1988 Ariadne Classic

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1988 Ariadne Classic
Date28 December 1987 – 3 January
Edition2nd
CategoryCategory 2
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Brisbane, Australia
Venue Milton Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
  1987  · Ariadne Classic ·  1989  

The 1988 Ariadne Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 28 December 1987 through 3 January 1988. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 2–6, 7–5, 6–2

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