1988 Midland Group Championships

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1988 Midland Group Championships
Date25–30 October
Edition11th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Carpet (Supreme) / indoor
Location Brighton, England
Venue Brighton Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen
  1987  · Brighton International ·  1989  

The 1988 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October until 30 October 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1986, and earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Bulgaria.svg Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen defeated Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–3)

Prize money and ranking points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
SinglesPrize money$50,000$22,500$11,250$5,650$2,850$1,475
Points300210135703518

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References

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  2. "Steffi Graf trounced Bulgaria's Manuela Maleeva 6-2, 6-0..." Chicago Tribune . 31 October 1988. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017.
  3. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 356.