1988 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
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1988 Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
Final | ||||
Champion | ![]() | |||
Runner-up | ![]() | |||
Score | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
Details | ||||
Draw | 16 | |||
Seeds | 8 | |||
Events | ||||
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1988 tennis event results
Gabriela Sabatini defeated Pam Shriver in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. She did not drop a set en route to the title.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Shriver. Graf was attempting to achieve a Super Slam, having won all four majors (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and the Olympics earlier in the season.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
Chris Evert (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
Pam Shriver (final)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (semifinals)
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
- NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 7 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 |
See also
References
- 1988 Virginia Slims Championships Draw
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1988 WTA Tour
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- Federation Cup
- Wightman Cup
- Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D)
- Summer Olympics, Seoul (S, D)
- World Doubles Championships, Tokyo (D)