1988 Midland Group Championships – Singles

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Singles
1988 Midland Group Championships
1987 Champion Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
Final
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Runner-up Flag of Bulgaria.svg Manuela Maleeva
Score6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1987  · Brighton International ·  1989  

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Steffi Graf won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Manuela Maleeva.

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 Germany.svg Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva (final)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Budařová 3 2  1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg C Dahlman 75 4   Flag of the Netherlands.svg H Witvoet 1 1  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg H Witvoet 6 761 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
LL Flag of Germany.svg S Auer 4 64 8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 3 2  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie 64 6  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie 3 3  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg C Cohen 65 1 8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
8 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 2 761 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 65 6
4 Flag of Germany.svg C Kohde-Kilsch 66 5 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil 2 74
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa 1 2  4 Flag of Germany.svg C Kohde-Kilsch 76 
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg E Reinach 2 0  Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood 5 1  
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood 66 4 Flag of Germany.svg C Kohde-Kilsch 2 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová 1 3  5 Flag of the United States.svg S Martin 66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Gomer 66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Gomer 4 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Meier 60 1 5 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil 66 
5 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil 4 661 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 66 
7 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 66 3 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva 2 0  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salmon 1 4  7 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 63 6
  Flag of France.svg N Herreman 76 6  Flag of France.svg N Herreman 2 64
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Grunfeld 5 72 7 Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 3 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg C Caverzasio 2 61 3 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg M Maleeva 66 
  Flag of France.svg I Demongeot 60 6  Flag of France.svg I Demongeot 3 1  
Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Strandlund 4 1  3 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg M Maleeva 66 
3 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg M Maleeva 66 3 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg M Maleeva 72 
6 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 66 2 Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 6 1 r
  Flag of Germany.svg W Probst 1 2  6 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 66 
  Flag of France.svg C Tanvier 5 2  Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Pospíšilová 3 3  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Pospíšilová 76 6 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 5 2  
  Flag of New Zealand.svg B Cordwell 3 64 2 Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 76 
  Flag of Italy.svg L Garrone 64 6  Flag of Italy.svg L Garrone 0 0  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M Javer 4 0  2 Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 66 

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