Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Steffi Graf of West Germany defeated Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in the gold medal match. By winning the gold medal, Steffi Graf finished off her "Calendar Golden Slam" having won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Steffi had also beaten Sabatini earlier that summer in the final of the U.S. Open, thus capturing the final leg of the "Grand Slam".

Women's singles
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Champion Steffi Graf (FRG)
Runner-up Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
Final score6–3, 6–3

Medalists

GoldSteffi Graf
 West Germany
SilverGabriela Sabatini
 Argentina
BronzeZina Garrison
 United States
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
 Bulgaria

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.  Steffi Graf (FRG) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
  2.  Chris Evert (USA) (Third Round)
  3.  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) (Final, Silver Medalist)
  4.  Pam Shriver (USA) (Quarterfinals)
  5.  Helena Suková (TCH) (Second Round)
  6.  Natasha Zvereva (URS) (Quarterfinals)
  7.  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
  8.  Zina Garrison (USA) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
  9.  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) (Second Round)
  10.  Katerina Maleeva (BUL) (Third Round)
  11.  Larisa Savchenko (URS) (Quarterfinals)
  12.  Sylvia Hanika (FRG) (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
               
1  Steffi Graf (FRG) 6 4 6
11  Larisa Savchenko (URS) 2 6 3
1  Steffi Graf (FRG) 6 6  
8  Zina Garrison (USA) 2 0  
4  Pam Shriver (USA) 2 3  
8  Zina Garrison (USA) 6 6  
1  Steffi Graf (FRG) 6 6  
3  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 3 3  
6  Natasha Zvereva (URS) 4 3  
3  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 6 6  
3  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 6 6  
7  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 1 2  
7  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 6 6  
   Raffaella Reggi (ITA) 3 4  

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  S Graf (FRG) 7 6  
   R Rajchrtová (TCH) 5 5   Q  L Meskhi (URS) 5 1  
Q  L Meskhi (URS) 7 7   1  S Graf (FRG) 6 6  
LL  C Suire (FRA) 6 3 6 LL  C Suire (FRA) 3 0  
   Y Basuki (INA) 3 6 0 LL  C Suire (FRA) 7 4 7
Q  J-M Lee (KOR) 5 6 5
1  S Graf (FRG) 6 4 6
11  L Savchenko (URS) 2 6 3
11  L Savchenko (URS) 63 7 9
   S Gomer (GBR) 4 7 6    S Gomer (GBR) 7 63 7
   B Cordwell (NZL) 6 5 2 11  L Savchenko (URS) 6 7  
   I-S Kim (KOR) 6 3 7    I-S Kim (KOR) 3 64  
WC  E Inoue (JPN) 3 6 5    I-S Kim (KOR) 6 4 6
5  H Suková (TCH) 2 6 2

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4  P Shriver (USA) 6 6  
   J Hetherington (CAN) 6 6      J Hetherington (CAN) 2 3  
Q  I Berger (ISR) 1 4   4  P Shriver (USA) 6 3 6
   H Kelesi (CAN) 5 5   10  K Maleeva (BUL) 3 6 2
Q  G Miró (BRA) 7 7   Q  G Miró (BRA) 5 1  
10  K Maleeva (BUL) 7 6  
4  P Shriver (USA) 2 3  
Q  I Demongeot (FRA) 4 3   8  Z Garrison (USA) 6 6  
   J Novotná (TCH) 6 6      J Novotná (TCH) 4 3  
Q  B Paulus (AUT) 7 6   Q  B Paulus (AUT) 6 6  
   B Fulco (ARG) 65 4   Q  B Paulus (AUT) 5 2  
8  Z Garrison (USA) 7 6  
Q  C Hernández Salas (MEX) 1 4  
8  Z Garrison (USA) 6 6  

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6  N Zvereva (URS) 6 3 6
   A Minter (AUS) 6 6      A Minter (AUS) 4 6 1
Q  X Escobedo (MEX) 1 3   6  N Zvereva (URS) 6 6  
   W Turnbull (AUS) 6 6      T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN) 1 2  
   C Wood (GBR) 1 3      W Turnbull (AUS) 4 3  
   W Bouchabou (ALG) 0 1      T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN) 6 6  
   T Scheuer-Larsen (DEN) 6 6   6  N Zvereva (URS) 4 3  
3  G Sabatini (ARG) 6 6  
12  S Hanika (FRG) 6 6  
Q  J Muir (ZIM) 1 1  
12  S Hanika (FRG) 6 4 2
   A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 4 2   3  G Sabatini (ARG) 1 6 6
   S Goleš (YUG) 6 6      S Goleš (YUG) 1 0  
3  G Sabatini (ARG) 6 6  

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7  M Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 6 6  
   M Paz (ARG) 7 6      M Paz (ARG) 1 2  
Q  O Tsarbopoulou (GRE) 67 3   7  M Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 6 6  
Q  K Okamoto (JPN) 63 5   WC  C Lindqvist (SWE) 1 0  
WC  C Lindqvist (SWE) 7 7   WC  C Lindqvist (SWE) 2 6 6
   N Tauziat (FRA) 7 6      N Tauziat (FRA) 6 3 4
   C Bassett-Seguso (CAN) 65 1   7  M Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 6 6  
   R Reggi (ITA) 3 4  
9  C Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 6 63 3
   E Smylie (AUS) 63 0      R Reggi (ITA) 4 7 6
   R Reggi (ITA) 7 6      R Reggi (ITA) 2 6 6
2  C Evert (USA) 6 4 1
WC  S Cecchini (ITA) 2 2  
2  C Evert (USA) 6 6  

References

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