1988 Italian Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's singles
1988 Italian Open
1987 ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Final
ChampionArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-upCanada Helen Kelesi
Score6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 against Helen Kelesi.[1]

Seeds

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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.   Chris Evert (third round)
  2.   Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  3.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)
  4.   Katerina Maleeva (second round)
  5.   Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
  6.   Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  7.   Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  8.   Arantxa Sánchez (semifinals)
  9.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  10.   Isabel Cueto (third round)
  11.   Jana Novotná (first round)
  12.   Kathleen Horvath (first round)
  13.   Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  14.   Helen Kelesi (final)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

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Finals

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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  

Top half

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Section 1

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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

Section 2

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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  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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  

Section 4

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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  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 193–194. ISBN 9780002183116.
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