1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1987 ChampionsWest Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Final
ChampionsUnited States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
Runners-upSoviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1987 · Virginia Slims of Chicago · 1989 →

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.

Lori McNeil and Betsy Nagelsen won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 against Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.

Seeds

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

  1. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (first round)
  2. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Robin White (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Lori McNeil / United States Betsy Nagelsen (champions)
  4. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (final)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia H Suková
6 1 2
  France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
2 6 6   France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
4 6 6
  United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
6 6     United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
6 4 7
  United States Ca MacGregor
United States Cy MacGregor
2 2     United States A Henricksson
United States A Smith
3 3  
4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
4     4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6  
  United States R Casals
United States S Rehe
1 r   4 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6  
  United States M L Daniels
Hong Kong P Hy
6 6     United States M L Daniels
Hong Kong P Hy
1 1  
  United States A Leand
United States K Rinaldi
4 1   4 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
4 6 4
  United States L Antonoplis
United States S Collins
6 7   3 United States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6 3 6
  South Africa L Gregory
United States R Reis
3 5     United States L Antonoplis
United States S Collins
4 6 3
  United States C Evert
Australia W Turnbull
5 0   3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
6 3 6
3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
7 6   3 United States L McNeil
United States B Nagelsen
6 7  
  United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
6 7     United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
1 6  
  United States E Burgin
South Africa R Fairbank
4 5     United States K Adams
United States Z Garrison
6 6  
  Australia J Byrne
Australia J Tremelling
2 5   2 United States G Fernández
United States R White
1 4  
2 United States G Fernández
United States R White
6 7  

References

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