Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Champion	Steffi Graf (FRG)
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Steffi Graf of West Germany defeated Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in the gold medal match. By winning the gold medal, Steffi Graf finished off her "Calendar Golden Slam" having won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Steffi had also beaten Sabatini earlier that summer in the final of the U.S. Open, thus capturing the final leg of the "Grand Slam".

Medalists

Gold	Steffi Graf  West Germany
Silver	Gabriela Sabatini  Argentina
Bronze	Zina Garrison  United States
	Manuela Maleeva  Bulgaria

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
	1	Steffi Graf (FRG)	6	4	6
	11	Larisa Savchenko (URS)	2	6	3
								1	Steffi Graf (FRG)	6	6
								8	Zina Garrison (USA)	2	0
	4	Pam Shriver (USA)	2	3
	8	Zina Garrison (USA)	6	6
															1	Steffi Graf (FRG)	6	6
															3	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	3	3
	6	Natasha Zvereva (URS)	4	3
	3	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	6	6
								3	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	6	6
								7	Manuela Maleeva (BUL)	1	2
	7	Manuela Maleeva (BUL)	6	6
		Raffaella Reggi (ITA)	3	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf (FRG)	7	6
		R Rajchrtová (TCH)	5	5				Q	L Meskhi (URS)	5	1
	Q	L Meskhi (URS)	7	7											1	S Graf (FRG)	6	6
	LL	C Suire (FRA)	6	3	6										LL	C Suire (FRA)	3	0
		Y Basuki (INA)	3	6	0			LL	C Suire (FRA)	7	4	7
								Q	J-M Lee (KOR)	5	6	5
																						1	S Graf (FRG)	6	4	6
																						11	L Savchenko (URS)	2	6	3
								11	L Savchenko (URS)	63	7	9
		S Gomer (GBR)	4	7	6				S Gomer (GBR)	7	63	7
		B Cordwell (NZL)	6	5	2										11	L Savchenko (URS)	6	7
		I-S Kim (KOR)	6	3	7											I-S Kim (KOR)	3	64
	WC	E Inoue (JPN)	3	6	5				I-S Kim (KOR)	6	4	6
								5	H Suková (TCH)	2	6	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Shriver (USA)	6	6
		J Hetherington (CAN)	6	6					J Hetherington (CAN)	2	3
	Q	I Berger (ISR)	1	4											4	P Shriver (USA)	6	3	6
		H Kelesi (CAN)	5	5											10	K Maleeva (BUL)	3	6	2
	Q	G Miró (BRA)	7	7				Q	G Miró (BRA)	5	1
								10	K Maleeva (BUL)	7	6
																						4	P Shriver (USA)	2	3
	Q	I Demongeot (FRA)	4	3																		8	Z Garrison (USA)	6	6
		J Novotná (TCH)	6	6					J Novotná (TCH)	4	3
	Q	B Paulus (AUT)	7	6				Q	B Paulus (AUT)	6	6
		B Fulco (ARG)	65	4											Q	B Paulus (AUT)	5	2
															8	Z Garrison (USA)	7	6
								Q	C Hernández Salas (MEX)	1	4
								8	Z Garrison (USA)	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	N Zvereva (URS)	6	3	6
		A Minter (AUS)	6	6					A Minter (AUS)	4	6	1
	Q	X Escobedo (MEX)	1	3											6	N Zvereva (URS)	6	6
		W Turnbull (AUS)	6	6												T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN)	1	2
		C Wood (GBR)	1	3					W Turnbull (AUS)	4	3
		W Bouchabou (ALG)	0	1					T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN)	6	6
		T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN)	6	6																		6	N Zvereva (URS)	4	3
																						3	G Sabatini (ARG)	6	6
								12	S Hanika (FRG)	6	6
								Q	J Muir (ZIM)	1	1
															12	S Hanika (FRG)	6	4	2
		A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	4	2											3	G Sabatini (ARG)	1	6	6
		S Goleš (YUG)	6	6					S Goleš (YUG)	1	0
								3	G Sabatini (ARG)	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6
		M Paz (ARG)	7	6					M Paz (ARG)	1	2
	Q	O Tsarbopoulou (GRE)	67	3											7	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6
	Q	K Okamoto (JPN)	63	5											WC	C Lindqvist (SWE)	1	0
	WC	C Lindqvist (SWE)	7	7				WC	C Lindqvist (SWE)	2	6	6
		N Tauziat (FRA)	7	6					N Tauziat (FRA)	6	3	4
		C Bassett-Seguso (CAN)	65	1																		7	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6
																							R Reggi (ITA)	3	4
								9	C Kohde-Kilsch (FRG)	6	63	3
		E Smylie (AUS)	63	0					R Reggi (ITA)	4	7	6
		R Reggi (ITA)	7	6												R Reggi (ITA)	2	6	6
															2	C Evert (USA)	6	4	1
								WC	S Cecchini (ITA)	2	2
								2	C Evert (USA)	6	6

References

• ITF 1988 Summer Olympics Women's Draws