1988 Australian Open – Women's Singles

First-seeded Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open. Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but lost to Graf in the quarterfinals.

Women's Singles
1988 Australian Open
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Chris Evert
Final score6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Draw128
Seeds16

Martina Navratilova's streak of eleven Grand Slam final appearances came to an end after starting from the 1985 French Open. She lost to Evert in the semifinals.

This would be Evert's 34th (and last) appearance in a Grand Slam final, a record unequaled by any man or woman in history, and her 6th Australian final in six attempts as Evert made the final in every Australian Open she played. This was the first Grand Slam Final played under a roof. There was a 1 hour and 23 minute delay to close the roof at 1-1 in the first set. This was Graf's first step towards completing the first and so far only Golden Slam.

Seeds
  1. Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. Martina Navratilova (Semifinals)
  3. Chris Evert (Final)
  4. Pam Shriver (Fourth round)
  5. Hana Mandlíková (Quarterfinals)
  6. Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
  7. Zina Garrison (Second round)
  8. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Semifinals)
  9. Lori McNeil (Fourth round)
  10. Barbara Potter (Fourth round)
  11. Sylvia Hanika (Fourth round)
  12. Bettina Bunge (Withdrew due to knee injury)
  13. Catarina Lindqvist (Fourth round)
  14. Dianne Balestrat (First round)
  15. Wendy Turnbull (Withdrew)
  16. Elizabeth Smylie (First round)

Bunge's position in the draw was taken over by lucky loser, Katie Rickett; Turnbull was replaced by lucky loser Jill Smoller

Qualifying
Main article: 1988 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
5 Hana Mandlíková 2 2
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 2 3
  Anne Minter 2 4
8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
1 Steffi Graf 6 77
3 Chris Evert 1 63
  Claudia Porwik 3 1
3 Chris Evert 6 6
3 Chris Evert 6 7
2 Martina Navratilova 2 5
6 Helena Suková 4 63
2 Martina Navratilova 6 77

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 S Graf 6 6
A Jonsson 3 1 1 S Graf 6 6
WC C Thompson 0 6 4 J Tremelling 0 1
J Tremelling 6 4 6 1 S Graf 6 6
Q P Jung 3 6 3 Ca MacGregor 1 2
M Javer 6 4 6 M Javer 4 4
S Walsh-Pete 0 0 Ca MacGregor 6 6
Ca MacGregor 6 6 1 S Graf 6 7
R White 77 6 13 C Lindqvist 0 5
WC R McQuillan 63 3 R White 6 6
K Steinmetz 4 78 3 Q L Bartlett 1 3
Q L Bartlett 6 66 6 R White 1 4
A Henricksson 4 6 10 13 C Lindqvist 6 6
B Nagelsen 6 1 8 A Henricksson 2 2
Q J Fuchs 4 1 13 C Lindqvist 6 6
13 C Lindqvist 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 L McNeil 6 6
D-A Hansel 2 1 9 L McNeil 6 6
WC X Adams 0 2 M Bollegraf 4 0
M Bollegraf 6 6 9 L McNeil 6 6
LL P Moreno 6 6 J Byrne 4 2
M van der Torre 3 2 LL P Moreno 2 77 4
J Byrne 6 63 6 J Byrne 6 65 6
S Niox-Château 4 77 1 9 L McNeil 2 4
WC M Bowrey 2 0 5 H Mandlíková 6 6
C Tanvier 6 6 C Tanvier 4 6 6
J Salmon 4 2 J Durie 6 3 3
J Durie 6 6 C Tanvier 4 3
Q S Loosemore 4 66 5 H Mandlíková 6 6
H ter Riet 6 78 H ter Riet 1 1
M Jaušovec 4 1 5 H Mandlíková 6 6
5 H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 P Shriver 6 6
E Pfaff 1 3 4 P Shriver 7 6
R Fairbank 6 6 R Fairbank 5 0
Y Koizumi 2 0 4 P Shriver 6 6
M Yanagi 1 1 N Jagerman 3 3
J Halard 6 6 J Halard 1 5
A Tobin-Dingwall 2 5 N Jagerman 6 7
N Jagerman 6 7 4 P Shriver 2 4
L O'Neill 2 6 8 A Minter 6 6
O Tsarbopoulou 6 2 6 L O'Neill 2 4
WC K Deed 3 1 A Minter 6 6
A Minter 6 6 A Minter 6 6
Q J Goodling 3 0 C Christian 1 4
C Christian 6 6 C Christian 6 6
M-C Damas 6 6 M-C Damas 2 4
LL K Rickett 3 0

