1988 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1988 US Open
Champions	Gigi Fernández Robin White
Runners-up	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
Final score	6–4, 6–1

Main article: 1988 US Open (tennis)

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.

Fernández and White won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (semifinals)
2. Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
3. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (third round)
4. Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
5. Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (second round)
6. Eva Pfaff / Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
7. Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (third round)
8. Gigi Fernández / Robin White (champions)
9. Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (second round)
10. Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
11. Penny Barg / Elise Burgin (third round)
12. Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (final)
13. Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (third round)
14. Natalia Bykova / Leila Meskhi (first round)
15. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
16. Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	3	3
	8	Gigi Fernández Robin White	4	6	6
								8	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6	6
								12	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	4	1
	12	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6	77
	2	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	4	61

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		A Minter M Van Nostrand	2	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		M McGrath K Po	64	77	4				B Cordwell J Richardson	3	0
		B Cordwell J Richardson	77	63	6										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Field J Salmon	4	6	7											L Field J Salmon	3	4
		C Bakkum B Schultz	6	4	5				L Field J Salmon	6	7
		L Barnard K Schimper	4	3				16	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	3	5
	16	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	6	6																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	13	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6																			J Byrne J Tremelling	1	2
		B Fulco E Raponi-Longo	2	1				13	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	6	3	7
		C Benjamin H Na	64	4					A Sánchez C Tanvier	1	6	5
		A Sánchez C Tanvier	77	6											13	C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen	6	4	3
		G Magers W White	4	6	66											J Byrne J Tremelling	3	6	6
		J Byrne J Tremelling	6	4	78				J Byrne J Tremelling	6	3	6
		P Louie-Harper H Ludloff	1	2				5	L Savchenko N Zvereva	1	6	3
	5	L Savchenko N Zvereva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	L McNeil B Nagelsen	6	6
		W Probst M Reinach	1	1				4	L McNeil B Nagelsen	7	6
		L Corsato I Cueto	2	3					S Cecchini S Goleš	5	4
		S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6											4	L McNeil B Nagelsen	6	7
		C Bassett-Seguso B Herr	6	6											11	P Barg E Burgin	3	5
		C Cunningham A Farley	2	3					C Bassett-Seguso B Herr	4	3
		A Dechaume E Derly	3	2				11	P Barg E Burgin	6	6
	11	P Barg E Burgin	6	6																		4	L McNeil B Nagelsen	3	1
	9	K Adams Z Garrison	7	66	6																	8	G Fernández R White	6	6
		M Bollegraf P Hy	5	78	1			9	K Adams Z Garrison	5	67
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	6	7					Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	7	79
		A Frazier L Spadea	3	5												Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	1	63
		A-K Olsson A Scott	5	3											8	G Fernández R White	6	77
		A Devries N Jagerman	7	6					A Devries N Jagerman	4	1
		N Provis E Reinach	4	3				8	G Fernández R White	6	6
	8	G Fernández R White	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	J Novotná C Suire	6	6
		G Mosca A Villagrán	1	4				7	J Novotná C Suire	6	4	6
		K Maleeva M Paz	3	63					C Porwik D van Rensburg	4	6	4
		C Porwik D van Rensburg	6	77											7	J Novotná C Suire	5	3
		L Allen A M Fernandez	6	5	77										12	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	6
		A Cooper S Sampras	3	7	63				L Allen A M Fernandez	5	5
		M Maleeva-Fragnière B Potter	1	2				12	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	7
	12	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	6																		12	P Fendick J Hetherington	6	6
	10	C Evert W Turnbull	6	6																		10	C Evert W Turnbull	1	4
		C Jones J Kaplan	4	1				10	C Evert W Turnbull	6	6
		P Casale M L Daniels	6	3	63				L Ferrando L Garrone	2	2
		L Ferrando L Garrone	3	6	77										10	C Evert W Turnbull	77	6
		L Gregory R Reis	6	6											3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	64	4
		E Hakami T Zambrzycki	4	2					L Gregory R Reis	4	2
		L Bartlett H Kelesi	3	3				3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
	3	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	E Pfaff E Smylie	6	3	1
		R Fairbank S Rehe	4	6	6				R Fairbank S Rehe	6	6
		B Bowes M Werdel	6	3	6				B Bowes M Werdel	2	3
		C Reynolds P Smith	1	6	4											R Fairbank S Rehe	4	3
		T Phelps R Reggi	6	6												T Phelps R Reggi	6	6
		P Medrado N Sato	1	3					T Phelps R Reggi	6	6
		I Budařová S Wasserman	6	4	6				I Budařová S Wasserman	1	1
	14	N Bykova L Meskhi	4	6	2																		T Phelps R Reggi	1	3
	15	I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	4																		2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
		A Henricksson A Smith	6	6					A Henricksson A Smith	6	2	7
		T Austin M J Fernández	77	6					T Austin M J Fernández	2	6	5
		N Herreman M Lindström	64	3												A Henricksson A Smith	4	2
		L Antonoplis S Collins	5	6	0										2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
		N Dias J Wiesner	7	3	6				N Dias J Wiesner	2	0
		I Driehuis M Mesker	2	2	r			2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	6
	2	S Graf G Sabatini	6	4

External links

• 1988 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation