1988 Italian Open – Women's doubles

  • United States Martina Navratilova
  • Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
FinalChampions
Runners-up
  • Australia Jenny Byrne
  • Australia Janine Tremelling
Score6–3, 4–6, 7–5Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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1988 tennis event results

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling.[1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / France Catherine Suire (champions)
  2. Argentina Mercedes Paz / France Catherine Tanvier (semifinals)
  3. France Isabelle Demongeot / France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Jenny Byrne / Australia Janine Tremelling (final)
  5. Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint / Spain Arantxa Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  6. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / Australia Nicole Provis (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Beverly Bowes / United States Kathleen Horvath (first round)
  8. Italy Sandra Cecchini / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 6 4 7
4 3 6 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 7  
  6 6     2 6  
  4 2   1 6 6  
  6 3 6 6 1 3  
 
3 6 7  
5 1  
  6 2 4 6 7 6  
6 2 6 6 1 6 6  
8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
1 4  
3 6 7  
  6 6     1 5  
  1 4   3 4 3  
  6 4 4 8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 6  
  3 6 6   1 3  
  3 6 3 8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 6  
8 Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš
6 1 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 6 6  
  4 3   7 6 4 6
  6 6     3 6 7
  3 0     2 1  
  6 6   4 6 6  
  3 1     6 3 3
4 4 6 6
4 7 6  
5 5 6 7 2 5 2  
  7 3 5 5 6 6  
  6 6     3 2  
  3 2   5 6 2  
  7 6 2 2 7 6  
  5 7 6   0 0  
2 6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 128–129, 193–194. ISBN 9780002183116.

External links

  • 1988 Italian Open Women's Doubles draw
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