1988 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1988 French Open
Champion West Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Final score 6–0, 6–0

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Natalia Zvereva, 6–0, 6–0, in the final.[1] The match lasted only 32[2][3][4] minutes, the shortest-ever and most one-sided Grand Slam final, and it is the only "double bagel" Grand Slam final of the Open Era.

Graf recorded a total of six 6–0 sets during her seven matches, and was her second step to complete the first and so far only Calendar Year Golden Slam. Also of note is that this was the first grand slam final not to be contested by either Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert since the 1981 French Open.

This tournament was the first Grand Slam to feature future Wimbledon Champion and French Open finalist Conchita Martínez.

Seeds

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (Fourth Round)
  3. United States Chris Evert (Third Round)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (Semifinals)
  5. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (Third Round)
  6. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
  7. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Third Round)
  8. Australia Hana Mandlíková (Second Round)
  9. United States Lori McNeil (Third Round)
  10. United States Zina Garrison (Fourth Round)
  11. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (First Round)
  12. Italy Raffaella Reggi (Second Round)
  13. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (Final)
  14. Italy Anna-Maria Cecchini (Third Round)
  15. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (Fourth Round)
  16. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Withdrew before event)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6    
   Argentina Bettina Fulco 0 1    
  1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 77    
  4  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 63    
4  Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 6
     Canada Helen Kelesi 6 1 3  
    1  West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
  13  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 0 0  
     Australia Nicole Provis 7 3 6  
   Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 6 4  
     Australia Nicole Provis 3 77 5
  13  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6 63 7  
6  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 2 3  
  13  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
WC France N Guerree-Spitzer 0 4 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
United States N Sodupe 3 3 United States R Reis 1 0
United States R Reis 6 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 6 6 United States S Sloane 0 1
United States A Frazier 3 2 West Germany E Pfaff 3 6 3
United States C Benjamin 2 6 1 United States S Sloane 6 3 6
United States S Sloane 6 0 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
France P Paradis 1 6 4 France N Tauziat 1 3
Australia J Byrne 6 1 6 Australia J Byrne 7 77
United States K Rinaldi 6 5 5 South Africa D Van Rensburg 5 63
South Africa D Van Rensburg 4 7 7 Australia J Byrne 5 2
France N Tauziat 6 6 France N Tauziat 7 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 3 2 France N Tauziat 6 6
United States H Cioffi 0 4 LL Brazil L Corsato 3 0
LL Brazil L Corsato 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
9 United States L McNeil 6 6
United States E Hakami 3 2 9 United States L McNeil 6 4 6
Switzerland C Jolissaint 65 6 6 Switzerland C Jolissaint 1 6 2
Italy C Casale 77 1 1 9 United States L McNeil 6 3 1
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 Q Spain C Martínez 1 6 6
France C Suire 3 2 Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 2 0
Q Spain C Martínez 6 6 Q Spain C Martínez 6 6
France A Dechaume 0 2 Q Spain C Martínez 2 4
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
United Kingdom M Javer 0 0 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6
Argentina P Tarabini 1 6 6 Argentina P Tarabini 4 4
Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 3 2 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 2 1
Argentina B Fulco 6 6 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
Q France M-C Damas 0 2 Argentina B Fulco 6 6
Australia E Minter 2 1 8 Australia H Mandlíková 4 3
8 Australia H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 7
WC France M Laval 1 5 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Sweden M Lindström 77 3 1 South Africa K Schimper 3 0
South Africa K Schimper 64 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States M Louie-Harper 1 6 6 Japan M Yanagi 3 0
United States L Bonder 6 3 4 United States M Louie-Harper 6 1 2
Australia M Jaggard 3 3 Japan M Yanagi 4 6 6
Japan M Yanagi 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Argentina M Perez-Roldan 77 4 6 Netherlands B Schultz 4 1
United States S Mascarin 62 6 4 Argentina M Perez-Roldan w/o
Netherlands B Schultz 7 6 Netherlands B Schultz
Belgium S Wasserman 5 0 Netherlands B Schultz 6 7
South Africa R Fairbank 63 63 14 Italy A-M Cecchini 4 5
