1988_Virginia_Slims_of_California

1988 Virginia Slims of California

1988 Virginia Slims of California

Tennis tournament

The 1988 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from February 15 through February 21, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.[1]

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Finals

Singles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of California – Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 2nd singles title of the year and the 131st of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of California – Doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Australia Hana Mandlíková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Casals' only title of the year and the 42nd of her career. It was Navratilova's 4th title of the year and the 268th of her career.

References

  1. [1]
    John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 9780002183116.
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