1988 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1988 Australian Open
1987 Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull
Score	6–0, 7–5

Main article: 1988 Australian Open

Five-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull in the final 6–0, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open.

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. n/a
3. n/a
4. Steffi Graf / Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)
5. Zina Garrison / Barbara Potter (semifinals)
6. Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
7. Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull (final)
8. Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (first round)
9. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (third round)
10. Catarina Lindqvist / Robin White (third round)
11. Catherine Suire / Catherine Tanvier (third round)
12. Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (first round)
13. Patricia Hy / Etsuko Inoue (third round)
14. Michelle Jaggard / Marcella Mesker (third round)
15. Ann Henricksson / Christiane Jolissaint (third round)
16. Belinda Cordwell / Julie Richardson (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6
	4	Steffi Graf Elizabeth Smylie	4	4
								1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	7
								7	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	0	5
	5	Zina Garrison Barbara Potter	4	77	3
	7	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	6	65	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		J Salmon M Yanagi	3	1				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	77	7
		B Bowes R Zrubáková	77	1	4				P Fendick J Hetherington	64	5
		P Fendick J Hetherington	65	6	6										1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	7
		C Cohen O Tsarbopoulou	6	62	6										11	C Suire C Tanvier	3	5
		I Berger P Casale	1	77	0				C Cohen O Tsarbopoulou	1	1
		N Jagerman J Kaplan	1	0				11	C Suire C Tanvier	6	6
	11	C Suire C Tanvier	6	6																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	77
	9	J Byrne J Tremelling	6	6																		6	H Mandlíková J Novotná	0	63
		V Nelson-Dunbar K Steinmetz	1	4				9	J Byrne J Tremelling	6	6
		B Schultz H ter Riet	6	4	7				B Schultz H ter Riet	2	2
		Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor	3	6	5										9	J Byrne J Tremelling	63	6	5
		C Porwik W Probst	3	7	6										6	H Mandlíková J Novotná	77	4	7
		D Balestrat N Provis	6	5	4				C Porwik W Probst	610	3
	WC	K Deed C Thompson	1	0				6	H Mandlíková J Novotná	712	6
	6	H Mandlíková J Novotná	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	S Graf E Smylie	6	6
		A M Fernandez L Field	1	0				4	S Graf E Smylie	6	6
		A Devries E Krapl	6	6					A Devries E Krapl	1	4
		L-A Eldredge M Werdel	4	1											4	S Graf E Smylie	3	6	7
		Bi Potter K Radford	77	6											13	P Hy E Inoue	6	2	5
		J Golder S Norris	65	1					Bi Potter K Radford	4	0
	WC	J-A Faull R McQuillan	6	4	4			13	P Hy E Inoue	6	6
	13	P Hy E Inoue	3	6	5																	4	S Graf E Smylie	6	6
	14	M Jaggard M Mesker	6	6																			M Bollegraf S Collins	1	1
		C Bakkum L O'Neill	1	2				14	M Jaggard M Mesker	2	6	6
		T Mochizuki P Vásquez	3	2					A Kijimuta P Moreno	6	0	0
		A Kijimuta P Moreno	6	6											14	M Jaggard M Mesker	2	1
		S Gomer M van der Torre	6	6												M Bollegraf S Collins	6	6
		C Christian A Frazier	3	4					S Gomer M van der Torre	2	0
		M Bollegraf S Collins	77	3	6				M Bollegraf S Collins	6	6
	8	R Fairbank C Reynolds	63	6	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	Z Garrison Ba Potter	6	6
		J Halard P Paradis	3	2				5	Z Garrison Ba Potter	6	6
		A Schwartz A Tobin-Dingwall	6	4	3				H Dahlström A Jonsson	3	2
	ALT	H Dahlström A Jonsson-Raaholt	2	6	6										5	Z Garrison Ba Potter	77	6
		L Antonoplis A Minter	4	6	4										15	A Henricksson C Jolissaint	64	1
		R Lamb J Smoller	6	1	6				R Lamb J Smoller	4	3
	WC	M Bowrey S McCann	4	2				15	A Henricksson C Jolissaint	6	6
	15	A Henricksson C Jolissaint	6	6																		5	Z Garrison Ba Potter	6	6
	12	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	6	2	3																		M Lindström A Scott	2	2
		M Lindström A Scott	3	6	6				M Lindström A Scott	77	77
	WC	X Adams K Staunton	3	1					K Okamoto N Sato	62	62
		K Okamoto N Sato	6	6												M Lindström A Scott	6	6
		J Goodling W Wood	6	6												J Goodling W Wood	3	0
		J Fuchs J Thomas	3	2					J Goodling W Wood	77	6
		H Sprung S Wasserman	6	6					H Sprung S Wasserman	65	2
	ALT	J Blackstad E Galphin	3	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Evert W Turnbull	6	6
		E Derly M Laval	4	1				7	C Evert W Turnbull	4	6	6
		L Bartlett S Savides	7	3	2				D-A Hansel P Smith	6	0	1
		D-A Hansel P Smith	5	6	6										7	C Evert W Turnbull	6	6
		T Morton L Weerasekera	2	1												K Adams P Barg	1	1
		K Adams P Barg	6	6					K Adams P Barg	6	6
		K Ito E Okagawa	0	1				16	B Cordwell J Richardson	3	3
	16	B Cordwell J Richardson	6	6																		7	C Evert W Turnbull	77	6
	10	C Lindqvist R White	64	6	6																		C Benjamin G Magers	64	1
		H Ludloff E Minter	77	2	4			10	C Lindqvist R White	4	6	6
		E Iida A Nishiya	2	7	6				E Iida A Nishiya	6	2	0
		V Lake C Wood	6	5	3										10	C Lindqvist R White	6	65	4
		Y Koizumi J Masters	4	5												C Benjamin G Magers	4	77	6
		K McDonald E Smith	6	7					K McDonald E Smith	1	7	8
		C Benjamin G Magers	6	6					C Benjamin G Magers	6	5	10
	ALT	A Grunfeld K Rickett	1	1

External links

• 1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation