1988 Belgian Open – Singles

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Singles
1988 Belgian Open
1987 Champion Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi
Final score60, 75
Events
Singles Doubles
  1987  · Belgian Open ·  1989  

Kathleen Horvath was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Silvia La Fratta.

Contents

Arantxa Sánchez won in the final 60, 75 against Raffaella Reggi.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva (second round)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi (final)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez (champion)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Neige Dias (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath (first round)
  8. Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg C van Renterghem 3 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison 76 
  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg A Vieira 65 4   Flag of Switzerland.svg C Cohen 5 4  
  Flag of Switzerland.svg C Cohen 3 761 Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison 4 5  
Q Flag of Spain.svg I Varas 66 5 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 67 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg L O'Neill 3 3  Q Flag of Spain.svg I Varas 1 0  
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Strandlund 2 3  5 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 66 
5 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 66 5 Flag of Germany.svg I Cueto 0 4  
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg S Meier 0 1  4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Jagerman 5 66  Flag of the Netherlands.svg N Jagerman 3 3  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Devries 71 3 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66 
  Flag of Greece.svg O Tsarbopoulou 4 648 Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 2 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg B Romanò 63 3/r   Flag of Greece.svg O Tsarbopoulou 5 62
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Wasserman 0 2  8 Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 72 6
8 Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 66 4 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez 67 
7 Flag of the United States.svg K Horvath 5 74 3 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi 0 5  
  Flag of Italy.svg S La Fratta 75 6  Flag of Italy.svg S La Fratta 76 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schilder 1 3    Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg P Medrado 5 4  
  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg P Medrado 66   Flag of Italy.svg S La Fratta 4 2  
Q Flag of France.svg S Niox-Chateau 66 3 Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 4 2  Q Flag of France.svg S Niox-Chateau 4 64
  Flag of Germany.svg V Martinek 1 0  3 Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi 64 6
3 Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi 66 3 Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi 66 
6 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg N Dias 66   Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 2 2  
Q Flag of Sweden.svg J Jonerup 1 3  6 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg N Dias 66 
Q Flag of Italy.svg S Dalla Valle 2 0    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood 3 1  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood 66 6 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg N Dias 5 1  
  Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 67   Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 76 
  Flag of Denmark.svg T Scheuer-Larsen 4 5    Flag of Greece.svg A Kanellopoulou 1 66
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa 1 0  2 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 64 0
2 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 66 

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