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defeated

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in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3) to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her first

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title, her second

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title overall, and her first step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of pedestrian tennis. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament. 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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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 in women's singles. It was also her sixth Australian Open final in as many appearances at the event.

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's streak of eleven consecutive major 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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. It was also the first edition of the tournament to feature a 128-player draw, in line with the other three majors.

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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