1988 Belgian Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1988 Belgian Open
1987 Champions Flag of Germany.svg Bettina Bunge
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Runners-up Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi
Final score76, 61
Events
Singles Doubles
  1987  · Belgian Open ·  1989  

Bettina Bunge and Katerina Maleeva were the defending champions but only Maleeva competed that year with Raffaella Reggi.

Contents

Maleeva and Reggi lost in the final 76, 61 against Mercedes Paz and Tine Scheuer-Larsen.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison / Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz / Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen (champions)
  3. Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva / Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi (final)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sandra Wasserman (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 67 
 4 6  1 4 66
 6 1   61 7
 76  3 2  
3 65 63 66 
 4 72 3 1 66
 66  64 3
 3 3  3 6 1  
 66 2 76 
 2 0   0 3  
 4 6  4 66 
4 67 4 0 65
 62 2 64 7
 4 0 r  1 4  
 1 1  2 66 
2 66 

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