Singles 1987 Champion Martina Navratilova Champion Martina Navratilova Runner-up Chris Evert Final score 6–2, 6–2 Seeds 8
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1988 tennis event results
First-seeded Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Chris Evert . This was the 80th and the last time these two legends faced each other in a professional match with Navratilova ending the rivalry 43–37 in her favour.
Seeds [ ]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Martina Navratilova (champion)
Chris Evert (final)
Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
Helena Suková (semifinals)
Natasha Zvereva (second round)
Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
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
Final [ ]
Final
1
Martina Navratilova
6
6
2
Chris Evert
2
2
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
1
M Navratilova
6
6
H Kelesi
4
6
6
Q
A Frazier
0
3
Q
A Frazier
6
4
7
1
M Navratilova
6
6
LL
H Ludloff
6
4
7
Z Garrison
3
3
P Louie-Harper
7
6
P Louie-Harper
3
2
H Cioffi
3
3
7
Z Garrison
6
6
7
Z Garrison
6
6
1
M Navratilova
6
6
5
H Suková
4
3
3
G Sabatini
6
6
K Rinaldi
6
6
K Rinaldi
0
2
G Fernández
2
3
3
G Sabatini
3
6
2
L Allen
3
6
2
5
H Suková
6
2
6
W White
6
4
6
W White
4
4
Q
C Cunningham
2
1
5
H Suková
6
6
5
H Suková
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
6
N Zvereva
6
6
A Gavaldón
1
0
6
N Zvereva
3
3
A Grossman
6
6
A Grossman
6
6
Q
M L Daniels
4
3
A Grossman
2
1
A Smith
6
6
4
M Maleeva
6
6
Q
S Stafford
3
4
A Smith
6
2
4
M Maleeva
7
6
4
M Maleeva
4
6
2
8
C Kohde-Kilsch
4
1
2
C Evert
6
2
6
L McNeil
6
6
L McNeil
7
3
2
R Fairbank
2
7
6
R Fairbank
5
6
6
W Turnbull
6
6
2
R Fairbank
0
2
L Savchenko
6
4
6
2
C Evert
6
6
S Rehe
3
6
7
S Rehe
2
C Evert
w/o
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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