1988 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma

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1988 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma
DateFebruary 22–28
Edition3rd
CategoryCategory 2
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$100,000
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
VenueGreens Country Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
  1987  · Virginia Slims of Oklahoma ·  1989  

The 1988 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and ran from February 22 through February 28, 1988. First-seeded Lori McNeil won the singles title. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Catarina Lindqvist / Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 173, 210. ISBN   9780002183116.