1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

Doubles
1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport
1987 Champions	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil
Champions	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Gigi Fernández and Lori McNeil were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Rosalyn Fairbank and Barbara Potter.

Seeds

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

1. Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil (Final)
2. Rosalyn Fairbank / Barbara Potter (Champions)
3. Katrina Adams / Carin Bakkum (Semifinals)
4. Gretchen Magers / Wendy White (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	G Fernández L McNeil	6	7
		L Bartlett J Thomas	2	6				1	G Fernández L McNeil	6	5	6
		A M Fernandez A Henricksson	4	1					L Antonoplis C MacGregor	1	7	3
		L Antonoplis C MacGregor	6	6											1	G Fernández L McNeil	6	7
	4	G Magers W White	6	6												A Smith W Turnbull	3	5
		J Kaplan J Salmon	2	4				4	G Magers W White	4	2
		M Jaggard J Richardson	7	2	3				A Smith W Turnbull	6	6
		A Smith W Turnbull	6	6	6																	1	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	4	3
		K Staunton C Thompson	0	0																		2	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter	6	6
		A Scott W Wood	6	6					A Scott W Wood	3	6
		L Gregory P Smith	0	5				3	K Adams C Bakkum	6	7
	3	K Adams C Bakkum	6	7											3	K Adams C Bakkum	3	2
		J Smoller K Steinmetz	6	6											2	R Fairbank B Potter	6	6
		D-A Hansel T Zambrzycki	1	1					J Smoller K Steinmetz	3	4
		L Albano J Ingram	3	6				2	R Fairbank B Potter	6	6
	2	R Fairbank B Potter	6	7

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport Doubles Draw