1988 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1988 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–0, 6–2

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.

Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Sabatini.

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.

1. Steffi Graf (semifinals)
2. Martina Navratilova (champion)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (final)
4. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
5. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
6. Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
7. Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
8. n/a
9. Sandra Cecchini (third round)
10. Isabel Cueto (first round)
11. Jana Novotná (second round)
12. Judith Wiesner (second round)
13. Helen Kelesi (third round)
14. Bettina Fulco (first round)
15. n/a
16. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	3	6	5
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	4	7
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	0	2
								2	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	3	2
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		M Gurney	6	4	6			Q	P Vásquez	1	0
	Q	P Vásquez	4	6	7										1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	D Faber	6	6											Q	D Faber	1	1
		J Hetherington	3	2				Q	D Faber	6	4	6
		E Krapl	3	0				12	J Wiesner	3	6	3
	12	J Wiesner	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
	13	H Kelesi	7	6																		6	K Maleeva	2	0
		M Paz	5	4				13	H Kelesi	6	6
		G Magers	6	7					G Magers	4	3
		P Huber	1	5											13	H Kelesi	0	6
		T Phelps	6	2	7										6	K Maleeva	6	7
	Q	E Galphin	1	6	5				T Phelps	0	1
								6	K Maleeva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Sabatini	6	6
		B Bowes	6	3	6				B Bowes	4	3
		P Casale	2	6	3										3	G Sabatini	7	6
		M L Daniels	4	6	7											A Sánchez	5	3
		W Probst	6	4	5				M L Daniels	2	1
		A Sánchez	6	6					A Sánchez	6	6
	10	I Cueto	2	2																		3	G Sabatini	6	6
		M Torres	6	3	6																		M Torres	1	1
		M Lindström	4	6	0				M Torres	7	6
		E Pfaff	6	5					F Bonsignori	6	0
		F Bonsignori	7	7												M Torres	7	7
	Q	P Barg	6	4	3										LL	A Kanellopoulou	5	5
	Q	A Holíková	3	6	6			Q	A Holíková	3	1
								LL	A Kanellopoulou	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	Z Garrison	6	3	6
		H Cioffi	6	6					H Cioffi	1	6	3
		P Tarabini	2	3											5	Z Garrison	3	6	6
		L Garrone	7	6												L Garrone	6	4	3
	Q	L Lapi	5	3					L Garrone	7	6
		E Hakami	2	2				11	J Novotná	6	0
	11	J Novotná	6	6																		5	Z Garrison	3	2
		K Schimper	6	6																		4	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		C Suire	3	0					K Schimper	2	7	6
		S Wasserman	6	3	4				I Kuczyńska	6	6	3
		I Kuczyńska	4	6	6											K Schimper	2	2
		C Benjamin	7	6											4	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		K Keil	5	1					C Benjamin	2	2
								4	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	M J Fernández	6	3
	Q	A Schwartz	3	2					K Horvath	7	6
		K Horvath	6	6												K Horvath	6	6
		A Villagrán	6	2	6											A Villagrán	3	2
	Q	K Adams	3	6	1				A Villagrán	6	6
		I Budařová	7	6					I Budařová	2	3
	14	B Fulco	6	4																			K Horvath	3	1
	9	S Cecchini	6	6																		2	M Navratilova	6	6
		R Reis	3	2				9	S Cecchini	6	6
		C Reynolds	3	1					S Stafford	2	1
		S Stafford	6	6											9	S Cecchini	0	3
		D Van Rensburg	6	1	5										2	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Goleš	3	6	7				S Goleš	3	3
								2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2021-03-01 at the Wayback Machine