# 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon singles title and fourth major title overall. It was also Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis. This marked the second of three years that Graf and Navratilova contested the Wimbledon final.
The semifinal between Chris Evert and Navratilova marked the last time they faced each other in a major, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry at the majors to 14–8.

## Seeds

    01. Steffi Graf (champion)
    02. Martina Navratilova (final)
    03. Pam Shriver (semifinals)
    04. Chris Evert (semifinals)
    05. Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
    06. Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
    07. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
    08. Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
    09. Hana Mandlíková (third round)
    10. Lori McNeil (third round)
    11. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)
    12. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
    13. Larisa Savchenko (fourth round)
    14. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
    15. Sylvia Hanika (third round)
    16. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Shaun Stafford.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pascale Paradis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pascale Paradis | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pam Shriver | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Pam Shriver | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Helena Suková | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 4 | Chris Evert | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Rosalyn Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hu | 0 | 0 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Quentrec | 7$^7$ | 6 | | LL | K Quentrec | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Louie Harper | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | T Phelps | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Loosemore | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | WC | S Loosemore | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 7 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | T Phelps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 5 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | I Kuczyńska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 | MJ Fernández | 2 | 2 |
| | E Nagelsen | 7 | 1 | 3 | | I Kuczyńska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 5 | 3 | | Q | L Field | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Field | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | I Kuczyńska | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 16 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 4 | 9 | | L Meskhi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 3 | 2 | | 16 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 3 | 5 | | 9 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | A Henricksson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Herr | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Romanò | 1 | 4 | | | M Bollegraf | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Minter | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 5 | 6 | | L Golarsa | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wood | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | R White | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| | S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 2 | | | N Herreman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D van Rensburg | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 4 | 3 | | S Parkhomenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Parkhomenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| LL | L O'Neill | 7 | 6 | | LL | L O'Neill | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 3 | 7 | 4 | | S Rehe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 |
| | M Javer | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 2 | 2 |
| | S Meier | 2 | 6 | 9 | | S Meier | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Cordwell | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | L Gould | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | I Cueto | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Simpkin | 1 | 0 | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 3 | 1 | | 12 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 7$^9$ | 3 | 0 | | D Balestrat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | Z Garrison | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | E Minter | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | G Fernández | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 5 | 4 | | | E Minter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Z Garrison | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | P Medrado | 3 | 1 | | | C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Grunfeld | 4 | 5 | | | M Gurney | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Tanvier | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Ludloff | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | R Zrubáková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett-Seguso | 2 | 2 | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | H Suková | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | J Novotná | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | H Suková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | E Inoue | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 7 | 5 | 2 | | E Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Barg | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | S Gomer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Suková | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | E Krapl | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Potter | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | N Bykova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | N Bykova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Potter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | B Potter | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | B Potter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | Q | J-A Faull | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J-A Faull | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | J-A Faull | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Budařová | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stafford | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 1 | 2 | | 15 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaggard | 2 | 2 | | | H Witvoet | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Witvoet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | S Hanika | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | V Lake | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 6 | 6 | | | K Adams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Adams | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Evert | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Okamoto | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Miró | 6 | 0 | 2 | | A Kijimuta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kijimuta | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 4 | 0 | | | C Singer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 1 | 2 | | 4 | C Evert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reis | 2 | 3 | | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | P Fendick | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C Jolissaint | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Reinach | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | L Gregory | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | C Jolissaint | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 2 | 4 |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 |
| | M Werdel | 4 | 2 | | | J Durie | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Daniels | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Fairbank | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | L McNeil | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | T Catlin | 3 | 1 | | | S Sloane | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 3 | 5 | | 10 | L McNeil | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne | 2 | 2 | | 13 | L Savchenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 6 | | | M Yanagi | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gerken | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Salmon | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 3 | 3 | | | A Villagrán | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 4 | 4 | | WC | J Salmon | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Salmon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | L Savchenko | 4 | 2 |
| | G Magers | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | H Kelesi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | G Magers | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Hunter | 3 | 2 | | | K Schimper | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Schimper | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 6 | | | E Hakami | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 1 | 2 | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |