1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Final
ChampionArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1987 · Virginia Slims of Florida · 1989 →

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.   Steffi Graf (final)
  2.   Chris Evert (semifinals)
  3.   Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  4.   Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
  5.   Helena Suková (third round)
  6.   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
  7.   Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  8.   Raffaella Reggi (third round)
  9.   Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  10.   Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
  11.   Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  12. n/a
  13.   Anne Minter (first round)
  14.   Stephanie Rehe (first round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Steffi Graf 6 4 7
3   Pam Shriver 4 6 6
1   Steffi Graf 6 3 1
4   Gabriela Sabatini 2 6 6
4   Gabriela Sabatini 6 7  
2   Chris Evert 1 5  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   S Graf 6 6  
Q   P Casale 4 3       L Bonder 1 1  
    L Bonder 6 6   1   S Graf 6 6  
    B Schultz 7 6   9   N Tauziat 2 1  
    S Meier 6 1       B Schultz 2 2  
    M Werdel 4 2   9   N Tauziat 6 6  
9   N Tauziat 6 6   1   S Graf 6 6  
LL   T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5       P Paradis 1 2  
    P Paradis 6 7       P Paradis 6 6  
    C Porwik 4 1       S Goleš 2 4  
    S Goleš 6 6       P Paradis 3 6 6
    E Hakami 6 3 1 8   R Reggi 6 4 2
Q   L Golarsa 1 6 6 Q   L Golarsa 3 3  
8   R Reggi 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   P Shriver 6 6  
Q   W Probst 7 3 6 Q   W Probst 1 1  
    B Nagelsen 5 6 3 3   P Shriver 6 6  
    P Huber 1 2       N Provis 4 0  
    N Provis 6 6       N Provis 6 7  
    B Fulco 6 5 6     B Fulco 4 6  
14   S Rehe 4 7 4 3   P Shriver 1 7 7
    R White 7 6       G Fernández 6 5 5
    J Durie 6 2       R White 4 6 6
    R Fairbank 6 6       R Fairbank 6 4 3
    K Keil 2 2       R White 5 7 1
    T Phelps 4 5       G Fernández 7 6 6
    G Fernández 6 7       G Fernández 7 5 6
6   C Kohde-Kilsch 5 7 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   H Suková 6 6  
    P Tarabini 6 6       P Tarabini 2 1  
Q   C Jolissaint 3 3   5   H Suková 4 6 2
    B Cordwell 4 2   11   M J Fernández 6 1 6
    M Torres 6 6       M Torres 1 2  
    I Demongeot 5 2   11   M J Fernández 6 6  
11   M J Fernández 7 6   11   M J Fernández 6 3  
10   C Lindqvist 4 3   4   G Sabatini 7 6  
Q   L Ferrando 6 6   Q   L Ferrando 3 6 5
    J Hetherington 4 6 2     K Schimper 6 4 7
    K Schimper 6 3 6     K Schimper 2 1  
    W Turnbull 3 6 6 4   G Sabatini 6 6  
LL   A Devries 6 2 2     W Turnbull 1 1  
4   G Sabatini 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   S Cecchini 7 6  
    H Cioffi 6 4 0     A Kijimuta 5 2  
    A Kijimuta 3 6 6 7   S Cecchini 4 6 6
    L Garrone 2 6 4 Q   E Reinach 6 4 2
Q   E Reinach 6 1 6 Q   E Reinach 4 6 6
    N Dias 6 2 6     N Dias 6 1 3
    E Inoue 4 6 0 7   S Cecchini 1 0  
13   A Minter 2 0   2   C Evert 6 6  
Q   P Harper 6 6   Q   P Harper 6 7  
    K Horvath 6 6       K Horvath 4 5  
    R Zrubáková 4 3   Q   P Harper 1 3  
    M Seles 7 6   2   C Evert 6 6  
    H Kelesi 6 3       M Seles 2 1  
2   C Evert 6 6  

References

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