1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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
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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.

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.   West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
02.   United States Martina Navratilova (final)
03.   United States Pam Shriver (semifinals)
04.   United States Chris Evert (semifinals)
05.   Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
06.   Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
07.   Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
08.   Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
09.   Australia Hana Mandlíková (third round)
10.   United States Lori McNeil (third round)
11.   West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)
12.   United States Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
13.   Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko (fourth round)
14.   Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
15.   West Germany Sylvia Hanika (third round)
16.   United States 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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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
France Pascale Paradis 3 1
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
3 United States Pam Shriver 1 2
3 United States Pam Shriver 6 6
12 United States Zina Garrison 4 4
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 5 6 6
2 United States Martina Navratilova 7 2 1
6 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3 64
4 United States Chris Evert 6 77
4 United States Chris Evert 1 6 5
2 United States Martina Navratilova 6 4 7
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank 6 4 5
2 United States 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 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States N Hu 0 0 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
LL France K Quentrec 77 6 LL France K Quentrec 2 0
France J Halard 63 1 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States M Louie Harper 77 3 4 United States T Phelps 3 1
WC United Kingdom S Loosemore 62 6 6 WC United Kingdom S Loosemore 1 1
United States T Phelps 7 60 6 United States T Phelps 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 5 77 0 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Poland I Kuczyńska 5 6 6 16 United States MJ Fernández 2 2
United States E Nagelsen 7 1 3 Poland I Kuczyńska 7 6
West Germany E Pfaff 5 3 Q Australia L Field 5 4
Q Australia L Field 7 6 Poland I Kuczyńska 4 1
Q United States S Collins 4 6 7 16 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 4 9 Soviet Union L Meskhi 1 5
Netherlands N Jagerman 3 2 16 United States MJ Fernández 6 7
16 United States MJ Fernández 6 6

Section 2

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

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States P Shriver 6 4 8
South Africa D van Rensburg 2 6 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
Canada J Hetherington 6 4 3 Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 3 4
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko 4 6 6 3 United States P Shriver 77 77
West Germany C Porwik 5 4 United States S Rehe 65 65
LL Australia L O'Neill 7 6 LL Australia L O'Neill 6 1 4
France C Suire 3 7 4 United States S Rehe 4 6 6
United States S Rehe 6 5 6 3 United States P Shriver 6 6
United Kingdom M Javer 6 3 7 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 2 2
West Germany S Meier 2 6 9 West Germany S Meier 1 7 4
New Zealand B Cordwell 6 6 New Zealand B Cordwell 6 5 6
United States E Burgin 4 3 New Zealand B Cordwell 0 0
WC United Kingdom L Gould 66 2 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
West Germany I Cueto 78 6 West Germany I Cueto 0 4
WC United Kingdom A Simpkin 1 0 14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
14 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 United States Z Garrison 6 6
United States W White 3 1 12 United States Z Garrison 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 79 3 0 Australia D Balestrat 4 3
Australia D Balestrat 67 6 6 12 United States Z Garrison 77 6
Puerto Rico G Fernández 2 6 8 Australia E Minter 63 0
Netherlands B Schultz 6 4 6 Puerto Rico G Fernández 3 6 3
United States A Frazier 5 4 Australia E Minter 6 3 6
Australia E Minter 7 6 12 United States Z Garrison 6 3 6
France C Tanvier 6 6 5 Argentina G Sabatini 1 6 2
Brazil P Medrado 3 1 France C Tanvier 6 6
WC United Kingdom A Grunfeld 4 5 United States M Gurney 3 3
United States M Gurney 6 7 France C Tanvier 2 3
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 77 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States H Ludloff 3 64 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 4 3
Canada C Bassett-Seguso 2 2 5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
5 Argentina 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 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 1 6
France I Demongeot 5 6 2 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 7 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 2 2
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 64 6 6
Japan E Inoue 5 7 6 Japan E Inoue 77 3 2
West Germany W Probst 7 5 2 Japan E Inoue 6 6
Q United States P Barg 65 4 United Kingdom S Gomer 4 2
United Kingdom S Gomer 77 6 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 77 6
Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 3 United States B Potter 64 4
Soviet Union N Bykova 6 3 6 Soviet Union N Bykova 6 4 7
United States B Potter 6 77 United States B Potter 2 6 9
Italy L Lapi 3 63 United States B Potter 4 6 6
Sweden M Lindström 65 3 Q Australia J-A Faull 6 3 4
Q Australia J-A Faull 77 6 Q Australia J-A Faull 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 77 6 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 7 1 4
LL United States S Stafford 65 3

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
United States H Cioffi 1 2 15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
Australia M Jaggard 2 2 Netherlands H Witvoet 1 3
Netherlands H Witvoet 6 6 15 West Germany S Hanika 3 3
WC United Kingdom V Lake 3 2 United States K Adams 6 6
United States K Adams 6 6 United States K Adams 2 6 6
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 6 4 4
Belgium A Devries 2 4 United States K Adams 7 3 0
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 3 4 4 United States C Evert 5 6 6
Q Japan K Okamoto 6 6 Q Japan K Okamoto 5 3
Brazil G Miró 6 0 2 Japan A Kijimuta 7 6
Japan A Kijimuta 4 6 6 Japan A Kijimuta 4 0
West Germany C Singer 6 6 4 United States C Evert 6 6
Belgium S Wasserman 4 0 West Germany C Singer 4 6 3
France A Dechaume 1 2 4 United States C Evert 6 3 6
4 United States C Evert 6 6

Section 7

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