1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

August 2023 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Virginia Slims of Newport USA Pam Shriver USA Lori McNeil USA Barbara Potter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 32 8 Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Barbara Potter. Second-seeded Lori McNeil won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Potter. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Pam Shriver (semifinals) USA Lori McNeil (champion) USA Barbara Potter (final) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (semifinals) USA Robin White (quarterfinals) USA Gigi Fernández (second round) USA Gretchen Magers (second round) AUS Wendy Turnbull (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA P Shriver 7 6     USA T Phelps 5 1     USA T Mochizuki 5 2   Q USA K Steinmetz 7 6     USA C Christian 5 6 6 Q USA J Santrock 7 3 2   USA W White 6 6   8 AUS W Turnbull 2 4   3 USA B Potter 7 7     USA B Nagelsen 6 5   Q AUS A Scott 6 7     USA J Ingram 2 5     USA D-A Hansel 3 6 6   USA P Casale 6 4 4   PER P Vásquez 3 3   5 USA R White 6 6   7 USA G Magers 6 6     USA K Adams 3 2     USA L Antonoplis 7 6   Q USA J Smoller 5 1     NED C Bakkum 0 6     NZL J Richardson 6 7     USA A Smith 4 2   4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6   6 USA G Fernández 6 6     USA A M Fernandez 2 3     USA A Henricksson 6 6     USA C MacGregor 3 1     USA L Albano 3 1     USA A Frazier 6 6     AUS M Jaggard 3 4   2 USA L McNeil 6 6   1 USA P Shriver 6 6   Q USA K Steinmetz 2 3     USA C Christian 3 6     USA W White 6 7   3 USA B Potter 6 6   Q AUS A Scott 1 4     USA D-A Hansel 2 0   5 USA R White 6 6   7 USA G Magers 4 7 3   USA L Antonoplis 6 6 6   NZL J Richardson 6 1   4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 7 6   6 USA G Fernández 7 4 5   USA A Henricksson 6 6 7   USA A Frazier 3 4   2 USA L McNeil 6 6   1 USA P Shriver 6 6     USA W White 4 4   3 USA B Potter 6 6   5 USA R White 3 3     USA L Antonoplis 2 1   4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6     USA A Henricksson 6 5 3 2 USA L McNeil 4 7 6 1 USA P Shriver 6 6   3 USA B Potter 7 7   4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 5 3 2 USA L McNeil 3 7 6 3 USA Barbara Potter 4 6 3 2 USA Lori McNeil 6 4 6 External links 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport draw Category:Virginia Slims of Newport Category:1988 WTA Tour Category:1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships