1988 World Doubles Championships

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1988 World Doubles Championships
Date25–27 November
Edition14th
Draw8D
Prize money$ 250,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
  1987  · World Doubles Championships ·  1989  
1988 World Doubles Championships
1988 World Doubles Championships
1987 Champions Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
Score7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw8D
Events
Doubles
  1987  · World Doubles Championships ·  1989  

The 1988 World Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo in Japan and was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 November through 27 November 1988.

Contents

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Unseeded pairing Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won in the final 7–5, 7–5 against Gigi Fernández and Robin White. It was Adams' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Garrison's 5th title of the year and the 15th of her career.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Robin White (final)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Tremelling
6 4  
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
77 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
5 5  
4 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
66 6
  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva
4 73
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
5 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
77 
  Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
5 4  
3 Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
76 
3 Flag of Germany.svg Eva Pfaff
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
60 2
  Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
2 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
5 67
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen
72 5