1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas
| 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 29 – March 6 |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | Category 2 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $100,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Venue | Kansas Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Manuela Maleeva | |
| Doubles | |
 Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko | |
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas in the United States and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from February 29 through March 6, 1988. First-seeded Manuela Maleeva won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Manuela Maleeva defeated 
Sylvia Hanika 7–6(7–5), 7–5
- It was Maleeva's 1st singles title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Natalia Bykova / Svetlana Parkhomenko defeated 
Jana Novotná / 
Catherine Suire 6–3, 6–4
- It was Bykova's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Parkhomenko's only title of the year and the 8th of her career.
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 9780002183116.
- ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 354.