1988 Dow Chemical Classic

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1988 Dow Chemical Classic
Date6–12 June
Edition7th
CategoryCategory 2
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Grass / Outdoor
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Doubles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
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The 1988 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 6 June until 12 June 1988. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–4, 6–1

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References

  1. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 212. ISBN   9780002183116.