Women's singles | |
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1988 Italian Open | |
1987 Champion | Steffi Graf |
Champion | Gabriela Sabatini |
Runner-up | Helen Kelesi |
Score | 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 |
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 against Helen Kelesi. [1]
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.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
14 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
8 | Arantxa Sánchez | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
14 | Helen Kelesi | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
13 | Judith Wiesner | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | C Evert | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Provis | 7 | 5 | 6 | N Provis | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Byrne | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | C Evert | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Huber | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | H Kelesi | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Cohen | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | C Cohen | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Garrone | 1 | 6 | 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | 14 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | I Cueto | 6 | 7 | 5 | R Reggi | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Paz | 3 | 6 | 10 | I Cueto | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Jolissaint | 2 | 3 | R Zrubáková | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | 10 | I Cueto | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H ter Riet | 4 | 3 | 5 | R Reggi | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | I Demongeot | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | R Reggi | 5 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Maleeva | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Fulco | 6 | 7 | B Fulco | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurney | 3 | 5 | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Bowes | 2 | 3 | J Halard | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S La Fratta | 6 | 6 | Q | S La Fratta | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Pérez-Roldán | 3 | 6 | 4 | J Halard | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Halard | 6 | 4 | 6 | B Fulco | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | K Horvath | 4 | 0 | 8 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I Kuczyńska | 6 | 6 | I Kuczyńska | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Suire | 3 | 2 | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Goleš | 6 | 6 | S Goleš | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Paulus | 1 | 3 | 8 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | L Ferrando | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Budařová | 7 | 4 | 5 | Q | D Krajčovičová | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Krajčovičová | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | S Cecchini | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
E Krapl | 6 | 6 | Q | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Golarsa | 3 | 2 | E Krapl | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Kanellopoulou | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | S Cecchini | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Boschiero | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Villagrán | 3 | 7 | 6 | A Villagrán | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Wasserman | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | 3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Singer | 4 | 1 | C Caverzasio | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Bollegraf | 1 | 4 | Q | B Romanò | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Romanò | 6 | 6 | 7 | S Hanika | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Lapi | 4 | 2 | A Dechaume | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | F Bonsignori | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Tanvier | 1 | 6 | 2 | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Dechaume | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | S Hanika | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | J Novotná | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | G Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
N Dias | 2 | 6 | 7 | N Dias | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Derly | 6 | 6 | Q | E Derly | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Miró | 2 | 3 | N Dias | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Medrado | 3 | 0 | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Schwartz | 6 | 6 | Q | A Schwartz | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. This ended Graf's winning streak of major singles titles at five. Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game to love and won only three more points in the match from that point. Sánchez Vicario was just 17 years old at the time, and it was the first of her three French Open titles.
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