1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
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1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | |
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Date | August 8–14 |
Edition | 15th |
Category | Category 5 |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $300,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Venue | Los Angeles Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from August 8 through August 14, 1988. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Chris Evert defeated
Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
- It was Evert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 156th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Patty Fendick /
Jill Hetherington defeated
Gigi Fernández /
Robin White 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
- It was Fendick's 7th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Hetherington's 5th title of the year and the 6th of her career.
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 173, 175, 199. ISBN 9780002183116.
- ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
External links
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