1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
1987 ChampionsSoviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Final
ChampionsUnited States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
Runners-upWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Score4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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1988 tennis event results

Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (final)
  2. United States Betsy Nagelsen / United States Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  3. Australia Hana Mandlíková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (second round)
  4. United States Chris Evert / Australia Wendy Turnbull (second round)
  5. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist / Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen (quarterfinals)
  6. France Catherine Suire / France Catherine Tanvier (second round)
  7. United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Peanut Harper / United States Heather Ludloff (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 6 5 4
  4 7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 7  
  6 2 6   3 5  
  2 6 1 1 7 7  
 
7 5 7  
5 5  
  6 7 6  
7 2 6
  7 4 6   6 6 1
8 5 6 1 1 7 6  
  5 4  
4 4 2  
  Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 4 5   6 6  
  1 6 7   2 3  
  6 6     6 6  
  1 1     6 7  
  3 3   6 3 6  
6 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 6 7  
  1 6   7 7 6  
  4 1     6 2  
  6 6   7 2 6 4
  6 2 4   6 4 6
  4 6 6   7 6  
3 5 1  
  6 6  
5 6 6   2 2 0  
  3 2   5 6 6  
  0 2     0 3  
  6 6   5 1 5  
  6 2 3 2 6 7  
  4 6 6   7 5 2
2 6 7 6

References

  • 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida Doubles Draw
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