1988 WTA Tour | |
Duration: | November 30, 1987 – November 27, 1988 |
Edition: | 16th |
Tournaments: | 63 |
Categories: | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Summer Olympics WTA Category 6 (1) WTA Category 5 (9) WTA Category 4 (10) WTA Category 3 (8) WTA Category 2 (14) WTA Category 1 (16) |
Most Tournament Titles: | Steffi Graf (11) |
Most Tournament Finals: | Steffi Graf (12) |
Prize Money Leader: | Steffi Graf $1,378,128 |
Points Leader: | Steffi Graf 325.78 |
Doubles Team Of The Year: | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
Previous: | 1987 |
Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 WTA Tour was the 16th elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events.[1] [2] ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The tour was governed by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council (WIPTC), a cooperation between WITA, ITF and recognized tournaments.[2] Philip Morris sponsored the tour under its Virginia Slims brand.[2]
Steffi Graf became the first singles player in history to win the Golden Slam by taking the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open singles titles, along with the Olympic gold medal. Graf's defeat by Pam Shriver in the semifinals of the Virginia Slims Championships deprived her of a Super Slam.[3]
The table below shows the 1988 WTA Tour schedule.
Grand Slam tournaments | |
Year-end championships | |
Category 6 events | |
Category 5 events | |
Category 4 events | |
Category 3 events | |
Category 2 and 1 events | |
Summer Olympics | |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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30 Nov | Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–2 | Isabel Cueto | Bettina Fulco Barbara Paulus | Mercedes Paz Gisele Miró Patricia Tarabini Laura Garrone | |
Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–2 | Jill Hetherington Christiane Jolissaint | ||||
7 Dec | Neige Dias 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 | Amy Frazier Bettina Fulco | Barbara Paulus Laura Garrone Mercedes Paz Céline Cohen | ||
Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz | ||||
28 Dec | Pam Shriver 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | Claudia Porwik Manon Bollegraf Sylvia Hanika Pascale Paradis | |||
Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Jan | Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | ||||
11 Jan 18 Jan | Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | Hana Mandlíková Claudia Porwik Anne Minter Helena Suková | |||
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 7–5 | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull | ||||
Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson | ||||
25 Jan | Patty Fendick 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Sandra Wasserman Terry Phelps Gretchen Magers Clare Wood | |||
Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–2, 6–1 | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Mar | Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Pascale Paradis Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Sandra Cecchini | |||
Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | ||||
14 Mar 21 Mar | Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–4 | Stephanie Rehe Mary Joe Fernández | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Barbara Potter Elna Reinach Helena Suková | ||
Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | ||||
28 Mar | Chris Evert 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||||
Terry Phelps Raffaella Reggi 6–2, 6–4 | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jun | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–1 | Rosalyn Fairbank Anne Minter Elna Reinach Belinda Cordwell | |||
Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–1 | Leila Meskhi Svetlana Parkhomenko | ||||
13 Jun | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2 | Larisa Savchenko Gabriela Sabatini Anne Minter Catarina Lindqvist | |||
Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Belinda Cordwell Dinky Van Rensburg | ||||
20 Jun 27 Jun | Steffi Graf 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | Pascale Paradis Zina Garrison Helena Suková Rosalyn Fairbank | |||
Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | ||||
Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Sep | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | Dinky Van Rensburg | Terry Phelps Rosalyn Fairbank Wendy White Elly Hakami | ||
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–8) | Beth Herr Terry Phelps | ||||
19 Sep | Petra Langrová 7–6(7–0), 6–2 | Jana Pospíšilová Marie-Christine Damas Laura Garrone Sabine Hack | |||
Alexia Dechaume Emmanuelle Derly 6–0, 6–2 | Louise Field Nathalie Herreman | ||||
19 Sep 26 Sep | Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi | ||||
Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3 | Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
Zina Garrison Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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7 Nov | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2 | Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini Ann Grossman Rosalyn Fairbank | ||||
Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | |||||
Mercedes Paz 7–5, 6–2 | Bettina Fulco Donna Faber Gisele Miró Neige Dias | |||||
Bettina Fulco Mercedes Paz 6–3, 6–4 | Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder | |||||
14 Nov | Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Chris Evert Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova | ||||
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | |||||
21 Nov | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8D Doubles | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 7–5, 7–5 | Smith / Tremelling Maleeva / Maleeva-Fragnière Herr / Reynolds McNeil / Nagelsen |
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1988 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular WTA tour events. The players/nations are sorted by:
Below are the 1988 WTA year-end rankings (December 19, 1988) in both singles and doubles competition: