WTA Wimbledon 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1988 Wimbledon, defeating Martina Navratilova 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, from June 20 to July 4, 1988.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Martina Navratilova , 5-7 6-2 6-1
Dates
Jun 20 — Jul 4
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-0
Hu Na
Karine Quentrec #168 7-6 6-1
Julie Halard-Decugis #55
Terry Phelps #71 7-5 6-7 6-0
Wendy Turnbull #51
Sarah Loosemore #193 6-7 6-3 6-4
Mareen Louie Harper
Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-3 6-2
Nicole Jagerman #104
Leila Meskhi #33 6-4 4-6 9-7
Sandy Collins
Iwona Kuczynska 5-7 6-1 6-3
Betsy Nagelsen #100
Louise Field #163 7-5 6-3
Eva Pfaff #74
Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 6-3
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #6
Nathalie Herreman #69 6-2 6-2
Sharon Walsh Pete
Robin White #53 3-6 6-3 6-3
Clare Wood #154
Laura Golarsa #89 6-3 5-7 6-3
Judith Wiesner #28
Anne Minter #26 6-3 6-0
Andrea Holikova #113
Manon Bollegraf #97 6-1 6-4
Barbara Romano
Hana Mandlikova #10 6-3 7-5
Laura Garrone #70
Ann Henricksson #72 6-3 6-2
Beth Herr #142
Pam Shriver #4 6-2 4-6 8-6
Dianne Van Rensburg
Svetlana Cherneva 4-6 6-4 6-3
Jill Hetherington #83
Stephanie Rehe #24 6-3 5-7 6-4
Catherine Suire #122
Lisa Oneill 7-5 6-4
Claudia Porwik #75
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-1 6-0
Anne Meredith #314
Isabel Cueto #30 7-6 6-2
Lisa Gould
Belinda Cordwell 6-4 6-3
Elise Burgin #112
Silke Meier #78 2-6 6-3 9-7
Monique Javer #94
Zina Garrison #13 6-3 6-1
Wendy White #56
Dianne Fromholtz #27 6-7 6-3 6-0
Federica Bonsignori #64
Elizabeth Minter #110 7-5 6-4
Amy Frazier #121
Gigi Fernandez #47 2-6 6-4 8-6
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #46
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-2
Carling Bassett Seguso
Radomira Zrubakova #49 6-3 7-6
Heather Ludloff #88
Catherine Tanvier #92 6-3 6-1
Patricia Medrado #103
Melissa Gurney #82 6-4 7-5
Amanda Grunfeld #331
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-2
Sabrina Goles #45
Elly Hakami #43 6-4 6-4
Kathy Horvath #38
Karen Schimper #98 6-3 6-2
Karen Hunter
Gretchen Magers #59 7-6 3-6 7-5
Helen Kelesi #23
Larisa Savchenko #19 6-2 6-2
Jenny Byrne #134
Masako Yanagi #99 6-4 6-1
Barbara Gerken
Julie Salmon 6-4 6-4
Liz Smylie #101
Adriana Villagran Reami 6-3 6-3
Linda Ferrando #77
Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 6-3
Mary Lou Piatek
Jo Durie #62 6-4 6-2
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Lori Mcneil #11 6-3 7-5
Nicole Bradtke #31
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-3 6-1
Teresa Edgar
Natasha Zvereva #8 6-2 6-3
Ronni Reis #130
Patty Fendick #25 6-2 6-3
Camille Benjamin #80
Elna Reinach #37 7-6 6-4
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
Christiane Jolissaint 6-7 6-4 6-3
Lise Gregory
Chris Evert #3 6-1 6-2
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Christina Singer #93 6-4 6-0
Sandra Wasserman #95
Akiko Kijimuta #84 4-6 6-0 6-2
Gisele Miro
Kaoru Okamoto #162 6-3 6-4
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21
Katrina Adams #123 6-3 6-2
Valda Lake
Nathalie Tauziat #32 6-2 6-4
Ann Devries #85
Sylvia Hanika #14 6-1 6-2
Halle Cioffi #41
Hester Witvoet 6-2 6-2
Michelle Jaggard Lai
Helena Sukova #7 7-5 1-6 6-2
Isabelle Demongeot #42
Jana Novotna #34 6-3 7-5
Tine Scheuer Larsen
Etsuko Inoue #44 5-7 7-5 6-2
Wiltrud Probst #65
Sara Gomer #66 7-6 6-4
Penny Barg
Barbara Potter #18 6-3 7-6
Laura Lapi #125
Natalia Egorova #102 6-3 3-6 6-3
Eva Krapl #124
Jo Anne Faull 7-6 6-3
Maria Lindstrom
Iva Budarova #127 7-6 6-3
Shaun Stafford #188
Round of 64
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-0
Karine Quentrec #168
Terry Phelps #71 6-1 6-1
Sarah Loosemore #193
Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-1 7-5
