1988 Virginia Slims of New England – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of New England
1987 Champions	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank were the defending champions but only Fairbank competed that year with Wendy Turnbull.

Fairbank and Turnbull lost in the quarterfinals to Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling.

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 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 (Final)
3. Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)
4. Rosalyn Fairbank / Wendy Turnbull (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
		R Casals S Collins	3	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		C Benjamin Ca MacGregor	6	7					C Benjamin Ca MacGregor	4	1
		A Henricksson Cy MacGregor	3	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	3	L Savchenko N Zvereva	5	7	6										3	L Savchenko N Zvereva	2	3
		G Magers W White	7	5	2			3	L Savchenko N Zvereva	7	6
		T Austin S Rehe	6	6					T Austin S Rehe	6	3
		H Na K Schimper	2	2																		1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	3	7
		C Bassett-Seguso K Rinaldi	1	3																		2	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková	3	6	5
		J Byrne J Tremelling	6	6					J Byrne J Tremelling	7	6
		L Allen I Kuczyńska	2	6	1			4	R Fairbank W Turnbull	6	4
	4	R Fairbank W Turnbull	6	4	6											J Byrne J Tremelling	2	3
		H Kelesi H Ludloff	6	6											2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6
		L Bartlett M de Swardt	1	1					H Kelesi H Ludloff	2	3
		L Gregory R Reis	3	4				2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6
	2	G Sabatini H Suková	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of New England Doubles Draw