1988 United Jersey Bank Classic – Singles

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Singles
1988 United Jersey Bank Classic
Final
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1987  · United Jersey Bank Classic ·  1989  

Manuela Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Catarina Lindqvist.

Contents

Steffi Graf won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva (second round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Rehe (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 66 
  Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 0 1  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 66   Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez 2 0  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Durie 2 2  1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Balestrat 2 676 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 2 1  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Provis 64 5   Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Balestrat 4 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg R Reggi 2 3  6 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 66 
6 Flag of Germany.svg S Hanika 66 1 Flag of Germany.svg S Graf 66 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková 1 1  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 64 1   Flag of France.svg I Demongeot 2 2  
  Flag of France.svg I Demongeot 4 663 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková 76 
  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi 2 3  8 Flag of the United States.svg S Rehe 5 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Cecchini 6 61
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg D Van Rensburg 2 73 8 Flag of the United States.svg S Rehe 73 6
8 Flag of the United States.svg S Rehe 66 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko 6 2  
  Flag of France.svg J Halard 76   Flag of France.svg J Halard 4 1  
  Flag of Japan.svg E Inoue 60 2   Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
  Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 4 66  Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 1 1  4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva 62 3
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg E Reinach 66   Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg E Reinach 4 0  
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva 66 
  Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
5 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 66 5 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 4 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández 4 2  5 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 66 
  Flag of New Zealand.svg B Cordwell 5 65   Flag of Argentina.svg B Fulco 0 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg B Fulco 74 75 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg K Maleeva 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg C Lindqvist 66   Flag of Sweden.svg C Lindqvist 1 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná 3 4    Flag of Sweden.svg C Lindqvist 76 6
2 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg M Maleeva 5 73

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