| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Italian Open | |
| 1987 Champions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Score | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling. [1]
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Jana Novotná / 
Catherine Suire (champions)
Mercedes Paz / Catherine Tanvier (semifinals) Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (final)
Christiane Jolissaint / 
Arantxa Sánchez (quarterfinals)
Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Provis (quarterfinals)
Beverly Bowes / Kathleen Horvath (first round)
Sandra Cecchini / 
Sabrina Goleš (semifinals)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Cecchini S Goleš | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Mandlíková with Jana Novotná and Turnbull with Elizabeth Smylie.
Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Lori McNeil and Smylie with Jana Novotná.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 against Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Catherine Tanvier.
Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Ann Henricksson and Christiane Jolissaint were the defending champions but only Henricksson competed that year with Gretchen Magers.
Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison were the defending champions of the doubles event but lost in the quarterfinals of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament to Manon Bollegraf and Eva Pfaff.
Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but only Suire competed that year with Helen Kelesi.
Jenny Byrne and Michelle Jaggard were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Byrne with Janine Tremelling and Jaggard with Katerina Maleeva.
Sherwood Stewart and Zina Garrison were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Mark Kratzmann and Jenny Byrne.
Martina Navratilova and Emilio Sánchez were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.
Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini.
Five-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull in the final 6–0, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open.
Six-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 Australian Open.
Defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 French Open. It was Navratilova's fifth straight French Open title in women's doubles.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was Graf and Sabatini's third runner-up finish at the event.
The defending champions were Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling, but Smylie chose not to participate. Tremelling, partnered Jenny Byrne, but lost in the first round to Samantha Smith and Hellas ter Riet. Nicole Provis and Elna Reinach won the title, defeating Hana Mandlíková and Jana Novotná in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
Beth Herr and Alycia Moulton were the defending champions, but Herr did not compete this year. Moulton teamed up with Elizabeth Minter and lost in the first round to Elly Hakami and Christina Singer.
