Betsy Nagelsen and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
The 1988 WTA Nice Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club, in Nice, France and was part of Tier V of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 11 July until 17 July 1988. First-seeded Sandra Cecchini won the singles title.
Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison were the defending champions of the doubles event but lost in the quarterfinals of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament to Manon Bollegraf and Eva Pfaff.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Gretchen Magers and Robin White.
Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Garrison with Pam Shriver and McNeil with Betsy Nagelsen.
The 1988 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 3 of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October through 23 October 1988. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
Kathy Jordan and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.
Nicole Provis and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Jo-Anne Faull and Julie Richardson.
Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but participated with different partners in this tournament. Novotná played alongside Larisa Neiland, and lost in the semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Provis and Elna Reinach.
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva defeated Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1989 French Open. It was Graf and Sabatini's third runner-up finish at the event.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva successfully defended their title, defeating Larisa Neiland and Jana Novotná in the final, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.
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.
The 1991 Volkswagen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Fairhall in Leipzig in Germany that was part of Tier III of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 30 September until 6 October 1991. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event, and earned $45,000 first-prize money as well as 240 ranking points.
The 1993 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States. The event was part of the 1993 ATP Tour and 1993 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 12 to 21 March 1993.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Debbie Graham and Brenda Schultz in the finals, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5.
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