1988 Virginia Slims of Houston – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Virginia Slims of Houston | |
| 1987 Champions | Kathy Jordan Martina Navratilova |
| Champions | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
| Runners-up | Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova |
| Score | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Kathy Jordan and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Lori McNeil.
McNeil and Navratilova lost in the final 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 against Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Lori McNeil / Martina Navratilova (final)
- Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (champions)
- Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (quarterfinals)
- Penny Barg / Mercedes Paz (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Schimper W Wood | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Crowe K Steinmetz | 3 | 5 | J Jonerup J Smoller | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Jonerup J Smoller | 6 | 7 | 1 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | G Magers W White | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Gurney P Jung | 1 | 3 | 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers W White | 6 | 6 | G Magers W White | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Daniels A M Fernandez | 1 | 4 | 1 | Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Collins T Zambrzycki | 4 | 4 | 2 | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier L Spadea | 6 | 6 | A Frazier L Spadea | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Budařová H Na | 3 | 1 | 4 | P Barg M Paz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Barg M Paz | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Barg M Paz | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindström H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | 6 | M Lindström H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Hakami G Mosca | 6 | 1 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||