The Dow Classic 1988

The Dow Classic 1988
date	6.6.1988 - 12.6.1988
Edition	7th
navigation	1987  ◄  1988  ►  1989
WTA tour
venue	Birmingham United Kingdom
Tournament number	1052
category	WTA Tier V
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Pam Shriver
Last year's winner (double)	no final was played due to rain
Winner (singles)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Winner (doubles)	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava
As of October 2, 2017

The 1988 Dow Classic was a women's tennis tournament in Birmingham . The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1988 and took place from June 6th to 12th, 1988.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Pam Shriver final 02.  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch victory 03.  Lori McNeil Semifinals 04th  Zina Garrison Semifinals 05.  Laryssa Savchenko Round of 16 06th 07th  Anne Minter Quarter finals 08th.  Nathalie Tauziat Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Leila Mes'chi 2nd round 10.  Etsuko Inoue 2nd round 11.  Elly Hakami 1 round 12.  Isabelle Demongeot 1 round 13.  Gigi Fernández 1 round 14th  Rosalyn Fairbank Quarter finals 15th 16.

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Pam Shriver

6th

4th

6th

3

Lori McNeil

1

6th

3

1

Pam Shriver

2

1

2

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

4th

Zina Garrison

2

4th

2

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

P. Shriver

7th

6th

E. Smylie

7th

2

6th

E. Smylie

5

3

J. Salmon

6th

6th

3

1

P. Shriver

6th

7th

V. Lake

3

6th

1

D. Van Rensburg

3

5

D. Van Rensburg

6th

4th

6th

D. Van Rensburg

6th

1

6th

C. Porwik

3

7th

3

W. White

3

6th

3

W. White

6th

6th

6th

1

P. Shriver

6th

6th

14th

R. Fairbank

6th

6th

14th

R. Fairbank

2

1

Q

S. Godman

3

3

14th

R. Fairbank

6th

6th

S. Walsh-Pete

5

6th

4th

E. Krapl

2

3

E. Krapl

7th

2

6th

14th

R. Fairbank

6th

6th

Q

R. Rice

6th

6th

Q

R. Rice

3

4th

Q

K. Steinmetz

1

0

Q

R. Rice

2

7th

6th

9

L. Mes'chi

6th

6th

1

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

L. McNeil

7th

6th

A. Henricksson

6th

6th

A. Henricksson

6th

4th

M. Lindström

4th

1

3

L. McNeil

4th

6th

8th

E. Burgin

5

6th

J. Durie

6th

2

6th

J. Durie

7th

7th

J. Durie

6th

6th

T. Phelps

6th

6th

T. Phelps

4th

3

12

I. Demongeot

4th

4th

3

L. McNeil

6th

4th

6th

A. Kijimuta

3

6th

2

7th

A. Minter

3

6th

1

B. Nagelsen

6th

4th

6th

B. Nagelsen

6th

6th

H. Witvoet

4th

7th

4th

L. Golarsa

1

4th

L. Golarsa

6th

6th

6th

B. Nagelsen

5

2

Q

M. Yanagi

0

6th

1

7th

A. Minter

7th

6th

S. Parchomenko

6th

4th

6th

S. Parchomenko

4th

5

7th

A. Minter

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

L. Savchenko

7th

3

6th

K. Schimper

2

2

E. Pfaff

6th

6th

1

E. Pfaff

6th

6th

5

L. Savchenko

1

1

LL

K. Adams

7th

6th

E. Reinach

6th

6th

Q

C. Jolissaint

6th

4th

LL

K. Adams

3

1

E. Reinach

6th

4th

8th

E. Reinach

6th

6th

13

G. Fernández

3

6th

6th

E. Reinach

2

5

10

E. Inoue

7th

6th

4th

Z. Garrison

6th

7th

J. Hetherington

6th

2

10

E. Inoue

6th

4th

2

S. Gomer

6th

6th

S. Gomer

2

6th

6th

Q

N. Medvedeva

4th

0

S. Gomer

3

2

H. Ludloff

6th

6th

6th

4th

Z. Garrison

6th

6th

Q

L. Field

2

7th

3

