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
Champions
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
  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. The unseeded team of Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won the title.

Contents

Final

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison defeated Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Robin White 7–5, 7–5

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