1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
34°4′9″N 118°26′48.5″W / 34.06917°N 118.446806°W / 34.06917; -118.446806
Tennis tournament
1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | ||||
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Date | August 8–14 | |||
Edition | 15th | |||
Category | Category 5 | |||
Draw | 56S / 28D | |||
Prize money | $300,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
Venue | Los Angeles Tennis Center | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Chris Evert | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington | ||||
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The 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from August 8 through August 14, 1988. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
Finals
Singles
Chris Evert defeated Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
- It was Evert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 156th of her career.
Doubles
Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington defeated Gigi Fernández / Robin White 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
- It was Fendick's 7th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Hetherington's 5th title of the year and the 6th of her career.
References
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
- Tournament draws