1988 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1988 Italian Open
1987 Champions
Champions
Runners-up
Score6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Draw28
Seeds8

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling.[1]

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. Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (champions)
  2. Mercedes Paz / Catherine Tanvier (semifinals)
  3. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (final)
  5. Christiane Jolissaint / Arantxa Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  6. Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Provis (quarterfinals)
  7. Beverly Bowes / Kathleen Horvath (first round)
  8. Sandra Cecchini / Sabrina Goleš (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1
6 4 7
4
3 6 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 7  
 
6 6    
2 6  
 
4 2   1
6 6  
 
6 3 6 6
1 3  
 
3 6 7  
5 1  
 
6 2 4 6
7 6  
6
2 6 6 1
6 6  
8 S Cecchini
S Goleš 		1 4  
3
6 7  
 
6 6    
1 5  
 
1 4   3
4 3  
 
6 4 4 8 S Cecchini
S Goleš 		6 6  
 
3 6 6  
1 3  
 
3 6 3 8 S Cecchini
S Goleš 		6 6  
8 S Cecchini
S Goleš 		6 1 6

Bottom half

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

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129, 193–194. ISBN 9780002183116.
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