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1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport

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Date
  
July 4 – July 10 (men) July 11 – July 17 (women)

Edition
  
13th (men) / 10th (women)

The 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport were tennis tournaments played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States that were part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier IV of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 4 through July 10, 1988, while the women's tournament was held from July 11 through July 17, 1988.

Contents

Men's Singles

Wally Masur defeated Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Masur's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

    • Women's Singles

    Lori McNeil defeated Barbara Potter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was McNeil's 6th title of the year and the 16th of her career.

    • Men's Doubles

    Kelly Jones / Peter Lundgren defeated Scott Davis / Dan Goldie 6–3, 7–6

  • It was Jones' only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Lundgren's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.

    • Women's Doubles

    Rosalyn Fairbank / Barbara Potter defeated Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Fairbank's 1st title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Potter's 1st title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

    • References

    1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport Wikipedia
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