1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles


First-seeded Steffi Graf defeated the record six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. This was Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only, Calendar Year Golden Slam.
After Graf took a 5-3 lead in the first set, Navratilova won six straight games allowing her to win the first set and take a 2-0 lead in the second set. Graf then came back winning 12 of the next 13 games and the match.
The semi-final match between Chris Evert and Navratilova was the last time they faced each other in a Grand Slam, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry in Grand Slam tournaments to 14-8.

Seeds

Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova '
Pam Shriver '
Chris Evert '
Gabriela Sabatini '
Helena Suková '
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière '
Natasha Zvereva '
Hana Mandlíková '
Lori McNeil '
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch '
Zina Garrison '
Larisa Savchenko '
Katerina Maleeva '
Sylvia Hanika '
Mary Joe Fernández
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by Lucky Loser Shaun Stafford.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8