1988 Dow Classic – Singles

November 2019 1988 Dow Classic USA Pam Shriver FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch USA Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–1 56 16 singles doubles Dow Chemical Classic – Singles Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham Classic 1988 Dow Classic Pam Shriver was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Pam Shriver (final) FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (champion) USA Lori McNeil (semifinals) USA Zina Garrison (semifinals) URS Larisa Savchenko (third round) n/a AUS Anne Minter (quarterfinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) URS Leila Meskhi (second round) JPN 1870 Etsuko Inoue (second round) USA Elly Hakami (first round) FRA Isabelle Demongeot (first round) USA Gigi Fernández (first round) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Pam Shriver 6 4 6 3 USA Lori McNeil 1 6 3 4 USA Zina Garrison 2 4   2 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   1 USA Pam Shriver 2 1   2 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS E Smylie 7 2 6   GBR J Salmon 6 6 3   GBR V Lake 3 6 1   RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 4 6   FRG C Porwik 3 7 3   USA W White 6 6 6 14 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6   Q GBR S Godman 3 3     USA S Walsh-Pete 5 6 4   SUI E Krapl 7 2 6 Q USA R Reis 6 6   Q USA K Steinmetz 1 0   1 USA P Shriver 7 6     AUS E Smylie 5 3     RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 1 6   USA W White 3 6 3 14 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6     SUI E Krapl 2 3   Q USA R Reis 2 7 6 9 URS L Meskhi 6 6 1 1 USA P Shriver 6 7     RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 3 5   14 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6   Q USA R Reis 3 4   1 USA P Shriver 6 6   14 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 2 1   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA A Henricksson 6 6     SWE M Lindström 4 1     USA E Burgin 5 6     GBR J Durie 7 7     USA T Phelps 6 6   12 FRA I Demongeot 4 4     JPN A Kijimuta 3 6 2   USA B Nagelsen 6 4 6   NED H Witvoet 4 7 4   ITA L Golarsa 6 6 6 Q JPN M Yanagi 0 6 1   URS S Parkhomenko 6 4 6 3 USA L McNeil 7 6     USA A Henricksson 6 4     GBR J Durie 6 6     USA T Phelps 3 2     USA B Nagelsen 6 6     ITA L Golarsa 1 4     URS S Parkhomenko 4 5   7 AUS A Minter 6 7   3 USA L McNeil 4 6 8   GBR J Durie 6 2 6   USA B Nagelsen 5 2   7 AUS A Minter 7 6   3 USA L McNeil 6 4 6 7 AUS A Minter 3 6 1 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RSA 1928 K Schimper 2 2     FRG E Pfaff 6 6   LL USA K Adams 7 6   Q SUI C Jolissaint 6 4     RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 4 8 13 USA G Fernández 3 6 6 10 JPN E Inoue 7 6     CAN J Hetherington 6 2     GBR S Gomer 6 6   Q URS N Medvedeva 4 0     USA H Ludloff 6 6 6 Q AUS L Field 2 7 3 5 URS L Savchenko 7 3 6   FRG E Pfaff 6 6 1 LL USA K Adams 3 1     RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 6   10 JPN E Inoue 6 4 2   GBR S Gomer 2 6 6   USA H Ludloff 1 2   4 USA Z Garrison 6 6   5 URS L Savchneko 1 1     RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 6     GBR S Gomer 3 2   4 USA Z Garrison 6 6     RSA 1928 E Reinach 2 5   4 USA Z Garrison 6 7   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA B Gerken 2 2     AUS M Jaggard 6 6     USA H Na 4 6 5   FRG C Singer 6 2 7 Q JPN K Okamoto 5 1     NZL B Cordwell 7 6   11 USA E Hakami 2 7 2   USA C Benjamin 6 6 6   NED M Bollegraf 6 6     GBR C Wood 3 2     URS N Bykova 5 4     AUS E Minter 7 6   8 FRA N Tauziat 2 6 6   AUS M Jaggard 6 3 1   FRG C Singer 2 6     NZL B Cordwell 6 7     USA C Benjamin 3 6 6   NED M Bollegraf 6 2 4   AUS E Minter 0 2   2 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   8 FRA N Tauziat 6 3     NZL B Cordwell 7 6     USA C Benjamin 2 0   2 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6     NZL B Cordwell 2 6   2 FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7   External links 1988 Dow Classic draws ITF tournament details https://web.archive.org/web/20171002215825/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000312 2 October 2017 ITF singles results page Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis) Category:1988 WTA Tour