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
LL J Smoller 61 0
R Zrubáková 77 6 R Zrubáková 6 6
P Smith 5 2 E Galphin 1 1
E Galphin 7 6 R Zrubáková 6 6
M Laval 64 0 E Okagawa 0 0
E Okagawa 77 6 E Okagawa 6 6
C Reynolds 6 77 C Reynolds 4 4
M-C Calleja 0 65 R Zrubáková 6 0 3
P Casale 3 0 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 6
M Brown 6 6 M Brown 61 6 6
WC A Scott 6 1 4 M Jaggard 77 4 1
M Jaggard 3 6 6 M Brown 2 1
WC J-A Faull 6 77 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
S Mascarin 2 64 WC J-A Faull 2 4
W Probst 6 2 0 8 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
8 C Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 Z Garrison 6 6
S Faulkner 0 0 7 Z Garrison 6 3 4
A Frazier 6 2 2 E Krapl 3 6 6
E Krapl 3 6 6 E Krapl 2 63
V Nelson-Dunbar 4 2 C Porwik 6 77
C Porwik 6 6 C Porwik 4 6 13
P Hy 61 2 Cy MacGregor 6 2 11
Cy MacGregor 77 6 C Porwik 77 7
A Nishiya 6 7 10 B Potter 63 5
P Paradis 4 5 A Nishiya 1 2
E Inoue 77 6 E Inoue 6 6
J Novotná 64 4 E Inoue 3 2
A Schwartz 6 6 10 B Potter 6 6
LL S Norris 1 2 A Schwartz 3 1
C Wood 3 66 10 B Potter 6 6
10 B Potter 6 78

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 E Smylie 1 3
H Ludloff 6 6 H Ludloff 65 3
L Antonoplis 6 77 L Antonoplis 77 6
A Croft 4 64 L Antonoplis 6 1 7
J Hetherington 2 6 1 C Cohen 4 6 9
C Cohen 6 1 6 C Cohen 64 7 11
C Suire 4 6 7 C Suire 77 5 9
Q E Iida 6 1 5 C Cohen 1 1
LL S Savides 3 1 3 C Evert 6 6
S Wasserman 6 6 S Wasserman 63 0
P Fendick 77 7 P Fendick 77 6
P Barg 65 5 P Fendick 6 1 1
T Mochizuki 4 6 4 3 C Evert 4 6 6
B Bowes 6 1 6 B Bowes 0 1
G Magers 4 0 3 C Evert 6 6
3 C Evert 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 H Suková 6 6
J Golder 2 2 6 H Suková 6 6
E Derly 63 1 L Field 4 3
L Field 77 6 6 H Suková 6 6
A Devries 2 6 6 M Lindström 2 3
Q T Catlin 6 0 1 A Devries 4 1
M Lindström 6 6 M Lindström 6 6
C Bakkum 1 3 6 H Suková 77 6
S McCann 6 6 B Cordwell 64 3
B Schultz 3 2 S McCann 2 2
C Jolissaint 1 77 0 B Cordwell 6 6
B Cordwell 6 65 6 B Cordwell 6 5 6
N Provis 6 6 N Provis 3 7 2
V Lake 3 2 N Provis 6 6
Q W Wood 6 4 8 Q W Wood 3 2
14 D Balestrat 2 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 S Hanika 3 6 6
S Gomer 6 4 1 11 S Hanika 6 6
M Werdel 6 6 M Werdel 4 2
K Adams 4 1 11 S Hanika 6 6
K Okamoto 5 2 L-A Eldredge 4 1
J Richardson 7 6 J Richardson 62 4
C Benjamin 4 2 L-A Eldredge 77 6
L-A Eldredge 6 6 11 S Hanika 4 0
A Kijimuta 77 6 2 M Navratilova 6 6
P Vásquez 60 1 A Kijimuta 2 77 6
S Collins 65 6 6 S Collins 6 65 2
M Mesker 77 4 3 A Kijimuta 6 2 2
A-M Fernandez 79 6 2 M Navratilova 4 6 6
WC K Radford 67 3 A-M Fernandez 1 0
E Minter 3 0 2 M Navratilova 6 6
2 M Navratilova 6 6

See also
Preceded by
1987 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1988 French Open – Women's Singles
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