1988 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1988 French Open
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Natasha Zvereva
Score6–0, 6–0
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1988 French Open

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 French Open.[1] It was her second French Open title and third major title overall. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament, dropping only 20 games. The final was the shortest major final of the Open Era; the official duration of the match was 34 minutes, with only 32 minutes of play due to a rain break.[2][3][4][5] It remains the only "double bagel" major final of the Open Era.

The win marked Graf's second step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis. Graf recorded a total of six "bagel" (6–0) sets across her seven matches. The final was the first major final since the 1981 French Open not to feature either Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert.

Seeds

  1. Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Martina Navratilova (fourth round)
  3. Chris Evert (third round)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
  5. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (third round)
  6. Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  7. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
  8. Hana Mandlíková (second round)
  9. Lori McNeil (third round)
  10. Zina Garrison (fourth round)
  11. Katerina Maleeva (first round)
  12. Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  13. Natasha Zvereva (final)
  14. Anna-Maria Cecchini (third round)
  15. Sylvia Hanika (fourth round)
  16. Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before event)

Qualifying

Main article: 1988 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
  Bettina Fulco 0 1
1 Steffi Graf 6 77
4 Gabriela Sabatini 3 63
4 Gabriela Sabatini 4 6 6
  Helen Kelesi 6 1 3
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
13 Natasha Zvereva 0 0
  Nicole Provis 7 3 6
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 6 4
  Nicole Provis 3 77 5
13 Natasha Zvereva 6 63 7
6 Helena Suková 2 3
13 Natasha Zvereva 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 S Graf 6 6
WC N Guerrée 0 4 1 S Graf 6 6
N Sodupe 3 3 R Reis 1 0
R Reis 6 6 1 S Graf 6 6
E Pfaff 6 6 S Sloane 0 1
A Frazier 3 2 E Pfaff 3 6 3
C Benjamin 2 6 1 S Sloane 6 3 6
S Sloane 6 0 6 1 S Graf 6 6
P Paradis 1 6 4 N Tauziat 1 3
J Byrne 6 1 6 J Byrne 7 77
K Rinaldi 6 5 5 D Van Rensburg 5 63
D Van Rensburg 4 7 7 J Byrne 5 2
N Tauziat 6 6 N Tauziat 7 6
M Bollegraf 3 2 N Tauziat 6 6
H Cioffi 0 4 LL L Corsato 3 0
LL L Corsato 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 L McNeil 6 6
E Hakami 3 2 9 L McNeil 6 4 6
C Jolissaint 65 6 6 C Jolissaint 1 6 2
P Casale[6] 77 1 1 9 L McNeil 6 3 1
T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6 Q C Martínez 1 6 6
C Suire 3 2 T Scheuer-Larsen 2 0
Q C Martínez 6 6 Q C Martínez 6 6
A Dechaume 0 2 Q C Martínez 2 4
R Zrubáková 6 6 B Fulco 6 6
M Javer 0 0 R Zrubáková 6 6
P Tarabini 1 6 6 P Tarabini 4 4
J Novotná 6 3 2 R Zrubáková 2 1
B Fulco 6 6 B Fulco 6 6
Q M-C Damas 0 2 B Fulco 6 6
E Minter 2 1 8 H Mandlíková 4 3
8 H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 G Sabatini 6 7
WC M Laval 1 5 4 G Sabatini 6 6
M Lindström 77 3 1 K Schimper 3 0
K Schimper 64 6 6 4 G Sabatini 6 6
M Louie-Harper 1 6 6 M Yanagi 3 0
L Bonder 6 3 4 M Louie-Harper 6 1 2
M Jaggard 3 3 M Yanagi 4 6 6
M Yanagi 6 6 4 G Sabatini 6 6
M Pérez Roldán 77 4 6 B Schultz 4 1
S Mascarin 62 6 4 M Pérez Roldán w/o
B Schultz 7 6 B Schultz
S Wasserman 5 0 B Schultz 6 7
