1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas
1987 Champions	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko
Champions	Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
Score	6–3, 6–4

Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Parkhomenko competed that year with Natalia Bykova.

Bykova and Parkhomenko won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (final)
2. Natalia Bykova / Svetlana Parkhomenko (champions)
3. Anna-Maria Fernandez / Peanut Harper (first round)
4. Dianne Balestrat / Catherine Tanvier (first 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	J Novotná C Suire	7	6
		S Amiach E Derly	5	1				1	J Novotná C Suire	6	7
		N Herreman P Paradis	6	6					N Herreman P Paradis	3	5
		L Ferrando M J Llorca	2	3											1	J Novotná C Suire	3	6	6
	4	D Balestrat C Tanvier	2	2												P Hy D van Rensburg	6	4	3
		P Hy D van Rensburg	6	6					P Hy D van Rensburg	6	6
		J Richardson H Sprung	4	0					H Crowe K Steinmetz	3	4
		H Crowe K Steinmetz	6	6																		1	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	3	4
		I Budařová P Medrado	2	4																		2	Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko	6	6
		B Cordwell J Kaplan	6	6					B Cordwell J Kaplan	6	7
		R Casals B Schultz	2	7	6				R Casals B Schultz	4	6
	3	A M Fernandez P Harper	6	6	2											B Cordwell J Kaplan	6	0	4
		A Holíková H Witvoet	7	3	2										2	N Bykova S Parkhomenko	3	6	6
		M Lindström C Porwik	5	6	6				M Lindström C Porwik	4	6	3
		I Driehuis T Whittington	4	1				2	N Bykova S Parkhomenko	6	4	6
	2	N Bykova S Parkhomenko	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas Doubles Draw