1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles
# 1988 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini won in the final $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–3 against Gigi Fernández and Zina Garrison.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
* Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen (semifinals)
* Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison (final)
* Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná (first round)
* Chris Evert / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Mary Lou Daniels / Robin White (first round)
* Eva Pfaff / Barbara Potter (first round)
* Catarina Lindqvist / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (third round)
* Catherine Suire / Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinals)
* Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (third round)
* Peanut Harper / Heather Ludloff (second round)
* Ann Henricksson / Christiane Jolissaint (first round)
* Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (third round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank / Stephanie Rehe (third round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | $6^6$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | $7^8$ | 6 |
| 3 | Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen | 1 | 6 | | 2 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | $7^8$ | 6 |
| 2 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals J Russell | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | T Phelps R Reggi | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová J Salmon | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Kaplan | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M J Fernández H Kelesi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M J Fernández H Kelesi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fuchs J Smoller | 3 | 6 | | 9 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Lindqvist T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | P Harper H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Reynolds P Smith | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | A Frazier L Spadea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | P Harper H Ludloff | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta P Moreno | 3 | 7 | 5 | | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Reynolds P Smith | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | C Reynolds P Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Adams P Barg | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Medrado K Schimper | 4 | 7 | 2 | | L Garrone L Golarsa | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams P Barg | 6 | 6 | | | K Adams P Barg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Mandlíková J Novotná | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | G Fernández Z Garrison | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bosca A Villagrán | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | G Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cohen P Vásquez | 0 | 6 | | | L Bartlett C Christian | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bartlett C Christian | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | G Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Hy D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Cueto A Sánchez | 4 | 1 | | | P Hy D Van Rensburg | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers W White | 2 | 4 | | 15 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Fendick J Hetherington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | A Henricksson C Jolissaint | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Gregory R Reis | 3 | 6 |
| | M Lindström C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | M Lindström C Porwik | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes M Werdel | 2 | 7 | 6 | | B Bowes M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kuczyńska A Minter | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | B Bowes M Werdel | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gregory R Reis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Gregory R Reis | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Cecchini S Goleš | 3 | 6 | | | L Gregory R Reis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias P Tarabini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | N Dias P Tarabini | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M-L Daniels R White | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | E Pfaff B Potter | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 7 | 7 | | | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf M van der Torre | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Bollegraf M van der Torre | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis B Gerken | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A M Fernandez J Richardson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | C Suire C Tanvier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | E Hakami C Singer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen E Reinach | 2 | 2 | | 10 | C Suire C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Suire C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Suire C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L McNeil B Nagelsen | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| | A Devries E Krapl | 0 | 2 | | 14 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Betzner K Sands | 6 | 6 | | | A Betzner K Sands | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco G Miró | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Raponi-Longo N Sodupe | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | L McNeil B Nagelsen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Herreman P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | N Herreman P Paradis | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurney S Sloane | 1 | 3 | | 3 | L McNeil B Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L McNeil B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | C Evert W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field H Witvoet | 3 | 0 | | 6 | C Evert W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Derly V Nelson-Dunbar | 1 | 5 | | | C Benjamin B Schultz | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin B Schultz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | C Evert W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Casale I Driehuis | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | R Fairbank S Rehe | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Meier W Probst | 7 | 6 | | | S Meier W Probst | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D-A Hansel W Wood | 2 | 2 | | 16 | R Fairbank S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Fairbank S Rehe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Evert W Turnbull | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | J Durie S Walsh-Pete | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | K Foxworth T Whittington | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | J Durie S Walsh-Pete | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Barnard M de Swardt | 7 | 7 | | | L Barnard M de Swardt | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Crowe K Steinmetz | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | J Durie S Walsh-Pete | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Horvath N Provis | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Balestrat M Paz | 4 | 7 | 7 | | D Balestrat M Paz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Holíková M Torres | 1 | 2 | | 2 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Graf G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
