1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 Champion Steffi Graf
Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up Steffi Graf
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–1

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Steffi Graf (final)
  2. Chris Evert (semifinals)
  3. Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  5. Helena Suková (third round)
  6. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
  7. Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  8. Raffaella Reggi (third round)
  9. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  10. Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
  11. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  12. n/a
  13. Anne Minter (first round)
  14. Stephanie Rehe (first round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Steffi Graf 6 4 7
3 Pam Shriver 4 6 6
1 Steffi Graf 6 3 1
4 Gabriela Sabatini 2 6 6
4 Gabriela Sabatini 6 7  
2 Chris Evert 1 5  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 S Graf 6 6  
Q P Casale 4 3     L Bonder 1 1  
  L Bonder 6 6   1 S Graf 6 6  
  B Schultz 7 6   9 N Tauziat 2 1  
  S Meier 6 1     B Schultz 2 2  
  M Werdel 4 2   9 N Tauziat 6 6  
9 N Tauziat 6 6   1 S Graf 6 6  
LL T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5     P Paradis 1 2  
  P Paradis 6 7     P Paradis 6 6  
  C Porwik 4 1     S Goleš 2 4  
  S Goleš 6 6     P Paradis 3 6 6
  E Hakami 6 3 1 8 R Reggi 6 4 2
Q L Golarsa 1 6 6 Q L Golarsa 3 3  
8 R Reggi 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 P Shriver 6 6  
Q W Probst 7 3 6 Q W Probst 1 1  
  B Nagelsen 5 6 3 3 P Shriver 6 6  
  P Huber 1 2     N Provis 4 0  
  N Provis 6 6     N Provis 6 7  
  B Fulco 6 5 6   B Fulco 4 6  
14 S Rehe 4 7 4 3 P Shriver 1 7 7
  R White 7 6     G Fernández 6 5 5
  J Durie 6 2     R White 4 6 6
  R Fairbank 6 6     R Fairbank 6 4 3
  K Keil 2 2     R White 5 7 1
  T Phelps 4 5     G Fernández 7 6 6
  G Fernández 6 7     G Fernández 7 5 6
6 C Kohde-Kilsch 5 7 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 H Suková 6 6  
  P Tarabini 6 6     P Tarabini 2 1  
Q C Jolissaint 3 3   5 H Suková 4 6 2
  B Cordwell 4 2   11 M J Fernández 6 1 6
  M Torres 6 6     M Torres 1 2  
  I Demongeot 5 2   11 M J Fernández 6 6  
11 M J Fernández 7 6   11 M J Fernández 6 3  
10 C Lindqvist 4 3   4 G Sabatini 7 6  
Q L Ferrando 6 6   Q L Ferrando 3 6 5
  J Hetherington 4 6 2 Q K Schimper 6 4 7
Q K Schimper 6 3 6 Q K Schimper 2 1  
  W Turnbull 3 6 6 4 G Sabatini 6 6  
LL A Devries 6 2 2   W Turnbull 1 1  
4 G Sabatini 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 S Cecchini 7 6  
  H Cioffi 6 4 0   A Kijimuta 5 2  
  A Kijimuta 3 6 6 7 S Cecchini 4 6 6
  L Garrone 2 6 4 Q E Reinach 6 4 2
Q E Reinach 6 1 6 Q E Reinach 4 6 6
  N Dias 6 2 6   N Dias 6 1 3
  E Inoue 4 6 0 7 S Cecchini 1 0  
13 A Minter 2 0   2 C Evert 6 6  
Q P Harper 6 6   Q P Harper 6 7  
  K Horvath 6 6     K Horvath 4 5  
  R Zrubáková 4 3   Q P Harper 1 3  
  M Seles 7 6   2 C Evert 6 6  
  H Kelesi 6 3     M Seles 2 1  
2 C Evert 6 6  

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