1988 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1988 WTA German Open
1987 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Helena Suková.

Seeds

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.

Steffi Graf (champion)
Helena Suková (final)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
Hana Mandlíková (third round)
Raffaella Reggi (second round)
Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
Sylvia Hanika (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Isabel Cueto (third round)
Patricia Tarabini (third round)
Jana Novotná (first round)
Kathleen Horvath (second round)
n/a
n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	1	0
				1	Steffi Graf	6	6

				2	Helena Suková	3	2
7	Sylvia Hanika	2	3

2	Helena Suková	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	S Graf	6	6
	J Halard	7	6			J Halard	0	1
	J Durie	6	1						1	S Graf	6	6
	S Meier	6	6							S Meier	2	1
	J Byrne	2	3			S Meier	7	6
Q	C Dahlman	4	6	1	10	N Tauziat	5	2
10	N Tauziat	6	1	6										1	S Graf	6	6
	D Van Rensburg	7	6												N Provis	0	2
	L Ferrando	5	2			D Van Rensburg	4	3
LL	L Field	6	2			N Provis	6	6
	N Provis	7	6							N Provis	6	3	6
	M Bollegraf	5	1							I Demongeot	2	6	2
	I Demongeot	7	6			I Demongeot	6	6
					5	R Reggi	0	1

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7
Q	H Thoms	7	6		Q	H Thoms	2	5
	F Bonsignori	6	2							3	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
Q	A Vieira	3	4								M Paz	2	3
	M Paz	6	6			M Paz	6	7
Q	L Lapi	7	6	6	Q	L Lapi	0	6
13	J Novotná	6	7	2										3	C Kohde-Kilsch	7	6
12	P Tarabini	6	6											6	S Cecchini	5	1
	G Miró	2	2		12	P Tarabini	6	5	7
	I Budařová	7	6	3	Q	C Wood	3	7	6
Q	C Wood	6	7	6						12	P Tarabini	1	1
Q	S Menning	1	0							6	S Cecchini	6	6
Q	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6		Q	T Scheuer-Larsen	6	5	1
					6	S Cecchini	2	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	S Hanika	6	6
	K Düll	4	4			H Sprung	2	1
	H Sprung	6	6							7	S Hanika	6	6
	P Paradis	6	3	1						11	I Cueto	2	4
LL	C Cohen	4	6	6	LL	C Cohen	6	2	0
	L Garrone	1	4		11	I Cueto	0	6	6
11	I Cueto	6	6											7	S Hanika	6	3	6
9	A Sánchez	6	6												R Zrubáková	4	6	1
	E Pfaff	1	4		9	A Sánchez	6	1
	R Zrubáková	7	6			R Zrubáková	7	6
	H Witvoet	5	3								R Zrubáková	7	7
	V Martinek	6	6							4	H Mandlíková	6	5
	S Auer	3	4			V Martinek	6	4	4
					4	H Mandlíková	2	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	M J Fernández	6	6
	P Huber	6	4	2		S Frankl	0	2
	S Frankl	1	6	6					8	M J Fernández	6	6
	B Bowes	7	6							B Bowes	3	4
	C Porwik	6	4			B Bowes	6	6
	A Villagrán	4	7	3	14	K Horvath	3	3
14	K Horvath	6	6	6									8	M J Fernández	6	0
	W Probst	2	2										2	H Suková	7	6
	M Torres	6	6			M Torres	0	2
	S Goleš	7	7			S Goleš	6	6
	B Schultz	6	5							S Goleš	4	3
	B Paulus	1	2						2	H Suková	6	6
	B Fulco	6	6			B Fulco	6	1
					2	H Suková	7	6

References

1988 WTA German Open Draw