1988 Italian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1988 Italian Open
1987 Champions	Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini
Champions	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
Runners-up	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 7–5

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.

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. Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (Champions)
2. Mercedes Paz / Catherine Tanvier (Semifinals)
3. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
4. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (Final)
5. Christiane Jolissaint / Arantxa Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
6. Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Provis (Quarterfinals)
7. Beverly Bowes / Kathleen Horvath (First Round)
8. Sandra Cecchini / Sabrina Goleš (Semifinals)

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

Final

Final
1	Jana Novotná   Catherine Suire	6	4	7
4	Jenny Byrne   Janine Tremelling	3	6	5

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	J Novotná   C Suire	6	7
	A Kanellopoulou   B Romano	6	6					A Kanellopoulou   B Romano	2	6
	E Krapl   S Wasserman	4	2											1	J Novotná   C Suire	6	6
	J Halard   I Kuczyńska	6	3	6										6	M Bollegraf   N Provis	1	3
	L O'Neill   J Smoller	3	6	7				L O'Neill   J Smoller	5	1
	A Betzner   J Wiesner	6	2	4			6	M Bollegraf   N Provis	7	6
6	M Bollegraf   N Provis	2	6	6																	1	J Novotná   C Suire	6	6
																					8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	1	4
							3	I Demongeot   N Tauziat	6	7
	A Dechaume   E Derly	6	6					A Dechaume   E Derly	1	5
	N Dias   P Medrado	1	4											3	I Demongeot   N Tauziat	4	3
	L Field   A Villagrán	6	4	4										8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	6	6
	L Ferrando   L Golarsa	3	6	6				L Ferrando   L Golarsa	1	3
	F Bonsignori   S la Fratta	3	6	3			8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	6	6
8	S Cecchini   S Goleš	6	1	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	B Bowes   K Horvath	6	6
	H Sprung   M Strandlund	4	3				7	B Bowes   K Horvath	6	4	6
	J Pospíšilová   R Zrubáková	6	6					J Pospíšilová   R Zrubáková	3	6	7
	L Tella   A Vieira	3	0												J Pospíšilová   R Zrubáková	2	1
	C Caverzasio   L Lapi	6	6											4	J Byrne   J Tremelling	6	6
	H Fukarková   D Krajčovičová	3	1					C Caverzasio   L Lapi	6	3	3
							4	J Byrne   J Tremelling	4	6	6
																					4	J Byrne   J Tremelling	7	6
5	C Jolissaint   A Sánchez	5	6	7																	2	M Paz   C Tanvier	5	2
	B Fulco   E Rapponi-Longo	7	3	5			5	C Jolissaint   A Sánchez	6	6
	L Garrone   H Kelesi	6	6					L Garrone   H Kelesi	3	2
	G Boschiero   S Farina	3	2											5	C Jolissaint   A Sánchez	6	2
	K Maleeva   M Pérez-Roldán	7	6	2										2	M Paz   C Tanvier	7	6
	L Corsato   G Faria	5	7	6				L Corsato   G Faria	0	0
							2	M Paz   C Tanvier	6	6

References

• 1988 Italian Open Women's Doubles Draw