H. Ludloff

1

2

4th

Z. Garrison

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

N. Tauziat

2

6th

6th

B. Gerken

2

2

M. Jaggard

6th

3

1

M. Jaggard

6th

6th

8th

N. Tauziat

6th

3

H. Well

4th

6th

5

B. Cordwell

7th

6th

C. Singer

6th

2

7th

C. Singer

2

6th

Q

K. Okamoto

5

1

B. Cordwell

6th

7th

B. Cordwell

7th

6th

B. Cordwell

2

6th

11

E. Hakami

2

7th

2

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

7th

C. Benjamin

6th

6th

6th

C. Benjamin

3

6th

6th

M. Bollegraf

6th

6th

M. Bollegraf

6th

2

4th

C. Wood

3

2

C. Benjamin

2

0

N. Bykova

5

4th

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

E. Minter

7th

6th

E. Minter

0

2

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen   Quarter finals 02.  Elise Burgin Elizabeth Smylie   Quarter finals 03.  Leila Mes'chi Svetlana Parchomenko   final 04th  Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava   victory

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat   1 round 06th  Katrina Adams Penny Barg   Round of 16 07th  Jo Durie Sharon Walsh-Pete   1 round 08th.  Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint   Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. McNeil B. Nagelsen

3

6th

6th

B. Cordwell J. Salmon

6th

4th

L. Gregory R. Reis

6th

1

0

L. Gregory R. Reis

7th

6th

1

L. McNeil B. Nagelsen

2

6th

5

P. Hy D. Van Rensburg

6th

6th

L. Field, M. Jaggard

6th

3

7th

M. Lindström C. Porwik

3

1

P. Hy D. Van Rensburg

5

2

L. Field, M. Jaggard

7th

6th

L. Field, M. Jaggard

7th

6th

7th

J. Durie S. Walsh-Pete

6th

4th

L. Field, M. Jaggard

4th

6th

3

L. Mes'chi S. Parchomenko

6th

7th

3

L. Mes'chi S. Parchomenko

6th

6th

6th

H. Ludloff E. Reinach

7th

3

2

S. Collins H. Na

7th

3

0

S. Collins H. Na

5

6th

6th

3

L. Mes'chi S. Parchomenko

6th

6th

V. Lake C. Wood

7th

6th

8th

AT THE. Fernández J. Richardson

4th

2

AT THE. Fernández J. Richardson

5

7th

10

AT THE. Fernández J. Richardson

6th

6th

P. Fendick J. Hetherington

6th

6th

7th

P. Fendick J. Hetherington

4th

4th

5

I. Demongeot N. Tauziat

3

7th

5

3

L. Mes'chi S. Parchomenko

4th

1

6th

K. Adams P. Barg

6th

6th

4th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

6th

6th

K. Schimper W. Wood

2

4th

6th

K. Adams P. Barg

6th

3

C. Reynolds P. Smith

2

6th

6th

E. Pfaff J. Thompson

7th

6th

E. Pfaff J. Thompson

6th

4th

8th

E. Pfaff J. Thompson

2

1

N. Bykova N. Medvedeva

4th

2

4th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis B. Gerken

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis B. Gerken

6th

4th

4th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

7th

6th

4th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

6th

6th

8th

A. Henricksson C. Jolissaint

6th

6th

R. Fairbank W. White

4th

4th

L. O'Neill J. Smoller

3

0

8th

A. Henricksson C. Jolissaint

7th

4th

4th

R. Fairbank W. White

6th

6th

R. Fairbank W. White

6th

6th

6th

E. Minter, A. Scott

4th

4th

R. Fairbank W. White

6th

3

6th

M. Bollegraf I. Driehuis

6th

6th

2

E. Burgin E. Smylie

4th

6th

4th

E. Hakami T. Phelps

3

3

M. Bollegraf I. Driehuis

2

3

2

E. Burgin E. Smylie

6th

6th

Web links

• The Dow Classic 1988 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• The Dow Classic 1988 on the ITF website