1988 Women's Tennis Recap Page

Finals Date Tournament Venue Singles Winner
Dec 6 Argentinian Open Buenos Aires, ARG Gabriela Sabatini
Dec 6 Brazilian Open  Guaruja, BRA Neige Dias
Jan. 3 Ariadne Classic Brisbane, AUS Pam Shriver
Jan. 7 New South Wales Open Sydney, AUS Pam Shriver
Jan. 24

Ford Australian Open

Melbourne, AUS Steffi Graf
Jan. 31 Nutri-Metics  Auckland, NZL Patty Fendick
Feb. 7 Fernleaf Classic Wellington, NZL  Jill Hetherington
Feb. 14 VS of Dallas  Dallas, TX, USA Martina Navratilova
Feb. 21 VS of California Oakland, CA, USA Martina Navratilova
Feb. 28 VS of Washington  Fairfax, VA, USA Martina Navratilova
Feb. 28 VS of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK, USA Lori McNeil
Mar. 6

US Hardcourts

San Antonio, TX, USA Steffi Graf
Mar. 6 VS of Kansas Wichita, KS, USA Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Mar. 13 VS OF FLORIDA Boca Raton, FL, USA Gabriela Sabatini
Mar. 27 Lipton Int’l Players Champ’s Key Biscayne, FL, USA Steffi Graf
Apr. 2 Eckerd Open Tampa, FL, USA Chris Evert
Apr. 10 Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, SC, USA Martina Navratilova
Apr. 17

Bausch & Lomb Champ’s

Amelia Island, FL, USA Martina Navratilova
Apr. 17 Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, JPN Patty Fendick
Apr. 24 VS of Houston Houston, TX, USA Chris Evert
Apr. 24 Taipei Int’l Champ’s,  TPE Stephanie Rehe
Apr. 24 Singapore Open, SIN Monique Javer
May 1

Pan Pacific Open 

Tokyo, JPN Pam Shriver
May 1 Int’l Champ’s of Spain Barcelona, ESP Neige Dias
May 1 Citta di Taranto  Taranto, ITA Helen Kelesi
May 8 Italian Open Rome, ITA Gabriela Sabatini
May 15 German Open Berlin, GER Steffi Graf
May 22 European Open Geneva, SUI Barbara Paulus
May 22

Internationaux de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, FRA Sandra Cecchini
June 6 Roland Garros  Paris, FRA Steffi Graf
June 12 Dow Chemical Classic Birmingham, GBR Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
June 19 Pilkington Champ’s Eastbourne, GBR Martina Navratilova
July 3 The Championships, Wimbledon London, GBR Steffi Graf
July 10 Volvo Cup Bastad, SWE Isabel Cueto
July 17 VS of Newport Newport, RI, USA Lori McNeil
July 17

Nice Open

Nice, FRA Sandra Cecchini
July 17 Belgian Open Brussels, BEL Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
July 24 OTB Open Schenectady, NY, USA Gretchen Magers
July 24 Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, FRA Judith Wiesner
July 31 Citizen Cup Hamburg, GER  Steffi Graf
July 31 Northern California Open Aptos, CA, USA Sara Gomer
Aug. 7 VS of San Francisco  San Diego, CA, USA Stephanie Rehe
Aug. 7

Athens, Greece

Athens, GRE Isabel Cueto
Aug. 7 Pringles Light Classic Cincinnati, OH, USA Barbara Potter
Aug. 14 VS of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA Chris Evert
Aug. 14 Vitosha The New Otani Sofia, BUL Conchita Martinez
Aug. 21 Canadian Open Players Challenge Montreal, CAN Gabriela Sabatini
Aug. 28 United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, NJ, USA Steffi  Graf
Sept. 11 US Open Flushing Meadow, NY, USA Steffi Graf
Sept. 18

VS of Arizona

Phoenix, AZ, USA Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Sept. 30 Clarins Open  Paris, FRA Petra Langrova
Sept. 30 Olympics Seoul, KOR Steffi Graf
Oct. 9 VS of New Orleans New Orleans, LA, USA Chris Evert
Oct. 16 Honda Classic San Juan, PR Anne Minter
Oct. 16 Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt, GER Martina Navratilova
Oct. 23 VS of Nashville Nashville, TN, USA Susan Sloane
Oct. 23 European Indoors  Zurich, SUI Pam Shriver
Oct. 30 VS of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN, USA Katerina Maleeva
Oct. 30 Brighton Brighton, GBR Steffi Graf
Nov. 6 VS of New England Worcester, MA, USA Martina Navratilova
Nov. 13 VS of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA Martina Navratilova
Nov. 13 Rainha Cup Guaruja, BRA Mercedes Paz
Nov. 20 VS Championships  New York, NY, USA Gabriela Sabatini