1988 Virginia Slims of Washington – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of Washington
1987 Champions	Elise Burgin Pam Shriver
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Elise Burgin and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Burgin with Robin White and Shriver with Martina Navratilova.

Burgin and White lost in the quarterfinals to Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.

Navratilova and Shriver won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Gabriela Sabatini and Helena Suková.

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 (Champions)
2. Gabriela Sabatini / Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
3. Zina Garrison / Gigi Fernández (First Round)
4. Elise Burgin / Robin White (Quarterfinals)

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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		A Henricksson W White	1	3				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		N Bykova L Meskhi	7	6					N Bykova L Meskhi	1	2
		T Phelps S Rehe	5	2											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	3	Z Garrison G Fernández	4	6	2											M L Daniels A M Fernandez	3	0
		M L Daniels A M Fernandez	6	2	6				M L Daniels A M Fernandez	6	2	7
		L Bonder K Keil	2	1					L Antonoplis B Gerken	3	6	6
		L Antonoplis B Gerken	6	6																			Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6
		L Savchenko N Zvereva	7	6																		2	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková	3	4
		E Pfaff W Turnbull	6	1					L Savchenko N Zvereva	6	6
		I Demongeot N Tauziat	3	4				4	E Burgin R White	6	6
	4	E Burgin R White	6	6												L Savchenko N Zvereva	4	2
		N Provis J Wiesner	6	6											2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6
		J Goodling J Ingram	1	1					N Provis J Wiesner	2	0
		P Harper H Ludloff	0	0				2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6
	2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Washington Doubles Draw