1988 Swedish Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1988 Swedish Open
1987 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Penny Barg
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Champions Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Runners-up Flag of Italy.svg Linda Ferrando
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia La Fratta
Final score60, 62
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1987  · Swedish Open ·  1989  

Penny Barg and Tine Scheuer-Larsen were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Sandra Cecchini and Mercedes Paz won in the final 60, 62 against Linda Ferrando and Silvia La Fratta.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg Catarina Lindqvist / Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini / Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz (champions)
  3. n/a
  4. Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Neige Dias / Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Patricia Medrado (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 66 
 4 3  1 4 63
 62 2  62 6
 2 66 76 
LL 2 1   6 3  
 66  66 
 5 0   3 3  
 76  0 2  
 66 2 66 
 2 1   66 
 62 2 4 3 2  
4 3 66 6 3  
 3 6  2 76 
 67  1 3  
 0 5  2 66 
2 67 

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