R Fairbank 63 63 14 A-M Cecchini 4 5
Q J Pospíšilová 77 77 Q J Pospíšilová 1 0
K Okamoto 1 3 14 A-M Cecchini 6 6
14 A-M Cecchini 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 R Reggi 6 6
S Goleš 4 2 12 R Reggi 6 1 3
C Singer 6 2 2 Q M Strandlund 3 6 6
Q M Strandlund 1 6 6 Q M Strandlund 6 1 3
M Mesker 3 1 LL N Jagerman 4 6 6
LL N Jagerman 6 6 LL N Jagerman 77 77
G Miró 3 2 J Halard 65 62
J Halard 6 6 LL N Jagerman 2 1
WC M-C Calleja 6 2 4 H Kelesi 6 6
H Kelesi 4 6 6 H Kelesi 6 6
N Herreman 2 2 A Holíková 2 2
A Holíková 6 6 H Kelesi 6 6
K Horvath 2 6 3 5 M Maleeva-Fragnière 4 2
L Ferrando 6 2 6 L Ferrando 0 2
P Huber 3 1 5 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
5 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
A Kanellopoulou 2 4 7 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6
F Bonsignori 5 6 6 F Bonsignori 4 0
H Na 7 4 3 7 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 5
WC S Niox-Château 0 3 N Provis 1 6 7
N Provis 6 6 N Provis 5 6 6
R Maršíková 2 2 WC E Derly 7 3 1
WC E Derly 6 6 N Provis 77 77
Q S Hack 4 1 15 S Hanika 61 64
W Probst 6 6 W Probst 4 1
A Kijimuta 6 3 2 I Demongeot 6 6
I Demongeot 4 6 6 I Demongeot 6 5 4
WC K Quentrec 2 6 6 15 S Hanika 3 7 6
A Villagrán 6 3 3 WC K Quentrec 7 2 2
C Porwik 1 3 15 S Hanika 5 6 6
15 S Hanika 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 K Maleeva 4 5
C Tanvier 6 7 C Tanvier 6 6
H Witvoet 78 6 H Witvoet 1 1
Q A Tiezzi 66 3 C Tanvier 3 6 6
T Phelps 63 2 E Reinach 6 4 3
J Durie 77 6 J Durie 1 4
C Bassett-Seguso 3 0 E Reinach 6 6
E Reinach 6 6 C Tanvier 2 0
S Meier 6 6 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
A Minter 1 3 S Meier 5 0
I Kuczyńska 2 0 A Sánchez Vicario 7 6
A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 A Sánchez Vicario 6 77
Q B Romanò 6 6 3 C Evert 1 64
Q J Jonerup 2 0 Q B Romanò 5 2
J Wiesner 1 4 3 C Evert 7 6
3 C Evert 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 H Suková 6 6
I Cueto 2 0 6 H Suková 6 6
LL S Appelmans 6 64 6 LL S Appelmans 1 4
E Burgin 4 77 0 6 H Suková 6 6
C Lindqvist 7 4 3 M Paz 4 4
M Paz 5 6 6 M Paz 77 6
D Faber 6 6 D Faber 64 4
WC C Mothes-Jobkel 0 4 6 H Suková 6 6
K Adams 5 6 3 10 Z Garrison 1 2
L Garrone 7 1 6 L Garrone 1 6 4
M Torres 6 6 M Torres 6 2 6
N Bykova 1 2 M Torres 1 1
N Dias 78 3 5 10 Z Garrison 6 6
I Budařová 66 6 7 I Budařová 0 77 2
S Rehe 2 6 1 10 Z Garrison 6 64 6
10 Z Garrison 6 4 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 N Zvereva 77 6
L Golarsa 65 0 13 N Zvereva 6 6
C Christian 1 6 1 L Field 2 0
L Field 6 4 6 13 N Zvereva 6 6
S Auer 5 5 M Gurney 0 4
M Gurney 7 7 M Gurney 2 6 7
WC N van Lottum 7 6 WC N van Lottum 6 2 5
C Cohen 5 3 13 N Zvereva 6 77
LL C Wood 1 63 2 M Navratilova 3 65
B Paulus 6 77 B Paulus 6 6
E Krapl 3 6 5 A Devries 3 2
A Devries 6 4 7 B Paulus 2 2
H ter Riet 6 7 2 M Navratilova 6 6
B Herr 0 5 H ter Riet 1 0 r
P Medrado 0 3 2 M Navratilova 6 2
2 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. ^ Steven Pye (27 May 2014). "The 1988 French Open: how Agassi arrived, Graf ruled and Wilander won". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Graf Wastes No Time Reaching Another Final".
  4. ^ Times, Robin Herman and Special To the New York. "TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ "T365 Recall: Steffi Graf's brutal 32-minute 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Natasha Zvereva at the French Open". Tennis 365. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Lendl, Navratilova, Evert Advance at French Open". The Washington Post. 25 May 1988.
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