WTA Seoul Olympics 1988 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1988 Seoul Olympics, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Olympics event was played on hard courts in Seoul, South Korea, from September 20 to October 1, 1988.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Gabriela Sabatini , 6-3 6-3
Dates
Sep 20 — Oct 1
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Category
Olympics
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Seoul Olympics 1988 match log
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 1, 1988* F Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #4 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 30, 1988* SF Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-0 Zina Garrison #9 H2H Match data
Sep 30, 1988* SF Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-1 6-1 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 29, 1988* QF Steffi Graf #1 6-2 4-6 6-3 Larisa Savchenko #17 H2H Match data
Sep 29, 1988* QF Zina Garrison #9 6-2 6-3 Pam Shriver #5 H2H Match data
Sep 29, 1988* QF Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-4 6-3 Natasha Zvereva #7 H2H Match data
Sep 29, 1988* QF Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-3 6-4 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-0 Catherine Suire #129 H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Larisa Savchenko #17 6-3 7-6(4) Il Soon Kim H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Pam Shriver #5 6-3 3-6 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #14 H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Zina Garrison #9 7-5 6-2 Barbara Paulus #31 H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Natasha Zvereva #7 6-1 6-2 Tine Scheuer Larsen H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Gabriela Sabatini #4 1-6 6-4 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #18 H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-1 6-0 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Sep 27, 1988* R16 Raffaella Reggi Concato 2-6 6-4 6-1 Chris Evert #3 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-1 Leila Meskhi #35 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Catherine Suire #123 7-5 4-6 7-5 Jeong-Myung Lee H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Larisa Savchenko #17 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 9-7 Sara Gomer #48 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Il Soon Kim 6-2 4-6 6-2 Helena Sukova #6 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Pam Shriver #5 6-2 6-3 Jill Hetherington #93 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Katerina Maleeva #13 7-5 6-1 Gisele Miro H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Barbara Paulus #34 6-4 6-3 Jana Novotna #46 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Zina Garrison #9 6-1 6-4 Claudia Hernandez Salas H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Natasha Zvereva #7 6-4 3-6 6-1 Anne Minter #29 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-4 6-3 Wendy Turnbull #66 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Sylvia Hanika #18 6-1 6-1 Julia Muir H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-1 6-0 Sabrina Goles #44 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #8 6-1 6-2 Mercedes Paz #54 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 2-6 6-3 6-4 Nathalie Tauziat #27 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Raffaella Reggi Concato 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #12 H2H Match data
Sep 25, 1988* R32 Chris Evert #3 6-2 6-2 Sandra Cecchini #19 H2H Match data
R64 (16)
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Leila Meskhi #35 7-5 7-5 Regina Rajchrtova #145 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Catherine Suire #123 6-3 3-6 6-0 Yayuk Basuki #326 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Sara Gomer #48 4-6 7-5 6-2 Belinda Cordwell H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Il Soon Kim 6-3 3-6 7-5 Etsuko Inoue #42 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Jill Hetherington #93 6-1 6-4 Ilana Berger H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Gisele Miro 7-5 7-5 Helen Kelesi #22 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Jana Novotna #46 6-4 6-3 Isabelle Demongeot #43 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Barbara Paulus #34 7-6(5) 6-4 Bettina Fulco #26 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Anne Minter #29 6-1 6-3 Xochitl Escobedo H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Wendy Turnbull #66 6-1 6-3 Clare Wood #158 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Tine Scheuer Larsen 6-0 6-1 Ouarda Bouchabou H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Sabrina Goles #44 6-4 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #20 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Mercedes Paz #54 7-6(7) 6-3 Olga Tsarbopoulou #122 H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-6(3) 7-5 Kumiko Okamoto H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Nathalie Tauziat #27 7-6(5) 6-1 Carling Bassett Seguso H2H Match data
Sep 23, 1988* R64 Raffaella Reggi Concato 7-6(3) 6-0 Liz Smylie #168 H2H Match data

Most Gold Medals

Players with the most Olympic singles gold medals
PlayerGolds
Belinda Bencic 1
Elena Dementieva 1
Jennifer Capriati 1
Justine Henin 1
Lindsay Davenport 1
Monica Puig 1
Qinwen Zheng 1
Serena Williams 1
Steffi Graf 1
Venus Williams 1

Recent Finals

Recent Seoul Olympics finals
EditionSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2024 Clay Qinwen Zheng #7 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #21 H2H Match data
2020 Hard Belinda Bencic #12 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #42 H2H Match data
2016 Hard Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
2012 Grass Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data
2008 Hard Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where were the 1988 Olympic women's singles played?
The 1988 Olympic women's singles were played in Seoul, South Korea.
Who won the 1988 Olympic women's singles gold medal?
Steffi Graf won the 1988 Olympic women's singles gold medal, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3 6-3 in the final.
Who has won the most Olympic women's singles gold medals?
10 players share the Olympic women's singles record with 1 gold medal each.
What surface was used for the 1988 Olympic women's singles?
The 1988 Olympic women's singles were played on hard courts.