Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Steffi Graf of West Germany defeated Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in the gold medal match. By winning the gold medal, Steffi Graf finished off her "Calendar Golden Slam" having won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Steffi had also beaten Sabatini earlier that summer in the final of the U.S. Open, thus capturing the final leg of the "Grand Slam". All seeds received a bye to the
Grand Slam (tennis) Grand Slam titles. No male or female player has won all twelve events in one calendar year, although a "career boxed set" has been achieved by three female players. The term "slam" for winning all of the tricks in the (see also whist terms) is attested from early in the 17th century. "Grand slam" for all of the tricks, in contrast to "small slam" or "little slam" for all but one, dates from early in the 19th century. This use was inherited by contract bridge, a modern development of whist defined in 1925 that became very popular in Britain and