1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Doubles

1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1987 Champions   West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Champions   United States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
Runners-up   Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Final score   64, 36, 64
Events
Singles   Doubles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.

Lori McNeil and Betsy Nagelsen won in the final 64, 36, 64 against Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.

Seeds

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

  1. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (First Round)
  2. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Robin White (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Lori McNeil / United States Betsy Nagelsen (Champions)
  4. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (Final)

Draw

Key

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 1 2
  France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
2 6 6   France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
4 6 6
  United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
6 6     United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
6 4 7
  United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
2 2     United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
3 3  
4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
4     4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6  
  United States R Casals
United States S Rehe
1 r   4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6  
  United States M L Daniels
Hong Kong P Hy
6 6     United States M L Daniels
Hong Kong P Hy
1 1  
  United States A Leand
United States K Rinaldi
4 1   4 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
4 6 4
  United States L Antonoplis
United States S Collins
6 7   3 United States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6 3 6
  South Africa L Gregory
United States R Reis
3 5     United States L Antonoplis
United States S Collins
4 6 3
  United States C Evert
Australia W Turnbull
5 0   3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
6 3 6
3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
7 6   3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
6 7  
  United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
6 7     United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
1 6  
  United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank
4 5     United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
6 6  
  Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
2 5   2 United States G Fernández
United States R White
1 4  
2 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 7  

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