1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and the Virginia Slims of Newport
1987 Champions   United States Gigi Fernández
United States Lori McNeil
Champions   South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Barbara Potter
Runners-up   United States Gigi Fernández
United States Lori McNeil
Final score   64, 63
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
 < 1987 1989 > 
Virginia Slims of Newport
 < 1987 1989 > 

Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil were the defending champions but lost in the final 64, 63 against Rosalyn Fairbank and Barbara Potter.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Lori McNeil (Final)
  2. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / United States Barbara Potter (Champions)
  3. United States Katrina Adams / Netherlands Carin Bakkum (Semifinals)
  4. United States Gretchen Magers / United States Wendy White (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 United States G Fernández
United States L McNeil
6 7  
  United States L Bartlett
United States J Thomas
2 6   1 United States G Fernández
United States L McNeil
6 5 6
  United States A M Fernandez
United States A Henricksson
4 1     United States L Antonoplis
United States C MacGregor
1 7 3
  United States L Antonoplis
United States C MacGregor
6 6   1 United States G Fernández
United States L McNeil
6 7  
4 United States G Magers
United States W White
6 6     United States A Smith
Australia W Turnbull
3 5  
  United States J Kaplan
United Kingdom J Salmon
2 4   4 United States G Magers
United States W White
4 2  
  Australia M Jaggard
New Zealand J Richardson
7 2 3   United States A Smith
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  
  United States A Smith
Australia W Turnbull
6 6 6 1 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Lori McNeil
4 3  
  Australia K Staunton
Australia C Thompson
0 0   2 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Barbara Potter
6 6  
  Australia A Scott
United States W Wood
6 6     Australia A Scott
United States W Wood
3 6  
  South Africa L Gregory
United States P Smith
0 5   3 United States K Adams
Netherlands C Bakkum
6 7  
3 United States K Adams
Netherlands C Bakkum
6 7   3 United States K Adams
Netherlands C Bakkum
3 2  
  United States J Smoller
United States K Steinmetz
6 6   2 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Potter
6 6  
  United States D-A Hansel
Brazil T Zambrzycki
1 1     United States J Smoller
United States K Steinmetz
3 4  
  United States L Albano
United States J Ingram
3 6   2 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Potter
6 6  
2 South Africa R Fairbank
United States B Potter
6 7  

References