1988 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

August 2023 1988 Family Circle Cup s USA Lori McNeil USA Martina Navratilova FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 singles doubles Mercedes Paz and Eva Pfaff were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Paz with Mary Lou Daniels and Pfaff with Zina Garrison. Daniels and Paz lost in the second round to Bettina Fulco and Emilse Raponi-Longo. Garrison and Pfaff lost in the semifinals to Lori McNeil and Martina Navratilova. McNeil and Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Gabriela Sabatini. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final) USA Lori McNeil / USA Martina Navratilova (champions) USA Zina Garrison / FRG Eva Pfaff (semifinals) USA Mary Lou Daniels / ARG Mercedes Paz (second round) USA Katrina Adams / USA Penny Barg (first round) USA Candy Reynolds / USA Paula Smith (second round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva / BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva (first round) USA Cammy MacGregor / USA Cynthia MacGregor (first round) Draw Final 3 Final 1 FRG Claudia Kohde-KilschARG Gabriela Sabatini 2 6 3 2 USA Lori McNeilUSA Martina Navratilova 6 2 6 Top half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   ARG G MoscaARG A Villagrán 2 0     USA G MagersUSA W White 6 6     USA E HakamiRSA 1928 K Schimper 5 7 1   ITA L GarroneRSA 1928 E Reinach 7 6 6   CSK A HolíkováUSA M Torres 1 2   6 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 6 6     ARG B FulcoUSA E Raponi-Longo 6 6 6   USA V Nelson-DunbarUSA K Steinmetz 2 7 1   FRG W ProbstARG P Tarabini 1 6     USA M J FernándezCAN H Kelesi 6 7     USA C BenjaminUSA H Na 7 6   8 USA Ca MacGregorUSA Cy MacGregor 6 4   1 FRG C Kohde-KilschARG G Sabatini 6 7     USA G MagersUSA W White 1 6     ITA L GarroneRSA 1928 E Reinach 7 6 7 6 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 6 7 6 4 USA M L DanielsARG M Paz 4 3     ARG B FulcoUSA E Raponi-Longo 6 6     USA M J FernándezCAN H Kelesi         USA C BenjaminUSA H Na w/o     1 FRG C Kohde-KilschARG G Sabatini 7 6     ITA L GarroneRSA 1928 E Reinach 5 1     ARG B FulcoUSA E Raponi-Longo 6 7     USA C BenjaminUSA H Na 4 6   1 FRG C Kohde-KilschARG G Sabatini 6 6     ARG B FulcoUSA E Raponi-Longo 1 2   Bottom half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 BUL 1971 K MaleevaBUL 1971 M Maleeva 3 4     CSK I BudařováUSA J Kaplan 6 6     USA K HorvathRSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 1 7   USA T PhelpsITA R Reggi 2 6 6   USA D-A HanselUSA W Wood 6 0 2   USA B BowesUSA S Collins 2 6 6 5 USA K AdamsUSA P Barg 5 6 6   FRG A BetznerAUT J Wiesner 7 2 7   USA R CasalsUSA J Russell 6 7 4   ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 7 5 6   FRG I CuetoESP A Sánchez 6 6     RSA 1928 L BarnardRSA 1928 M de Swardt 3 2     CSK I BudařováUSA J Kaplan 2 2     USA K HorvathRSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 6 6     USA B BowesUSA S Collins 3 6 2 3 USA Z GarrisonFRG E Pfaff 6 4 6   FRG A BetznerAUT J Wiesner 2 5     ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 7     FRG I CuetoESP A Sánchez 5 6 6 2 USA L McNeilUSA M Navratilova 7 3 7   USA K HorvathRSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 2 1   3 USA Z GarrisonFRG E Pfaff 6 6     ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 2 3   2 USA L McNeilUSA M Navratilova 6 6   3 USA Z GarrisonFRG E Pfaff 3 4   2 USA L McNeilUSA M Navratilova 6 6   External links ITF tournament edition details https://web.archive.org/web/20171013225427/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000579 2017-10-13 1988 Doubles Category:1988 WTA Tour