| Score: | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Draw: | 128 (8 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 16 |
| Before Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles |
| After Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles |
See main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships.
Steffi Graf defeated six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and fourth major title overall. It was also Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis.
The semifinal match between Chris Evert and Navratilova marked the last time they faced each other in a major, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry at majors to 14–8.
See also: 1 and 1. Steffi Graf (champion)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Martina Navratilova (final)
See also: 3 and 3. Pam Shriver (semifinals)
See also: 4 and 6. Chris Evert (semifinals)
See also: 5 and 4. 
Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
See also: 6 and 5. Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
See also: 7 and 2. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round)
See also: 8 and 7. Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
See also: 9 and 2. 
Hana Mandlíková (third round)
See also: 10 and 7. Lori McNeil (third round)
See also: 11. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew)
See also: 12 and 4. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
See also: 13 and 8. Larisa Savchenko (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 3. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
See also: 15 and 6. Sylvia Hanika (third round)
See also: 16 and 1. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Shaun Stafford.
See main article: 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying.