WTA Championships 1988

WTA Championships 1988
date	11/14/1988 - 11/20/1988
Edition	18th
navigation	1987  ◄  1988  ►  1989
WTA tour
venue	New York City United States
Tournament number	808
category	WTA Tour Championships
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	16E / 8D
Prize money	US $ 1,000,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Steffi Graf
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Winner (singles)	Gabriela Sabatini
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
As of March 2, 2016

The 1988 WTA Championships (also known as the Virginia Slims Championships ) was a women's tennis carpet court tournament held in Madison Square Garden in New York City . It was part of the WTA Tour 1988 and took place from November 14th to 20th, 1988.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf Semifinals 02.  Martina Navrátilová Quarter finals 03.  Chris Evert Quarter finals 04th  Gabriela Sabatini victory

No. Player Round reached 05.  Pam Shriver final 06th  Natallja Sverava Quarter finals 07th  Manuela Maleewa Quarter finals 08th.  Helena Suková Semifinals

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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

S. Graf

6th

4th

6th

C. Kohde-Kilsch

1

6th

1

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

L. McNeil

1

0

7th

M. Maleewa

1

3

7th

M. Maleewa

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

3

6th

3

C. Evert

4th

6th

6th

5

P. Shriver

6th

7th

B. Potter

6th

2

4th

3

C. Evert

5

4th

S. Hanika

3

4th

5

P. Shriver

7th

6th

5

P. Shriver

6th

6th

5

P. Shriver

5

2

2

6th

N. Sverava

6th

1

6th

4th

G. Sabatini

7th

6th

6th

H. Kelesi

2

6th

2

6th

N. Sverava

1

1

K. Maleewa

2

1

4th

G. Sabatini

6th

6th

4th

G. Sabatini

6th

6th

4th

G. Sabatini

6th

6th

8th

H. Suková

2

6th

6th

8th

H. Suková

4th

2

Z. Garrison

6th

3

3

8th

H. Suková

2

7th

6th

L. Savchenko

7th

3

3

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

5

3

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   final 02.  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková   Quarter finals 03.  Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini   Quarter finals 04th  Gigi Fernández Robin White   1 round

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

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

L. McNeil B. Nagelsen

3

1

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

w.

O.

3

S. Count G. Sabatini

3

S. Count G. Sabatini

6th

6th

I. Demongeot N. Tauziat

3

1

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

3

4th

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

3

6th

6th

4th

G. Fernández R. White

6th

3

1

L. Savchenko, N. Sverava

3

6th

7th

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch H. Suková

6th

4th

5

P. Fendick J. Hetherington

4th

2

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch H. Suková

6th

6th

Web links

• WTA Championships 1988 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• WTA Championships 1988 (English) on the ITF homepage