Leila Meskhi #33
Iwona Kuczynska 7-5 6-4
Louise Field #163
Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 3-6 8-6
Nathalie Herreman #69
Robin White #53 6-4 6-2
Laura Golarsa #89
Anne Minter #26 6-2 6-2
Manon Bollegraf #97
Hana Mandlikova #10 6-4 6-2
Ann Henricksson #72
Pam Shriver #4 6-3 6-4
Svetlana Cherneva
Stephanie Rehe #24 4-6 6-1 6-4
Lisa Oneill
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-0 6-4
Isabel Cueto #30
Belinda Cordwell 6-1 5-7 6-4
Silke Meier #78
Zina Garrison #13 6-4 6-3
Dianne Fromholtz #27
Elizabeth Minter #110 6-3 3-6 6-3
Gigi Fernandez #47
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-4 6-3
Radomira Zrubakova #49
Catherine Tanvier #92 6-3 6-3
Melissa Gurney #82
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-1
Elly Hakami #43
Karen Schimper #98 6-4 7-6
Gretchen Magers #59
Larisa Savchenko #19 7-6 6-3
Masako Yanagi #99
Julie Salmon 6-7 6-1 6-2
Adriana Villagran Reami
Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 1-6 7-5
Jo Durie #62
Lori Mcneil #11 6-7 6-4 6-4
Susan Sloane Lundy
Natasha Zvereva #8 6-3 6-3
Patty Fendick #25
Elna Reinach #37 6-1 6-4
Christiane Jolissaint
Chris Evert #3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Christina Singer #93
Akiko Kijimuta #84 7-5 6-3
Kaoru Okamoto #162
Katrina Adams #123 2-6 6-4 6-4
Nathalie Tauziat #32
Sylvia Hanika #14 6-1 6-3
Hester Witvoet
Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-2
Jana Novotna #34
Etsuko Inoue #44 6-4 6-2
Sara Gomer #66
Barbara Potter #18 2-6 6-4 9-7
Natalia Egorova #102
Jo Anne Faull 5-7 6-1 6-4
Iva Budarova #127
Round of 32
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1
Terry Phelps #71
Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-4 6-1
Iwona Kuczynska
Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-4 3-6 9-7
Robin White #53
Anne Minter #26 6-4 6-3
Hana Mandlikova #10
Pam Shriver #4 7-6 7-6
Stephanie Rehe #24
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-0 6-0
Belinda Cordwell
Zina Garrison #13 7-6 6-0
Elizabeth Minter #110
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-3
Catherine Tanvier #92
Martina Navratilova #2 6-0 6-4
Karen Schimper #98
Larisa Savchenko #19 6-1 6-2
Julie Salmon
Rosalyn Fairbank #50 7-6 6-4
Lori Mcneil #11
Natasha Zvereva #8 6-2 7-6
Elna Reinach #37
Chris Evert #3 6-4 6-0
Akiko Kijimuta #84
Katrina Adams #123 6-3 6-3
Sylvia Hanika #14
Helena Sukova #7 6-7 6-3 6-2
Etsuko Inoue #44
Barbara Potter #18 4-6 6-3 6-4
Jo Anne Faull
Round of 16
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez #12
Pascale Paradis Mangon 6-3 5-7 6-4
Anne Minter #26
Pam Shriver #4 6-2 6-2
Katerina Maleeva #15
Zina Garrison #13 6-1 3-6 6-2
Gabriela Sabatini #5
Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 6-2
Larisa Savchenko #19
Rosalyn Fairbank #50 6-2 6-4
Natasha Zvereva #8
Chris Evert #3 5-7 6-3 6-0
Katrina Adams #123
Helena Sukova #7 7-6 6-4
Barbara Potter #18
Quarterfinals
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1
Pascale Paradis Mangon
Pam Shriver #4 6-4 6-4
Zina Garrison #13
Martina Navratilova #2 4-6 6-4 7-5
Rosalyn Fairbank #50
Chris Evert #3 6-3 7-6
Helena Sukova #7
Semifinals
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-2
Pam Shriver #4
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 4-6 7-5
Chris Evert #3
Final
Steffi Graf #1 5-7 6-2 6-1
Martina Navratilova #2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?
The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Linda Noskova 6-2 5-7 6-3.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Martina Navratilova has won 9 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Wimbledon played?
The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877. The first women's singles edition was held in 1884.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?
Wimbledon is played on grass courts.