková 64 6 6
  E Inoue 5 7 6   E Inoue 77 3 2
  W Probst 7 5 2   E Inoue 6 6
Q   P Barg 65 4   S Gomer 4 2
  S Gomer 77 6 6   H Suková 77 6
  E Krapl 3 6 3   B Potter 64 4
  N Bykova 6 3 6   N Bykova 6 4 7
  B Potter 6 77   B Potter 2 6 9
  L Lapi 3 63   B Potter 4 6 6
  M Lindström 65 3 Q   J-A Faull 6 3 4
Q   J-A Faull 77 6 Q   J-A Faull 5 6 6
  I Budařová 77 6   I Budařová 7 1 4
LL   S Stafford 65 3

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   S Hanika 6 6
  H Cioffi 1 2 15   S Hanika 6 6
  M Jaggard 2 2   H Witvoet 1 3
  H Witvoet 6 6 15   S Hanika 3 3
WC   V Lake 3 2   K Adams 6 6
  K Adams 6 6   K Adams 2 6 6
  N Tauziat 6 6   N Tauziat 6 4 4
  A Devries 2 4   K Adams 7 3 0
  A Sánchez Vicario 3 4 4   C Evert 5 6 6
Q   K Okamoto 6 6 Q   K Okamoto 5 3
  G Miró 6 0 2   A Kijimuta 7 6
  A Kijimuta 4 6 6   A Kijimuta 4 0
  C Singer 6 6 4   C Evert 6 6
  S Wasserman 4 0   C Singer 4 6 3
  A Dechaume 1 2 4   C Evert 6 3 6
4   C Evert 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   N Zvereva 6 6
Q   R Reis 2 3 8   N Zvereva 6 6
  P Fendick 6 6   P Fendick 3 3
  C Benjamin 2 3 8   N Zvereva 6 77
  C Jolissaint 63 6 6   E Reinach 2 64
Q   L Gregory 77 4 3   C Jolissaint 1 4
  C Lindqvist 63 4   E Reinach 6 6
  E Reinach 77 6 8   N Zvereva 2 4
  J Durie 6 6   R Fairbank 6 6
  M Werdel 4 2   J Durie 2 6 5
  R Fairbank 6 6   R Fairbank 6 1 7
  M-L Daniels 2 3   R Fairbank 77 6
  S Sloane 6 6 10   L McNeil 63 4
WC   T Catlin 3 1   S Sloane 77 4 4
  N Provis 3 5 10   L McNeil 63 6 6
10   L McNeil 6 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   L Savchenko 6 6
  J Byrne 2 2 13   L Savchenko 77 6
  M Yanagi 6 6   M Yanagi 64 3
  B Gerken 4 1 13   L Savchenko 6 6
  A Villagrán 6 6 WC   J Salmon 1 2
  L Ferrando 3 3   A Villagrán 77 1 2
  E Smylie 4 4 WC   J Salmon 61 6 6
WC   J Salmon 6 6 13   L Savchenko 4 2
  G Magers 77 3 7 2   M Navratilova 6 6
  H Kelesi 65 6 5   G Magers 4 66
Q   K Hunter 3 2   K Schimper 6 78
  K Schimper 6 6   K Schimper 0 4
  K Horvath 4 4 2   M Navratilova 6 6
  E Hakami 6 6   E Hakami 2 1
  S Goleš 1 2 2   M Navratilova 6 6
2   M Navratilova 6 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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