1988 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's Singles
1988 Italian Open
1987 Champion Steffi Graf
Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up Helen Kelesi
Final score6–1, 6–7, 6–1

Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 against Helen Kelesi.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Chris Evert (Third Round)
  2. Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
  3. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  4. Katerina Maleeva (Second Round)
  5. Raffaella Reggi (Quarterfinals)
  6. Sandra Cecchini (Quarterfinals)
  7. Sylvia Hanika (Quarterfinals)
  8. Arantxa Sánchez (Semifinals)
  9. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
  10. Isabel Cueto (Third Round)
  11. Jana Novotná (First Round)
  12. Kathleen Horvath (First Round)
  13. Judith Wiesner (Semifinals)
  14. Helen Kelesi (Final)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
14 Helen Kelesi 6 7  
8 Arantxa Sánchez 3 5  
14 Helen Kelesi 1 7 1
2 Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 6
13 Judith Wiesner 6 3  
2 Gabriela Sabatini 7 6  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 C Evert 7 6  
  N Provis 7 5 6   N Provis 6 0  
Q J Byrne 5 7 3 1 C Evert      
  P Huber 2 6 2 14 H Kelesi w/o    
Q C Cohen 6 4 6 Q C Cohen 0 2  
  L Garrone 1 6   14 H Kelesi 6 6  
14 H Kelesi 6 7   14 H Kelesi 6 6  
10 I Cueto 6 7   5 R Reggi 4 3  
  M Paz 3 6   10 I Cueto 7 6 6
  C Jolissaint 2 3     R Zrubáková 5 7 3
  R Zrubáková 6 6   10 I Cueto 5 3  
  H ter Riet 4 3   5 R Reggi 7 6  
  I Demongeot 6 6     I Demongeot 7 4 1
5 R Reggi 5 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 K Maleeva 5 2  
  B Fulco 6 7     B Fulco 7 6  
  M Gurney 3 5     B Fulco 6 6  
  B Bowes 2 3     J Halard 3 3  
Q S La Fratta 6 6   Q S La Fratta 1 2  
  M Pérez-Roldán 3 6 4   J Halard 6 6  
  J Halard 6 4 6   B Fulco 4 4  
12 K Horvath 4 0   8 A Sánchez 6 6  
  I Kuczyńska 6 6     I Kuczyńska 2 2  
  C Suire 3 2     S Goleš 6 6  
  S Goleš 6 6     S Goleš 3 3  
  B Paulus 1 3   8 A Sánchez 6 6  
  L Ferrando 6 6     L Ferrando 2 1  
8 A Sánchez 6 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 S Cecchini 6 6  
  I Budařová 7 4 5 Q D Krajčovičová 4 1  
Q D Krajčovičová 6 6 7 6 S Cecchini 4 6 6
  E Krapl 6 6   Q A Kanellopoulou 6 1 4
  L Golarsa 3 2     E Krapl 3 0  
Q A Kanellopoulou 3 6 6 Q A Kanellopoulou 6 6  
9 N Tauziat 6 2 0 6 S Cecchini 3 3  
13 J Wiesner 6 5 6 13 J Wiesner 6 6  
  G Boschiero 3 7 2 13 J Wiesner 6 6  
  A Villagrán 3 7 6   A Villagrán 4 2  
  S Wasserman 6 5 2 13 J Wiesner 6 4 6
  C Caverzasio 6 6   3 C Kohde-Kilsch 4 6 4
  C Singer 4 1     C Caverzasio 0 1  
3 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 S Hanika 3 6 6
  M Bollegraf 1 4   Q B Romanò 6 3 2
Q B Romanò 6 6   7 S Hanika 6 6  
  L Lapi 4 2     A Dechaume 2 1  
  F Bonsignori 6 6     F Bonsignori 3 4  
  C Tanvier 1 6 2   A Dechaume 6 6  
  A Dechaume 6 2 6 7 S Hanika 6 1 1
11 J Novotná 6 1 6 2 G Sabatini 3 6 6
  N Dias 2 6 7   N Dias 4 6 7
Q E Derly 6 6   Q E Derly 6 3 5
  G Miró 2 3     N Dias 0 2  
  P Medrado 3 0   2 G Sabatini 6 6  
Q A Schwartz 6 6   Q A Schwartz 4 2  
2 G Sabatini 6 6  

References
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