WTA Aix-en-Provence Open

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WTA Aix-en-Provence Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAix-en-Provence Open (1988)
Tour WTA Tour (1988)
Founded1988
Abolished1988
Editions1
Location Aix-en-Provence, France
Surface Clay (1988)

The WTA Aix-en-Provence Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1988. It was held in Aix-en-Provence in France and played on outdoor clay courts.

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Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1988 Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1988 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez
6–4, 7–5

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