1988 WTA German Open – Singles

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Singles
1988 WTA German Open
1987 ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Final
ChampionWest Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Helena Suková.

Seeds[edit]

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. West Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (final)
  3. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
  4. Australia Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  5. Italy Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  6. Italy Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
  7. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (semifinals)
  8. United States Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  9. Spain Arantxa Sánchez (second round)
  10. France Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  11. West Germany Isabel Cueto (third round)
  12. Argentina Patricia Tarabini (third round)
  13. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (first round)
  14. United States Kathleen Horvath (second round)
  15. n/a
  16. n/a

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
3 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1 0  
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6  
2 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3 2  
7 West Germany Sylvia Hanika 2 3  
2 Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6 6  

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6  
  France J Halard 7 6     France J Halard 0 1  
  United Kingdom J Durie 6 1   1 West Germany S Graf 6 6  
  West Germany S Meier 6 6     West Germany S Meier 2 1  
  Australia J Byrne 2 3     West Germany S Meier 7 6  
Q Sweden C Dahlman 4 6 1 10 France N Tauziat 5 2  
10 France N Tauziat 6 1 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6  
  South Africa D Van Rensburg 7 6     Australia N Provis 0 2  
  Italy L Ferrando 5 2     South Africa D Van Rensburg 4 3  
LL Australia L Field 6 2     Australia N Provis 6 6  
  Australia N Provis 7 6     Australia N Provis 6 3 6
  Netherlands M Bollegraf 5 1     France I Demongeot 2 6 2
  France I Demongeot 7 6     France I Demongeot 6 6  
5 Italy R Reggi 0 1  

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7  
Q West Germany H Thoms 7 6   Q West Germany H Thoms 2 5  
  Italy F Bonsignori 6 2   3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6  
Q Brazil A Vieira 3 4     Argentina M Paz 2 3  
  Argentina M Paz 6 6     Argentina M Paz 6 7  
Q Italy L Lapi 7 6 6 Q Italy L Lapi 0 6  
13 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 7 2 3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6  
12 Argentina P Tarabini 6 6   6 Italy S Cecchini 5 1  
  Brazil G Miró 2 2   12 Argentina P Tarabini 6 5 7
  Czechoslovakia I Budařová 7 6 3 Q United Kingdom C Wood 3 7 6
Q United Kingdom C Wood 6 7 6 12 Argentina P Tarabini 1 1  
Q West Germany S Menning 1 0   6 Italy S Cecchini 6 6  
Q Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 6   Q Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen 6 5 1
6 Italy S Cecchini 2 7 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 West Germany S Hanika 6 6  
  West Germany K Düll 4 4     Austria H Sprung 2 1  
  Austria H Sprung 6 6   7 West Germany S Hanika 6 6  
  France P Paradis 6 3 1 11 West Germany I Cueto 2 4  
LL Switzerland C Cohen 4 6 6 LL Switzerland C Cohen 6 2 0
  Italy L Garrone 1 4   11 West Germany I Cueto 0 6 6
11 West Germany I Cueto 6 6   7 West Germany S Hanika 6 3 6
9 Spain A Sánchez 6 6     Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 4 6 1
  West Germany E Pfaff 1 4   9 Spain A Sánchez 6 1  
  Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 7 6     Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 7 6  
  Netherlands H Witvoet 5 3     Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 7 7  
  West Germany V Martinek 6 6   4 Australia H Mandlíková 6 5  
  West Germany S Auer 3 4     West Germany V Martinek 6 4 4
4 Australia H Mandlíková 2 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States M J Fernández 6 6  
  Austria P Huber 6 4 2   West Germany S Frankl 0 2  
  West Germany S Frankl 1 6 6 8 United States M J Fernández 6 6  
  United States B Bowes 7 6     United States B Bowes 3 4  
  West Germany C Porwik 6 4     United States B Bowes 6 6  
  Argentina A Villagrán 4 7 3 14 United States K Horvath 3 3  
14 United States K Horvath 6 6 6 8 United States M J Fernández 6 0  
  West Germany W Probst 2 2   2 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 6  
  United States M Torres 6 6     United States M Torres 0 2  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 7 7     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 6  
  Netherlands B Schultz 6 5     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 4 3  
  Austria B Paulus 1 2   2 Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6  
  Argentina B Fulco 6 6     Argentina B Fulco 6 1  
2 Czechoslovakia H Suková 7 6  

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