WTA US Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1988 US Open, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 11, 1988.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Gabriela Sabatini , 6-3 3-6 6-1
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1
Elizabeth Minter #95
Manon Bollegraf #92 6-2 4-6 7-5
Isabelle Demongeot #39
Nathalie Herreman #119 6-4 6-2
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
Ronni Reis #97 6-4 6-0
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Patty Fendick #22 6-2 6-3
Rosalyn Fairbank #38
Nicole Jagerman #89 6-2 7-6(3)
Katrina Adams #93
Sylvia Hanika #17 6-1 6-3
Sara Gomer #49
Ann Grossman #83 6-3 7-5
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #47
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-2 6-1
Etsuko Inoue #45
Laxmi Poruri #230 7-6(3) 6-4
Monique Javer #81
Sandra Wasserman #76 7-6(1) 6-3
Sandra Cecchini #18
Andrea Holikova #118 6-3 0-6 6-4
Belinda Cordwell
Helena Sukova #6 6-1 6-4
Lisa Bonder Kreiss
Dianne Fromholtz #50 6-4 6-0
Gigi Fernandez #57
Amy Frazier #74 6-1 7-6(4)
Olga Tsarbopoulou #117
Ann Devries #91 6-2 1-6 7-6(3)
Julie Halard-Decugis #48
Chris Evert #3 6-4 6-1
Conchita Martínez #52
Halle Cioffi #35 6-4 6-4
Laura Lapi #112
Michelle Torres #82 1-6 6-4 6-4
Masako Yanagi #110
Regina Rajchrtova #164 6-1 1-6 7-6(5)
Petra Huber #143
Judith Wiesner #31 6-2 6-3
Jana Novotna #44
Beth Herr #102 6-3 1-6 6-2
Mary Lou Piatek
Lori Mcneil #9 6-4 6-0
Iva Budarova #98
Natalia Egorova #111 6-3 4-6 6-4
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-1 6-4
Neige Dias
Jennifer Santrock #137 2-6 6-2 6-1
Federica Bonsignori #94
Isabel Cueto #24 6-4 6-0
Lisa Green
Laura Garrone #73 7-6(6) 6-3
Catherine Tanvier #100
Barbara Potter #13 6-2 6-3
Wiltrud Probst #64
Robin White #37 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(3)
Silke Frankl #116
Betsy Nagelsen #136 6-2 6-2
Camille Benjamin #84
Claudia Porwik #72 6-1 6-1
Melissa Gurney #96
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-3 6-0
Bettina Fulco #25
Beverly Bowes #105 6-2 6-3
Akiko Kijimuta #85
Julie Richardson #124 6-2 7-5
Patricia Medrado #115
Dianne Van Rensburg 6-3 6-4
Wendy White #87
Stephanie Rehe #16 6-1 6-1
Kaoru Okamoto #195
Iwona Kuczynska 7-6(3) 6-2
Heather Ludloff #106
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-4 6-2
Angelika Kanellopoulou
Raffaella Reggi Concato 7-6(4) 7-5
Jo Anne Faull
Larisa Savchenko #19 7-6(4) 6-2
Laura Golarsa #70
Elise Burgin #179 6-3 (ret.)