Q Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 77 77 Q Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 1 0
Japan K Okamoto 1 3 14 Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6
14 Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
12 Italy R Reggi 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 4 2 12 Italy R Reggi 6 1 3
West Germany C Singer 6 2 2 Q Sweden M Strandlund 3 6 6
Q Sweden M Strandlund 1 6 6 Q Sweden M Strandlund 6 1 3
Netherlands M Mesker 3 1 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 4 6 6
LL Netherlands N Jagerman 6 6 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 77 77
Brazil G Miró 3 2 France J Halard 65 62
France J Halard 6 6 LL Netherlands N Jagerman 2 1
WC France M-C Calleja 6 2 4 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
Canada H Kelesi 4 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
France N Herreman 2 2 Czechoslovakia A Holikova 2 2
Czechoslovakia A Holikova 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 6
United States K Horvath 2 6 3 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 4 2
Italy L Ferrando 6 2 6 Italy L Ferrando 0 2
Austria P Huber 3 1 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Greece A Kanellopoulou 2 4 7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
Italy F Bonsignori 5 6 6 Italy F Bonsignori 4 0
United States H Na 7 4 3 7 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 5
WC France S Niox-Chateau 0 3 Australia N Provis 1 6 7
Australia N Provis 6 6 Australia N Provis 5 6 6
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 2 2 WC France E Derly 7 3 1
WC France E Derly 6 6 Australia N Provis 77 77
Q West Germany S Hack 4 1 15 West Germany S Hanika 61 64
West Germany W Probst 6 6 West Germany W Probst 4 1
Japan A Kijimuta 4 6 6 France I Demongeot 6 6
France I Demongeot 6 3 2 France I Demongeot 6 5 4
WC France K Quentrec 6 3 3 15 West Germany S Hanika 3 7 6
Argentina A Villagrán 2 6 6 WC France K Quentrec 7 2 2
West Germany C Porwik 1 3 15 West Germany S Hanika 5 6 6
15 West Germany S Hanika 6 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
11 Bulgaria K Maleeva 4 5
France C Tanvier 6 7 France C Tanvier 6 6
Netherlands H Witvoet 78 6 Netherlands H Witvoet 1 1
Q Argentina A Tiezzi 66 3 France C Tanvier 3 6 6
United States T Phelps 63 2 South Africa E Reinach 6 4 3
United Kingdom J Durie 77 6 United Kingdom J Durie 1 4
Canada C Bassett-Seguso 3 0 South Africa E Reinach 6 6
South Africa E Reinach 6 6 France C Tanvier 2 0
West Germany S Meier 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Australia A Minter 1 3 West Germany S Meier 5 0
Poland I Kuczyńska 2 0 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6
Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 77
Q Italy B Romano 6 6 3 United States C Evert 1 64
Q Sweden J Jonerup 2 0 Q Italy B Romano 5 2
Austria J Wiesner 1 4 3 United States C Evert 7 6
3 United States C Evert 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
West Germany I Cueto 2 0 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
LL Belgium S Appelmans 6 64 6 LL Belgium S Appelmans 1 4
United States E Burgin 4 77 0 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
Sweden C Lindqvist 7 4 3 Argentina M Paz 4 4
Argentina M Paz 5 6 6 Argentina M Paz 77 6
United States D Faber 6 6 United States D Faber 64 4
WC France C Mothes-Jobkel 0 4 6 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6
United States K Adams 5 6 3 10 United States Z Garrison 1 2
Italy L Garrone 7 1 6 Italy L Garrone 1 6 4
United States M Torres 6 6 United States M Torres 6 2 6
Soviet Union N Bykova 1 2 United States M Torres 1 1
Brazil N Dias 78 3 5 10 United States Z Garrison 6 6
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 66 6 7 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 0 77 2
United States S Rehe 2 6 1 10 United States Z Garrison 6 64 6
10 United States Z Garrison 6 4 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 77 6
Italy L Golarsa 65 0 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
United States C Christian 1 6 1 Australia L Field 2 0
Australia L Field 6 4 6 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
West Germany S Auer 5 5 United States M Gurney 0 4
United States M Gurney 7 7 United States M Gurney 2 6 7
WC France N van Lottum 7 6 WC France N van Lottum 6 2 5
Switzerland C Cohen 5 3 13 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 77
LL United Kingdom C Wood 1 63 2 United States M Navratilova 3 65
Austria B Paulus 6 77 Austria B Paulus 6 6
Switzerland E Krapl 3 6 5 Belgium A Devries 3 2
Belgium A Devries 6 4 7 Austria B Paulus 2 2
Netherlands H Ter Riet 6 7 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
United States B Herr 0 5 Netherlands H Ter Riet 1 0 r
Brazil P Medrado 0 3 2 United States M Navratilova 6 2
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. http://www.rolandgarros.com/fr_FR/about/history/past_tournaments/1988.html
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbJAKPue20
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxT19Jhgy64

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