Steffi Graf / 1988 tennis season

This article shows Steffi Graf's 1988 tennis season . She started the tennis year as the world number one in January at the Australian Open and ended this in November in the same position at the WTA Championships .

Details

Grand Slam tournaments

Australian Open

After Graf had not participated in the Australian Open for the last two years, she came back in 1988 as the world's number one. Graf lost only 13 games in the first four rounds. Only Catarina Lindqvist put up a little more resistance in the second set in the round of 16, but Graf still won 7: 5. The defending champion Hana Mandlíková faced her in the quarter-finals, who lost 6-2 and 6-2. In the semifinals against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch it went fast too, she defeated the German after 45 minutes with 6: 2 and 6: 3. Her final opponent was Chris Evert , who prevailed against Martina Navrátilová in her semifinals . There was a premiere in the final. After the game was interrupted due to a rain shower in a 2-1 lead for Graf in the first set, it was decided after 90 minutes of interruption to close the roof in the new stadium. It was the first Grand Slam final to be played under a closed roof. Since Graf was the better indoor player, that was a clear advantage for her. The first set then went to Graf quickly 6: 1. In the second set it also looked like a quick set win for a long time, she quickly led 5: 1. But Evert increased and the set went into the tiebreak, which Graf won 7: 3. For Graf it was the first Australian Open title and the second Grand Slam success.

French Open

The French Open was similar to the Australian Open. She reached the semi-finals without much effort, until then she had only given up eleven games. Gabriela Sabatini was the one waiting there , against whom she had already lost two games this season. The first set clearly went 6: 3 to Graf. In the second, Sabatini came into play better, but Graf won 7: 6 ³ in the tie-break . The final against Natallja Swerawa went down as the shortest Grand Slam final in history, which Graf won 6-0 and 6-0 after 32 minutes. The last time there was such a one-sided Grand Slam final was Wimbledon in 1911 , Swerawa won 13 points, 11 of which were due to Graf's mistakes. It was the second French Open title and the third Grand Slam title for Graf.

Wimbledon

She rushed through the laps on the sacred lawn at Wimbledon. Her first opponent Hu Na lost with the same result with which she won the French Open 6-0, 6-0. The next rounds also turned out to be easy tasks, Karine Quentrec (6: 2, 6: 0), Terry Phelps (6: 3, 6: 1), Mary Joe Fernández (6: 2, 6: 2), Pascale Paradis (6: 3, 6: 1) and Pam Shriver (6: 1, 6: 2) were unable to stop them on their way to the final. Now it was against Martina Navrátilová , who wanted to celebrate her ninth Wimbledon title and who had a positive 7: 3 record against Graf. After an hour and 33 minutes, Graf finished the match with a net scooter for himself to 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1. It was her first Wimbledon title.

US Open

When the US Open began, Graf had a record of 28 wins in a row. Up to the semi-finals it was a smooth walk through (5 wins, 10: 0 sets and 60:13 games). There it should go against Chris Evert , who could not compete because of a gastrointestinal flu and canceled her game in the morning. Her final opponent in the Louis Armstrong Stadium was Gabriela Sabatini , who gave her the only two defeats so far this season. Sabatini didn't make it easy for her in this match either and forced a third set, which Graf won straight away and won the game 6: 3, 3: 6 and 6: 1 at 3:14 p.m. local time.

In addition, she was the second player in the Open Era to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year. Margaret Court succeeded before her in 1970 .

Other tournaments

Olympic games

Weathered Olympic Games Results Board (2006)

Graf traveled to the Olympic Games in Seoul as a tennis player who managed to complete a regular Grand Slam . Everyone expected the gold medal from her now. Four years earlier she had won the individual competition at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles , but this was a demonstration event for U-21 participants and medals were not distributed. Graf initially lived with the other participants in the athletes' village. But because the hype about her person was so great, she moved to a hotel. She was very tired from the stress of the last few weeks, so that she didn't expect much from herself. Except for the first set in the first game against Leila Mes'chi , she won the first two rounds smoothly. Only in the quarter-finals against Laryssa Savchenko was it a bigger challenge, because in the third set she was 1: 3 behind. After that, her opponent won no more game and Graf won the game 6: 2, 4: 6, and 6: 3. In the semi-finals she left her opponent Zina Garrison only two points and won 6: 2 and 6: 0. As in the US Open, she played against Gabriela Sabatini in the final . In this case Graf only needed two sets and won it 6: 3 and 6: 3.

Entire games

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singles

Tournaments	Games	round	Opponent	rank	S / N	Result
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard Court January 11-23, 1988	1	1R	Amy Jonsson	178	S.	6: 3, 6: 1
	2	2R	Janine Thompson	99	S.	6-0, 6-1
	3	3R	Cammy MacGregor	131	S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	4th	AF	Catarina Lindqvist	16	S.	6-0, 7-5
	5	VF	Hana Mandlíková	5	S.	6: 2, 6: 2
	6th	HF	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	10	S.	6: 2, 6: 3
	7th	S.	Chris Evert	3	S.	6: 1, 7: 6 3
US Hard Court Championships San Antonio , United States Tier IV Hard Court February 29 - March 5, 1988	8th	1R	Cammy MacGregor	123	S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	9	AF	Sara Gomer	79	S.	6: 3, 6: 2
	10	VF	Nathalie Tauziat	20th	S.	6: 3, 6: 2
	11	HF	Lori McNeil	10	S.	6: 7 2 , 6: 1, 6: 1
	12	S.	Katerina Maleewa	13	S.	6: 4, 6: 1
Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton , United States Tier II Hard Court March 7-13, 1988	13	1R	Lisa Bonder	56	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	14th	AF	Nathalie Tauziat	20th	S.	6: 2, 6: 1
	15th	VF	Pascale Paradis	82	S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	16	HF	Pam Shriver	4th	S.	6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6 5
	17th	F.	Gabriela Sabatini	5	N	6: 2, 3: 6, 1: 6
Lipton International Players Championships Miami , United States Tier I Hard Court March 9-27, 1988	18th	1R	Jana Novotná	28	S.	6: 2, 6: 2
	19th	2R	Sara Gomer	79	S.	6: 1, 6: 3
	20th	3R	Rosalyn Fairbank	42	S.	7: 6 0 , 6: 0
	21st	AF	Jo Durie	99	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	22nd	VF	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	9	S.	6: 3, 6: 0
	23	HF	Stephanie Deer	34	S.	6: 3, 6: 1
	24	S.	Chris Evert	3	S.	6: 4, 6: 4
Bausch & Lomb Amelia Island Amelia Island , United States Tier II Sand April 11-17, 1988	-	1R	bye
	25th	2R	Pilar Vásquez	157	S.	6: 1, 6: 0
	26th	AF	Donna Faber	175	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	27	VF	Katerina Maleewa	12	S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	28	HF	Gabriela Sabatini	5	N	3: 6, 6: 4, 5: 7
German Open Berlin-West , BR Germany Tier I Sand 9th - 15th May 1988	-	1R	bye
	29	2R	Julie Halard	51	S.	6-0, 6-1
	30th	AF	Silke Meier	82	S.	6: 2, 6: 1
	31	AF	Nicole Provis	57	S.	6-0, 6-2
	32	HF	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	8th	S.	6: 1, 6: 0
	33	S.	Helena Suková	7th	S.	6: 3, 6: 2
French Open Paris , France Grand Slam Sand May 23 - June 5, 1988	34	1R	Nathalie Guerrée	224	S.	6-0, 6-4
	35	2R	Ronni Reis	185	S.	6: 1, 6: 0
	36	3R	Susan Sloane	106	S.	6-0, 6-1
	37	AF	Nathalie Tauziat	29	S.	6: 1, 6: 3
	38	VF	Bettina Fulco-Villella	37	S.	6-0, 6-1
	39	HF	Gabriela Sabatini	5	S.	6: 3, 7: 6 3
	40	S.	Natallja Sverava	15th	S.	6-0, 6-0
Wimbledon London , United Kingdom Grand Slam Lawn June 20th - July 4th 1988	41	1R	Hu Na	76	S.	6-0, 6-0
	42	2R	Karine Quentrec	168	S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	43	3R	Terry Phelps	71	S.	6: 3, 6: 1
	44	AF	Mary Joe Fernández	12	S.	6: 2, 6: 2
	45	VF	Pascale Paradis	36	S.	6: 3, 6: 1
	46	HF	Pam Shriver	4th	S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	47	S.	Martina Navrátilová	2	S.	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1
Citizen Cup Hamburg , Federal Republic of Germany Tier IV Sand 25th - 31st July 1988	-	1R	bye
	48	2R	Regina Maršíková	172	S.	6: 0, 6: 3
	49	AF	Sabrina Goleš	46	S.	6: 4, 6: 2
	50	VF	Raffaella Reggi	20th	S.	6-0, 6-0
	51	HF	Bettina Fulco – Vilella	29	S.	6: 2, 6: 3
	52	S.	Katerina Maleewa	16	S.	6: 4, 6: 2
United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah , United States Tier IV Hard August 22-28, 1988	-	1R	bye
	53	AF	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	21st	S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	54	VF	Sylvia Hanika	16	S.	6: 2, 6: 1
	55	HF	Helena Suková	7th	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	56	S.	Nathalie Tauziat	34	S.	6-0, 6-1
US Open New York City , United States Grand Slam Hard Court August 29 - September 11, 1988	57	1R	Elizabeth Minter	95	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	58	2R	Manon Bollegraf	92	S.	6: 1, 6: 0
	59	3R	Nathalie Herreman	119	S.	6-0, 6-1
	60	AF	Patty Fendick	22nd	S.	6: 4, 6: 2
	61	VF	Katerina Maleewa	15th	S.	6: 3, 6: 0
	-	HF	Chris Evert	3	without a fight
	62	S.	Gabriela Sabatini	4th	S.	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1
Summer Olympics Seoul , South Korea Olympic Games Hard Court September 20 to October 1 1988	-	1R	bye
	63	2R	Leila Mes'chi		S.	7: 5, 6: 1
	64	AF	Catherine Suire		S.	6: 3, 6: 0
	65	VF	Laryssa Savchenko		S.	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3
	66	HF	Zina Garrison		S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	67	S.	Gabriela Sabatini		S.	6: 3, 6: 3
Brighton Brighton , United Kingdom Tier III Carpet (Hall) October 25-30, 1988	68	1R	Iva Budařová	98	S.	6: 3, 6: 2
	69	AF	Hester Witvoet	81	S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	70	VF	Nathalie Tauziat	26th	S.	6: 3, 6: 2
	71	HF	Lori McNeil	12	S.	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4
	72	S.	Manuela Maleewa	6th	S.	6: 2, 6: 0
WTA Championships New York City , United States WTA Tour Championships Carpet (Hall) November 11-20, 1988	73	1R	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	11	S.	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 1
	74	VF	Manuela Maleewa	7th	S.	6: 1, 6: 3
	75	HF	Pam Shriver	5	N	3: 6, 6: 7 5

Double

Tournaments	Games	round	Opponents	rank	S / N	Result
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard Court January 11-23 , 1988 Partner: Elizabeth Smylie	1	1R	Anna-Maria Fernández Louise Field		S.	6: 1, 6: 0
	2	2R	Ann Devries Eva Krapl		S.	6: 1, 6: 4
	3	AF	Patricia Hy Etsuko Inoue		S.	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5
	4th	VF	Manon Bollegraf Sandy Collins		S.	6: 1, 6: 1
	5	HF	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver		N	4: 6, 4: 6
Lipton International Players Championships Miami , United States Tier I Hard Court March 9-27 , 1988 Partner: Gabriela Sabatini	6th	1R	Andrea Holíková Michelle Torres		S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	7th	2R	Dianne Balestrat Mercedes Paz		S.	6: 4, 6: 4
	8th	AF	Jo Durie Sharon Walsh-Pete		S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	9	VF	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull		S.	6: 1, 6: 4
	10	HF	Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen		S.	6: 1, 7: 6 5
	11	S.	Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison		S.	7: 6 6 , 6: 3
French Open Paris , France Grand Slam Sand May 23 - June 5, 1988 Partner: Gabriela Sabatini	12	1R	Elly Hakami Adriana Villagrán		S.	6: 2, 6: 3
	13	2R	Ingelise Driehuis Marcella Mesker		S.	6: 4, 6: 4
	14th	AF	Susan Mascarin Pat Medrado		S.	6: 2, 6: 2
	15th	VF	Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier		S.	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 1
	16	HF	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver		N	2: 6, 5: 7
Wimbledon London , United Kingdom Grand Slam Lawn June 20th - July 4th 1988 Partner: Gabriela Sabatini	17th	1R	Isabel Cueto Pat Medrado		S.	6: 1, 6: 2
	18th	2R	Anne Harris Hester Witvoet		S.	7: 6 3 , 4: 6, 7: 5
	19th	AF	Beth Mr. Katerina Maleewa		S.	6: 3, 6: 3
	20th	VF	Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie		S.	7: 6 4 , 5: 7, 8: 6
	21st	HF	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull		S.	6: 3, 6: 4
	22nd	S.	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava		S.	6: 3, 1: 6, 12:10
US Open New York City , United States Grand Slam Hard Court August 29 - September 1, 1988 Partner: Gabriela Sabatini	23	1R	Ingelise Driehuis Marcella Mesker		S.	6: 2, 4: 2 problem
	24	2R	Neige Dias Judith Wiesner		S.	6: 2, 6: 0
	25th	AF	Ann Henricksson Anne Smith		S.	6: 4, 6: 2
	26th	VF	Terry Phelps Raffaella Reggi		S.	6: 1, 6: 3
	27	HF	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington		N	6: 4, 7: 6 1
Olympic Games Seoul , South Korea Olympic Games Hard Court September 20 - October 1, 1988 Partner: Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	-	1R	bye
	28	VF	Carling Bassett-Seguso Jill Hetherington		S.	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2
	29	HF	Jana Novotná Helena Suková		N	7: 6, 6: 3
WTA Championships New York City , United States WTA Tour Championships Carpet (Hall) November 11-20, 1988 Partner: Gabriela Sabatini	30th	VF	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat		S.	6: 3, 6: 1
	-	HF	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver		retreat

Woman against woman

Amy Jönsson 1-0  Janine Thompson 1-0  Cammy MacGregor 2-0  Catarina Lindqvist 1-0  Hana Mandlíková 1-0  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 4-0  Chris Evert 2-0  Sara Gomer 2-0  Nathalie Tauziat 5-0  Lori McNeil 2-0  Katerina Maleewa 4-0  Lisa Bonder 1-0  Pascale Paradis 1-0  Pam Shriver 2-1  Gabriela Sabatini 3: 2  Jana Novotná 1-0  Rosalyn Fairbank 1-0  Jo Durie 1-0

Stephanie Rehe 1-0  Pilar Vásquez 1-0  Donna Faber 1-0  Julie Halard 1-0  Silke Meier 1-0  Nicole Provis 1-0  Helena Suková 2-0  Nathalie Guerrée 1-0  Ronni Reis 1-0  Susan Sloane 1-0  Bettina Fulco 2-0  Natallja Swerawa 1-0  Hu Na 1: 0  Karine Quentrec 1-0  Terry Phelps 1-0  Mary Joe Fernández 1-0  Pascale Paradis 1-0  Martina Navrátilová 1-0

Regina Maršíková 1-0  Sabrina Goleš 1-0  Raffaella Reggi 1-0  Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1-0  Sylvia Hanika 1-0  Elizabeth Minter 1-0  Manon Bollegraf 1-0  Nathalie Herreman 1-0  Patty Fendick 1-0  Leila Mes'chi 1-0  Catherine Suire 1-0  Laryssa Savchenko 1-0  Zina Garrison 1-0  Iva Budařová 1-0  Hester Witvoet 1-0  Manuela Maleewa 2-0

Individual evidence

1. ^ How the 1988 Australian Open started a new era for the grand slam. In: The Guardian . January 13, 2014, accessed September 17, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 33 victories for the ages - Steffi Graf's Golden Slam. In: spox.com. October 1, 2013, accessed September 18, 2016 . 
3. ↑ TENNIS; Graf Shuts Out Zvereva to Gain French Open Title. In: The New York Times . June 5, 1988, accessed September 18, 2016 . 
4. ↑ 1988 - Steffi Graf in a hurry. In: sporthelden.de. Retrieved March 4, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Steffi Graf's triumph at Wimbledon. In: Spiegel Online . August 1, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Remembering Edberg, Graf and British disappointment at Wimbledon 1988. In: The Guardian . June 25, 2014, accessed September 18, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Count Gets Day Off; Sabatini Makes Final. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on March 4, 2017 .