1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Women's doubles
1988 Lipton International Players Championships
1987 Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Champions	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini won in the final 7–6^(8–6), 6–3 against Gigi Fernández and Zina Garrison.^[1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
2. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
3. Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen (semifinals)
4. Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (final)
5. Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná (first round)
6. Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
7. Mary Lou Daniels / Robin White (first round)
8. Eva Pfaff / Barbara Potter (first round)
9. Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (third round)
10. Catherine Suire / Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinals)
11. Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (third round)
12. Peanut Harper / Heather Ludloff (second round)
13. Ann Henricksson / Christiane Jolissaint (first round)
14. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
15. Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (third round)
16. Rosalyn Fairbank / Stephanie Rehe (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Candy Reynolds  Paula Smith	1	6	3
	4	Gigi Fernández  Zina Garrison	6	3	6
								4	Gigi Fernández  Zina Garrison	66	3
								2	Steffi Graf  Gabriela Sabatini	78	6
	3	Lori McNeil  Betsy Nagelsen	1	6
	2	Steffi Graf  Gabriela Sabatini	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6	6
		R Casals J Russell	7	3	2			1	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6	6
		T Phelps R Reggi	6	6					T Phelps  R Reggi	7	3	2
		I Budařová J Salmon	4	0											1	C Kohde-Kilsch  H Suková	7	6
		B Cordwell J Kaplan	2	6	4										9	C Lindqvist  T Scheuer-Larsen	6	4
		M J Fernández H Kelesi	6	3	6				M J Fernández H Kelesi	3	6	3
		J Fuchs J Smoller	3	6				9	C Lindqvist  T Scheuer-Larsen	6	3	6
	9	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	6	7																		1	C Kohde-Kilsch  H Suková	6	6	2
	12	P Harper H Ludloff	6	6	6																		C Reynolds  P Smith	1	7	6
		A Frazier L Spadea	7	1	3			12	P Harper  H Ludloff	4	6	2
		A Kijimuta P Moreno	3	7	5				C Reynolds  P Smith	6	4	6
		C Reynolds P Smith	6	5	7											C Reynolds  P Smith	3	6	6
		L Garrone L Golarsa	6	6	6											K Adams  P Barg	6	4	3
		P Medrado K Schimper	4	7	2				L Garrone  L Golarsa	1	1
		K Adams P Barg	6	6					K Adams  P Barg	6	6
	5	H Mandlíková J Novotná	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	G Fernández Z Garrison	2	6	6
		G Bosca A Villagrán	6	2	1			4	G Fernández Z Garrison	6	6
		C Cohen P Vásquez	0	6					L Bartlett  C Christian	4	0
		L Bartlett C Christian	6	7											4	G Fernández  Z Garrison	6	6
		P Hy D Van Rensburg	6	6											15	P Fendick  J Hetherington	3	3
		I Cueto A Sánchez	4	1					P Hy D Van Rensburg	0	1
		G Magers W White	2	4				15	P Fendick  J Hetherington	6	6
	15	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	6																		4	G Fernández  Z Garrison	6	7
	13	A Henricksson C Jolissaint	2	4																			L Gregory  R Reis	3	6
		M Lindström  ; C Porwik	6	6					M Lindström  C Porwik	2	3
		B Bowes M Werdel	2	7	6				B Bowes  M Werdel	6	6
		I Kuczyńska A Minter	6	5	0											B Bowes  M Werdel	6	1	6
		L Gregory  ; R Reis	6	7												L Gregory  R Reis	3	6	7
		S Cecchini  ; S Goleš	3	6					L Gregory  R Reis	3	6	6
		N Dias P Tarabini	2	6	6				N Dias  P Tarabini	6	3	4
	7	M-L Daniels R White	6	2	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	E Pfaff B Potter	5	6
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	7	7					Ca MacGregor  Cy MacGregor	6	6
		M Bollegraf M van der Torre	6	3	6				M Bollegraf  M van der Torre	4	0
		L Antonoplis B Gerken	4	6	3											Ca MacGregor  Cy MacGregor	2	6
		A M Fernandez J Richardson	3	3											10	C Suire  C Tanvier	6	7
		E Hakami C Singer	6	6					E Hakami  C Singer	3	3
		L Allen E Reinach	2	2				10	C Suire  C Tanvier	6	6
	10	C Suire C Tanvier	6	6																		10	C Suire  C Tanvier	6	6	5
	14	I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6																		3	L McNeil  B Nagelsen	3	7	7
		A Devries E Krapl	0	2				14	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	7	6
		A Betzner K Sands	6	6					A Betzner  K Sands	5	3
		B Fulco G Miró	0	1											14	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	3	6	4
		E Raponi-Longo N Sodupe	4	2											3	L McNeil  B Nagelsen	6	4	6
		N Herreman P Paradis	6	6					N Herreman  P Paradis	6	3
		M Gurney S Sloane	1	3				3	L McNeil  B Nagelsen	7	6
	3	L McNeil B Nagelsen	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	C Evert W Turnbull	6	6
		L Field H Witvoet	3	0				6	C Evert  W Turnbull	6	6
		E Derly V Nelson-Dunbar	1	5					C Benjamin  B Schultz	4	0
		C Benjamin B Schultz	6	7											6	C Evert  W Turnbull	6	6
		P Casale I Driehuis	6	4											16	R Fairbank  S Rehe	2	1
		S Meier W Probst	7	6					S Meier  W Probst	4	2
		D-A Hansel W Wood	2	2				16	R Fairbank  S Rehe	6	6
	16	R Fairbank S Rehe	6	6																		6	C Evert  W Turnbull	1	4
	11	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	6	6	7																	2	S Graf  G Sabatini	6	6
		K Foxworth T Whittington	4	7	5			11	J Durie  S Walsh-Pete	1	6	6
		L Barnard M de Swardt	7	7					L Barnard  M de Swardt	6	3	4
		H Crowe K Steinmetz	5	6											11	J Durie  S Walsh-Pete	2	0
		K Horvath N Provis	6	5	5										2	S Graf  G Sabatini	6	6
		D Balestrat M Paz	4	7	7				D Balestrat  M Paz	4	4
		A Holíková M Torres	1	2				2	S Graf  G Sabatini	6	6
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN 9780002183116.

External links

• 1988 Lipton International Players Championships Women's doubles draw