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defeated

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...

in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open. It was her first step towards completing the first, and so far only

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in the history of pedestrian tennis.

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was the defending champion, but was defeated by Graf in the quarterfinals. This tournament marked Evert's 34th (and last) appearance in a major singles final, an all-time record. It was also her sixth

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final in as many attempts. This was the first major final played under a roof. There was a 1-hour and 23-minute delay to close the roof at 1–1 in the first set.

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's streak of eleven consecutive

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final appearances ended (starting from the

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) when she lost to Evert in the semifinals. This was the first edition of the tournament to be held on

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s, having previously been played on

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Seeds

Bunge's position in the draw was taken over by lucky loser,

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; Turnbull was replaced by lucky loser

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Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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