# 1988 US Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 US Open. It was her first US Open title and fifth major singles title overall. With the win, Graf became the third woman to complete the Grand Slam, after Maureen Connolly and Margaret Court, also completing the career Grand Slam. Moreover, it was the fourth component of her Golden Slam, which remains the only calendar Golden Slam achieved in pedestrian tennis. It was Sabatini's first major final.
Martina Navratilova was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Zina Garrison.
This was the first US Open final in 15 years not to feature an American, the last occasion being in 1973.

## Seeds

* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
* Chris Evert (semifinals, withdrew due to illness)
* Pam Shriver (second round)
* Gabriela Sabatini (final)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (fourth round)
* Natasha Zvereva (first round)
* Lori McNeil (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Barbara Potter (fourth round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (third round)
* Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Katerina Maleeva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Katerina Maleeva | 3 | 0 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Chris Evert | w/o | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Evert | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Chris Evert | w/o | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 11 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | 11 | Zina Garrison | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Minter | 1 | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 4 | 7 | | M Bollegraf | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Reis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Herreman | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | M Werdel | 4 | 0 | | | R Reis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 4 | 2 | | | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | K Adams | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Fendick | 4 | 2 |
| | N Jagerman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Jagerman | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 2 | 3 | | | P Fendick | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Fendick | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | S Hanika | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 7 | | | A Grossman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 1 | 3 | | 15 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Hanika | 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 |
| 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 2 | 1 | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Poruri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | L Poruri | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Holíková | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | S Wasserman | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 3 | 6 | 4 | | A Holíková | 3 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | S Wasserman | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 1 | 3 |
| | O Tsarbopoulou | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | A Frazier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | A Devries | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | A Frazier | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D Balestrat | 6 | 6 | | | D Balestrat | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Bonder-Kreiss | 1 | 4 | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 4 | 1 | | 3 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Torres | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Torres | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Yanagi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | M Torres | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | R Rajchrtová | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | B Herr | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 2 | 4 |
| | M-L Daniels | 3 | 6 | 2 | | B Herr | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | J Wiesner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novotná | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Bykova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | L McNeil | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 3 | 6 | 4 | | N Bykova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová | 4 | 0 | | 9 | L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | B Potter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 2 | 3 | | 12 | B Potter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Frankl | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | R White | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 12 | B Potter | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Gurney | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | B Nagelsen | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | C Porwik | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | B Nagelsen | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Potter | 3 | 2 |
| | C Tanvier | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 |
| | L Garrone | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | L Garrone | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Green | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | I Cueto | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Santrock | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 2 | 1 | WC | J Santrock | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 1 | 4 | | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 3 | 0 | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 2 | 3 | | B Bowes | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Richardson | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | W White | 3 | 4 | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Medrado | 2 | 5 | Q | J Richardson | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Richardson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
| | H Ludloff | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Rehe | 5 | 4 |
| | I Kuczyńska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | I Kuczyńska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Okamoto | 1 | 1 | | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Rehe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Reggi | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 10 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J-A Faull | 6$^4$ | 5 | | R Reggi | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 4 | 2 | 10 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | L Savchenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6$^4$ | 2 | | 16 | L Savchenko | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | | | | E Burgin | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 3 | | | | | | | | 16 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Magers | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | C Bassett-Seguso | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 3 | 7 | 4 | | G Magers | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Villagrán | 3 | 0 | | | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bassett-Seguso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 |
| | T Phelps | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Phelps | 3 | 1 |
| WC | C Cunningham | 6 | 1 | 2 | | T Phelps | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Graham | 4 | 6 | 1 | | A Henricksson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | T Phelps | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | T Scheuer-Larsen | 5 | 6 | 3 | | L Meskhi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smith | 4 | 3 | | 4 | P Shriver | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Shriver | 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 | Fourth round |
| 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Steinmetz | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Steinmetz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Keil | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Sloane | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 3 | 1 | | | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | C Suire | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schimper | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | H Na | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Z Garrison | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Hetherington | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 5 | 1 | | | L Ferrando | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Hetherington | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Christian | 2 | 3 | | | H Kelesi | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 0 | 3 | | 11 | Z Garrison | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Byrne | 1 | 2 | | 13 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie-Harper | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M J Fernández | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Paz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Wood | 5 | 2 | | | M Paz | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 1 | 4 | | | E Reinach | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 4 | 1 |
| | W Turnbull | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | A Minter | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | S Goleš | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lindström | 6 | 3 | 2 | | E Hakami | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 1 | 3 | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |