WTA Australian Open 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Steffi Graf won the 1988 Australian Open, defeating Chris Evert 6-1 7-6(3) in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 11 to January 25, 1988.
Dates
Jan 11 — Jan 25
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Steffi Graf
6-3 6-1
Janine Tremelling
6-0 4-6 6-4
Cammy Macgregor
6-0 6-0
Monique Javer
6-3 4-6 6-3
Ann Henricksson
4-6 6-1 10-8
Robin White
7-6(3) 6-3
Lindsay Bartlett
6-4 6-7(6) 6-3
Hana Mandlikova
6-4 6-1
Hellas Ter Riet
6-4 7-6(6)
Catherine Tanvier
6-2 6-0
Jo Durie
6-4 6-2
Lori Mcneil
6-2 6-1
Manon Bollegraf
6-0 6-2
Jenny Byrne
6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
3-6 6-2 6-0
Jo Anne Faull
6-2 7-6(4)
Melissa Brown
6-3 6-0
Michelle Jaggard Lai
3-6 6-1 6-4
Radomira Zrubakova
7-6(1) 6-0
Elizabeth Galphin
7-5 6-2
Emiko Okagawa
7-6(4) 6-0
Candy Reynolds
6-0 7-6(5)
Anne Minter
6-3 6-1
Lisa Oneill
2-6 6-2 8-6
Carol Christian
6-3 6-0
Maria Christine Damas
6-3 6-0
Pam Shriver
6-1 6-3
Rosalyn Fairbank
6-2 6-0
Nicole Jagerman
6-2 7-5
Julie Halard-Decugis
6-1 6-1
Chris Evert
6-4 6-0
Beverly Bowes
6-4 1-6 6-4
Patty Fendick
7-6(5) 7-5
Sandra Wasserman
6-3 6-1
Celine Cohen
6-2 1-6 6-1
Catherine Suire
4-6 6-1 7-5
Lea Antonoplis
6-4 7-6(4)
Heather Ludloff
6-1 6-3
Claudia Porwik
6-4 6-2
Cynthia Macgregor
7-6(1) 6-2
Eva Krapl
3-6 6-2 6-2
Zina Garrison
6-0 6-0
Barbara Potter
6-3 7-6(6)
Amy Schwartz
6-1 6-2
Etsuko Inoue
7-6(4) 6-4
Akemi Nishiya
6-4 7-5
Martina Navratilova
6-3 6-0
Anna Maria Fernandez
7-6(7) 6-3
Akiko Kijimuta
7-6(0) 6-1
Sandy Collins
6-7(5) 6-4 6-3
Sylvia Hanika
3-6 6-4 6-1
Leigh Anne Eldredge
6-4 6-2
Julie Richardson
7-5 6-2
Helena Sukova
6-2 6-2
Louise Field
7-6(3) 6-1
Maria Lindstrom
6-1 6-3
Ann Devries
2-6 6-0 6-1
Belinda Cordwell
6-1 6-7(5) 6-0
Sally Mccann
6-3 6-2
Nicole Bradtke
6-3 6-2
Wendy Wood
6-2 4-6 8-6
Round of 64
Steffi Graf
6-0 6-1
Cammy Macgregor
6-4 6-4
Robin White
6-1 6-3
Hana Mandlikova
6-1 6-1
Catherine Tanvier
4-6 6-3 6-3
Lori Mcneil
6-4 6-0
Jenny Byrne
6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
6-2 6-4
Melissa Brown
6-7(1) 6-4 6-1
Radomira Zrubakova
6-1 6-1
Emiko Okagawa
6-4 6-4
Anne Minter
6-2 6-4
Carol Christian
6-2 6-4
Pam Shriver
7-5 6-0
Nicole Jagerman
6-1 7-5
Chris Evert
6-0 6-1
Patty Fendick
7-6(3) 6-0
Celine Cohen
6-7(4) 7-5 11-9
Lea Antonoplis
7-6(5) 6-3
Claudia Porwik
4-6 6-2 13-11
Eva Krapl
3-6 6-3 6-4
Barbara Potter
6-3 6-1
Etsuko Inoue
6-1 6-2
Akiko Kijimuta
2-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Leigh Anne Eldredge
7-6(2) 6-4
Helena Sukova
6-4 6-3
Maria Lindstrom
6-4 6-1
Belinda Cordwell
6-2 6-2
Nicole Bradtke
6-3 6-2
Round of 32
Steffi Graf
6-1 6-2
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan
6-1 6-4
Hana Mandlikova
6-4 6-3
Lori Mcneil
6-4 6-2
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
6-2 6-1
Radomira Zrubakova
6-0 6-0
Anne Minter
6-1 6-4
Pam Shriver
6-3 6-3
Chris Evert
4-6 6-1 6-1
Celine Cohen
4-6 6-1 9-7
Claudia Porwik
6-2 7-6(3)
Barbara Potter
6-3 6-2
Martina Navratilova
4-6 6-2 6-2
Sylvia Hanika
6-4 6-1
Helena Sukova
6-2 6-3
Belinda Cordwell
6-3 5-7 6-2
Round of 16
Steffi Graf
6-0 7-5
Hana Mandlikova
6-2 6-4
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
3-6 6-0 6-3
Anne Minter
6-2 6-4
Chris Evert
6-1 6-1
Claudia Porwik
7-6(3) 7-5
Martina Navratilova
6-4 6-0
Helena Sukova
7-6(4) 6-3
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Steffi Graf
6-2 6-3
Chris Evert
6-2 7-5
Final
Steffi Graf
6-1 7-6(3)
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 7 |
| Evonne Goolagong | 4 |
| Margaret Court | 4 |
| Monica Seles | 4 |
| Steffi Graf | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-3 7-6(2) | Danielle Collins | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Australian Open held?
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- When was the first Australian Open played?
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