1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
1987 Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Champions	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Robin White
Final score	7–6, 5–7, 6–4

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington won in the final 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Robin White.

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. Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen (Quarterfinals)
2. Eva Pfaff / Elizabeth Smylie (Second Round)
3. Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (Second Round)
4. Gigi Fernández / Robin White (Final)
5. Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull (Semifinals)
6. Penny Barg / Elise Burgin (Semifinals)
7. Lise Gregory / Ronni Reis (Quarterfinals)
8. Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (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

Final

Final
4	Gigi Fernández   Robin White	6	7	4
	Patty Fendick   Jill Hetherington	7	5	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	L McNeil   B Nagelsen	6	6
	K Steinmetz   W Wood	6	7					K Steinmetz   W Wood	1	1
	C Christian   A Frazier	4	5											1	L McNeil   B Nagelsen	0	2
	P Louie-Harper   H Ludloff	6	6											6	P Barg   E Burgin	6	6
	L Allen   A Minter	4	2					P Louie-Harper   H Ludloff	6	5	1
	E Krapl   M Yanagi	1	1				6	P Barg   E Burgin	4	7	6
6	P Barg   E Burgin	6	6																		6	P Barg   E Burgin	6	3	3
																					4	G Fernández   R White	1	6	6
							4	G Fernández   R White	6	2	7
	L Barnard   K Schimper	6	4	6				L Barnard   K Schimper	4	6	6
	C Benjamin   H Na	3	6	4										4	G Fernández   R White	6	6
	A M Fernandez   P Smith	2	2											8	J Durie   S Walsh-Pete	2	1
	K Horvath   D van Rensburg	6	6					K Horvath   D van Rensburg	0	7	0
	C MacGregor   C Singer	2	4				8	J Durie   S Walsh-Pete	6	6	6
8	J Durie   S Walsh-Pete	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	C Evert   W Turnbull	6	6
	L Antonoplis   M Lindström	2	2				5	C Evert   W Turnbull	6	6
	K Keil   S Mascarin	0	0					A Henricksson   A Smith	4	4
	A Henricksson   A Smith	6	6											5	C Evert   W Turnbull	7	6
	G Magers   W White	6	7												G Magers   W White	6	2
	A Coetzer   S Savides	1	6					G Magers   W White	6	6
							3	K Adams   Z Garrison	4	3
																					5	C Evert   W Turnbull	6	4	1
7	L Gregory   R Reis	6	6																			P Fendick   J Hetherington	0	6	6
	L Novelo   S Sampras	2	4				7	L Gregory   R Reis	6	6
	J Kaplan   T Zambrzycki	7	6					J Kaplan   T Zambrzycki	0	2
	T Austin   C Lindqvist	5	4											7	L Gregory   R Reis	5	6	6
	P Fendick   J Hetherington	7	7												P Fendick   J Hetherington	7	2	7
	S Collins   M Jaggard	5	6					P Fendick   J Hetherington	6	7
							2	E Pfaff   E Smylie	3	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Doubles Draw