1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini defeated Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the first and only major doubles title for both.

Women's doubles
1988 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-upSoviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Score6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Details
Draw64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 1987 · Wimbledon Championships · 1989 →

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete.

Seeds

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01.     Martina Navratilova /   Pam Shriver (third round)
02.   n/a
03.     Steffi Graf /   Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
04.     Lori McNeil /   Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
05.     Jana Novotná /   Catherine Suire (third round)
06.     Eva Pfaff /   Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
07.     Elise Burgin /   Robin White (first round)
08.     Katrina Adams /   Zina Garrison (semifinals)
09.     Rosalyn Fairbank /   Gigi Fernández (quarterfinals)
10.     Leila Meskhi /   Svetlana Parkhomenko (second round)
11.     Larisa Savchenko /   Natasha Zvereva (final)
12.     Hana Mandlíková /   Barbara Potter (second round)
13.     Chris Evert /   Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
14.     Jo Durie /   Sharon Walsh-Pete (third round)
15.     Catarina Lindqvist /   Tine Scheuer-Larsen (third round)
16.     Isabelle Demongeot /   Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
17.     Manon Bollegraf /   Nicole Provis (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
11   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
9   Rosalyn Fairbank
  Gigi Fernández
4 2
11   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
8   Katrina Adams
  Zina Garrison
3 3
4   Lori McNeil
  Betsy Nagelsen
4 3
8   Katrina Adams
  Zina Garrison
6 6
11   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
3 6 10
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
6 1 12
  Maria Lindström
  Claudia Porwik
6 5 2
13   Chris Evert
  Wendy Turnbull
3 7 6
13   Chris Evert
  Wendy Turnbull
3 4
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
6 6
6   Eva Pfaff
  Elizabeth Smylie
6 7 6
3   Steffi Graf
  Gabriela Sabatini
7 5 8

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Navratilova
  P Shriver
6 6
  L Gregory
  R Reis
2 2 1   M Navratilova
  P Shriver
6 3 7
  J Goodling
  C Jones
6 4   J Byrne
  J Thompson
4 6 5
  J Byrne
  J Thompson
7 6 1   M Navratilova
  P Shriver
6 2
  D Balestrat
  M Maleeva
1 4 11   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
7 6
  L Antonoplis
  B Gerken
6 6   L Antonoplis
  B Gerken
2 1
Q   Y Koizumi
  K Steinmetz
1 4 11   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6
11   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6 11   L Savchenko
  N Zvereva
6 6
15   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
7 6 9   R Fairbank
  G Fernández
4 2
  B Cordwell
  M Van Nostrand
5 3 15   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
6 4 6
  C Reynolds
  P Smith
6 6   C Reynolds
  P Smith
4 6 2
  G Miró
  A Villagrán
2 4 15   C Lindqvist
  T Scheuer-Larsen
0 1r
  W Probst
  A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 9   R Fairbank
  G Fernández
6 0
  I Driehuis
  M Mesker
6 7   I Driehuis
  M Mesker
2 3
LL   L O'Neill
  J Smoller
3 6 2 9   R Fairbank
  G Fernández
6 6
9   R Fairbank
  G Fernández
6 3 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   L McNeil
  E Nagelsen
6 6 6
  N Herreman
  P Paradis
7 3 4 4   L McNeil
  E Nagelsen
6 3 6
  A Henricksson
  C Jolissaint
6 6   A Henricksson
  C Jolissaint
3 6 4
  E Hakami
  J Kaplan
4 0 4   L McNeil
  E Nagelsen
7 3 6
  A Devries
  S Wasserman
7 6 14   J Durie
  S Walsh-Pete
5 6 3
  A Betzner
  J Wiesner
5 3   A Devries
  S Wasserman
6 4 3
  Ca MacGregor
  Cy MacGregor
5 6 3 14   J Durie
  S Walsh-Pete
3 6 6
14   J Durie
  S Walsh-Pete
7 3 6 4   L McNeil
  B Nagelsen
4 3
17   M Bollegraf
  N Provis
2 7 6 8   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6
  P Fendick
  J Hetherington
6 6 3 17   M Bollegraf
  N Provis
6 6
  S Collins
  N Hu
7 6   S Collins
  N Hu
4 1
  I Budařová
  C Singer
5 4 17   M Bollegraf
  N Provis
1 0
  C Benjamin
  A Scott
6 7 8   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6
WC   A Simpkin
  J Tacon
2 6   C Benjamin
  A Scott
2 2
WC   S Godman
  A Niepel
0 1 8   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6
8   K Adams
  Z Garrison
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   E Burgin
  R White
4 2
Q   A Dechaume
  E Derly
6 6 Q   A Dechaume
  E Derly
6 6
  K Horvath
  M Jaggard
5 6 6   K Horvath
  M Jaggard
1 3
  A Frazier
  L Spadea
7 3 2 Q   A Dechaume
  E Derly
0 2
LL   A Grossman
  M Yanagi
1 4   M Lindström
  C Porwik
6 6
  M Lindström
  C Porwik
6 6   M Lindström
  C Porwik
7 2 7
  M Louie Harper
  H Ludloff
3 4 12   H Mandlíková
  B Potter
6 6 5
12   H Mandlíková
  B Potter
6 6   M Lindström
  C Porwik
6 5 2
13   C Evert
  W Turnbull
7 4 6 13   C Evert
  W Turnbull
3 7 6
  N Bykova
  N Medvedeva
6 6 1 13   C Evert
  W Turnbull
7 6 7
  N Jagerman
  S Rehe
6 2 6   N Jagerman
  S Rehe
6 7 5
  K Okamoto
  N Sato
4 6 1 13   C Evert
  W Turnbull
0 7 6
  H Kelesi
  C Tanvier
6 6 5   J Novotná
  C Suire
6 6 1
  P Barg
  M-L Daniels
2 4   H Kelesi
  C Tanvier
5 6 1
  C Bakkum
  B Schultz
3 4 5   J Novotná
  C Suire
7 2 6
5   J Novotná
  C Suire
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   E Pfaff
  E Smylie
5 6 6
  R Casals
  J Russell
7 3 2 6   E Pfaff
  E Smylie
6 6 6
  K Schimper
  W Wood
7 6 3   G Magers
  W White
7 2 4
  G Magers
  W White
5 7 6 6   E Pfaff
  E Smylie
6 6
Q   J-A Faull
  R McQuillan
2 6 6 16   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
2 3
  P Hy
  D van Rensburg
6 4 4 Q   J-A Faull
  R McQuillan
2 5
WC   V Lake
  C Wood
6 4 1 16   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
6 7
16   I Demongeot
  N Tauziat
3 6 6 6   E Pfaff
  E Smylie
6 7 6
10   L Meskhi
  S Parkhomenko
6 6 3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
7 5 8
WC   S Gomer
  J Salmon
4 3 10   L Meskhi
  S Parkhomenko
4 6
  B Herr
  K Maleeva
6 7   B Herr
  K Maleeva
6 7
Q   L Field
  E Krapl
3 5   B Herr
  K Maleeva
3 3
  A Minter
  H Witvoet
6 6 3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 6
  A-M Fernandez
  J Richardson
0 3   A Minter
  H Witvoet
6 6 5
  I Cueto
  P Medrado
1 2 3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
7 4 7
3   S Graf
  G Sabatini
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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