Eva Pfaff #104
Carling Bassett Seguso 6-3 6-0
Adriana Villagran Reami
Gretchen Magers #43 6-3 5-7 6-4
Silke Meier #67
Terry Phelps #55 3-6 6-1 6-2
Carrie Cunningham #151
Ann Henricksson #80 6-4 4-6 6-1
Debbie Graham #138
Leila Meskhi #41 7-5 4-6 6-3
Tine Scheuer Larsen
Pam Shriver #5 6-4 6-3
Anne Smith
Zina Garrison #12 6-0 6-3
Nicole Bradtke #34
Helen Kelesi #20 6-2 6-3
Carol Christian
Jill Hetherington #103 6-2 2-6 6-4
Hu Na
Linda Ferrando #75 7-5 6-1
Christina Singer #90
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-3 6-0
Kathrin Keil
Kim Steinmetz #183 4-6 6-3 6-4
Natasha Zvereva #7
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-3 6-1
Jo Durie #58
Catherine Suire #140 6-3 4-6 6-2
Karen Schimper #86
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-3
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
Elly Hakami #69 3-6 6-3 6-2
Maria Lindstrom
Anne Minter #29 6-3 6-1
Wendy Turnbull #60
Sabrina Goles #46 6-0 6-3
Stacey Martin
Elna Reinach #32 6-1 6-4
Radomira Zrubakova #42
Mercedes Paz #53 7-5 6-2
Clare Wood #161
Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-1 6-2
Jenny Byrne #144
Nathalie Tauziat #26 1-6 7-6(3) 6-1
Mareen Louie Harper
Round of 64
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-0
Manon Bollegraf #92
Nathalie Herreman #119 6-2 6-4
Ronni Reis #97
Patty Fendick #22 7-5 4-6 6-1
Nicole Jagerman #89
Sylvia Hanika #17 6-2 6-2
Ann Grossman #83
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-1 6-1
Laxmi Poruri #230
Sandra Wasserman #76 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1
Andrea Holikova #118
Helena Sukova #6 6-2 6-3
Dianne Fromholtz #50
Amy Frazier #74 3-6 6-1 6-3
Ann Devries #91
Chris Evert #3 6-1 6-0
Halle Cioffi #35
Michelle Torres #82 7-5 7-6(4)
Regina Rajchrtova #164
Judith Wiesner #31 3-6 6-4 6-0
Beth Herr #102
Lori Mcneil #9 7-5 6-3
Natalia Egorova #111
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 7-6(4) 6-2
Jennifer Santrock #137
Isabel Cueto #24 6-1 6-1
Laura Garrone #73
Barbara Potter #13 6-3 7-5
Robin White #37
Betsy Nagelsen #136 7-6(6) 7-5
Claudia Porwik #72
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-0
Beverly Bowes #105
Julie Richardson #124 1-6 7-5 7-5
Dianne Van Rensburg
Stephanie Rehe #16 6-2 6-2
Iwona Kuczynska
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-2 2-6 6-4
Raffaella Reggi Concato
Larisa Savchenko #19 5-7 7-5 6-4
Elise Burgin #179
Carling Bassett Seguso 6-4 6-1
Gretchen Magers #43
Terry Phelps #55 7-5 6-2
Ann Henricksson #80
Leila Meskhi #41 4-6 6-1 6-4
Pam Shriver #5
Zina Garrison #12 3-6 7-5 6-0
Helen Kelesi #20
Jill Hetherington #103 6-2 6-1
Linda Ferrando #75
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-2 6-2
Kim Steinmetz #183
Susan Sloane Lundy 6-2 6-3
Catherine Suire #140
Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-1
Elly Hakami #69
Anne Minter #29 1-6 6-0 6-3
Sabrina Goles #46
Elna Reinach #32 2-6 6-2 6-1
Mercedes Paz #53
Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-4 6-4
Nathalie Tauziat #26
Round of 32
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1
Nathalie Herreman #119
Patty Fendick #22 6-7(4) 6-3 7-5
Sylvia Hanika #17
Katerina Maleeva #15 5-7 6-2 6-1
Sandra Wasserman #76
Helena Sukova #6 7-5 7-5
Amy Frazier #74
Chris Evert #3 6-3 6-3
Michelle Torres #82
Judith Wiesner #31 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4
Lori Mcneil #9
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-1 1-6 6-3
Isabel Cueto #24
Barbara Potter #13 7-5 6-3
Betsy Nagelsen #136
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-1 6-1
Julie Richardson #124
Stephanie Rehe #16 6-3 2-6 6-3
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10
Larisa Savchenko #19 6-4 6-3
Carling Bassett Seguso
Terry Phelps #55 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Leila Meskhi #41
Zina Garrison #12 6-1 6-1
Jill Hetherington #103
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-3 6-3
Susan Sloane Lundy
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-3
Anne Minter #29
Elna Reinach #32 7-5 6-3
Mary Joe Fernandez #14
Round of 16
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-2
Patty Fendick #22
Katerina Maleeva #15 6-1 6-3
Helena Sukova #6
Chris Evert #3 6-2 6-4
Judith Wiesner #31
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-3 6-2
Barbara Potter #13
Gabriela Sabatini #4 7-5 6-4
Stephanie Rehe #16
Larisa Savchenko #19 6-3 6-1
Terry Phelps #55
Zina Garrison #12 4-6 7-5 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21
Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 6-1
Elna Reinach #32
Quarterfinals
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-0
Katerina Maleeva #15
Chris Evert #3 3-6 6-4 6-2
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8
Gabriela Sabatini #4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Larisa Savchenko #19
Zina Garrison #12 6-4 6-7(3) 7-5
Martina Navratilova #2
Semifinals
Steffi Graf #1 (w/o)
Chris Evert #3
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-4 7-5
Zina Garrison #12
Final
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 3-6 6-1
Gabriela Sabatini #4

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