1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport

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1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and Virginia Slims of Newport
DateJuly 4–10 (men)
July 11–17 (women)
Edition13th (men) / 10th (women)
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones / Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren
Women's doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
  1987  · Hall of Fame Tennis Championships ·  1989  
  1987  · Virginia Slims of Newport ·  1989  

The 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport were tennis tournaments played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States that were part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 4 through July 10, 1988, while the women's tournament was held from July 11 through July 17, 1988.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–1

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil defeated Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones / Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren defeated Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis / Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldie 6–3, 7–6

Women's doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter defeated Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

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