1988 Italian Open – Women's doubles

1988 Italian Open s USA Martina Navratilova ARG Gabriela Sabatini CSK Jana Novotná FRA Catherine Suire AUS Jenny Byrne AUS Janine Tremelling 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 28 8 Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling.The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989 1989 Willow Books London 9780002183116 John Barrett 128–129, 193–194 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 CSK Jana Novotná / FRA Catherine Suire (champions) ARG Mercedes Paz / FRA Catherine Tanvier (semifinals) FRA Isabelle Demongeot / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) AUS Jenny Byrne / AUS Janine Tremelling (final) SUI Christiane Jolissaint / ESP Arantxa Sánchez (quarterfinals) NED Manon Bollegraf / AUS Nicole Provis (quarterfinals) USA Beverly Bowes / USA Kathleen Horvath (first round) ITA Sandra Cecchini / SFR Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš (semifinals) Draw Final 3 Final 1 CSK Jana Novotná FRA Catherine Suire 6 4 7 4 AUS Jenny Byrne AUS Janine Tremelling 3 6 5 Top half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   GRE A Kanellopoulou ITA B Romanò 6 6     SUI E Krapl BEL S Wasserman 4 2     FRA J Halard POL I Kuczyńska 6 3 6   AUS L O'Neill USA J Smoller 3 6 7   FRG A Betzner AUT J Wiesner 6 2 4 6 NED M Bollegraf AUS N Provis 2 6 6   FRA A Dechaume FRA E Derly 6 6     BRA 1968 N Dias BRA 1968 P Medrado 1 4     AUS L Field ARG A Villagrán 6 4 4   ITA L Ferrando ITA L Golarsa 3 6 6   ITA F Bonsignori ITA S La Fratta 3 6 3 8 ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 1 6 1 CSK J Novotná FRA C Suire 6 7     GRE A Kanellopoulou ITA B Romanò 2 6     AUS L O'Neill USA J Smoller 5 1   6 NED M Bollegraf AUS N Provis 7 6   3 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 6 7     FRA A Dechaume FRA E Derly 1 5     ITA L Ferrando ITA L Golarsa 1 3   8 ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 6   1 CSK J Novotná FRA C Suire 6 6   6 NED M Bollegraf AUS N Provis 1 3   3 FRA I Demongeot FRA N Tauziat 4 3   8 ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 6 6   1 CSK J Novotná FRA C Suire 6 6   8 ITA S CecchiniSFR Yugoslavia S Goleš 1 4   Bottom half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 USA B Bowes USA K Horvath 6 6     AUT H Sprung SWE M Strandlund 4 3     CSK J Pospíšilová CSK R Zrubáková 6 6     BRA 1968 L Tella BRA 1968 A Vieira 3 0     ITA C Caverzasio ITA L Lapi 6 6     CSK H Fukárková CSK D Krajčovičová 3 1   5 SUI C Jolissaint ESP A Sánchez 5 6 7   ARG B Fulco USA E Raponi-Longo 7 3 5   ITA L Garrone CAN H Kelesi 6 6     ITA G Boschiero ITA S Farina 3 2     BUL 1971 K Maleeva ARG M Pérez-Roldán 7 6 2   BRA 1968 L Corsato BRA 1968 G Faria 5 7 6 7 USA B Bowes USA K Horvath 6 4 6   CSK J Pospíšilová CSK R Zrubáková 3 6 7   ITA C Caverzasio ITA L Lapi 6 3 3 4 AUS J Byrne AUS J Tremelling 4 6 6 5 SUI C Jolissaint ESP A Sánchez 6 6     ITA L Garrone CAN H Kelesi 3 2     BRA 1968 L Corsato BRA 1968 G Faria 0 0   2 ARG M Paz FRA C Tanvier 6 6     CSK J Pospíšilová CSK R Zrubáková 2 1   4 AUS J Byrne AUS J Tremelling 6 6   5 SUI C Jolissaint ESP A Sánchez 6 2   2 ARG M Paz FRA C Tanvier 7 6   4 AUS J Byrne AUS J Tremelling 7 6   2 ARG M Paz FRA C Tanvier 5 2   References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1988 WTA Tour Women's Doubles Category:1988 in Italian women's sport