1988 Virginia Slims of Houston – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Virginia Slims of Houston | |
| 1987 Champions |  Kathy Jordan Martina Navratilova |
| Champions | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
| Runners-up | Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova |
| Score | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Kathy Jordan and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Lori McNeil.
McNeil and Navratilova lost in the final 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 against Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.
Seeds
[edit]Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Lori McNeil / Martina Navratilova (final)- Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison (champions)
Rosalyn Fairbank / Candy Reynolds (quarterfinals)- Penny Barg /
Mercedes Paz (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Schimper W Wood | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Crowe K Steinmetz | 3 | 5 |  J Jonerup J Smoller | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Jonerup J Smoller | 6 | 7 | 1 | L McNeil M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | G Magers W White | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Gurney P Jung | 1 | 3 | 3 | R Fairbank C Reynolds | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers W White | 6 | 6 | G Magers W White | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M L Daniels A M Fernandez | 1 | 4 | 1 | Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Collins T Zambrzycki | 4 | 4 | 2 | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier L Spadea | 6 | 6 | A Frazier L Spadea | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Budařová H Na | 3 | 1 | 4 | P Barg M Paz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Barg M Paz | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Barg M Paz | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindström H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | 6 | M Lindström H Ludloff | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Hakami G Mosca | 6 | 1 | 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Adams Z Garrison | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||