1988 Family Circle Cup

The 1988 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and ran from April 4 through April 10, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.[1][2]

1988 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 4–10
Edition16th
CategoryCategory 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Lori McNeil / United States Martina Navratilova

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1988 Family Circle Cup – Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Navratilova's 4th singles title of the year and the 133rd of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1988 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

United States Lori McNeil / United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 2–6, 6–3

  • It was McNeil's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Navratilova's 4th doubles title of the year and the 139th of her career.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 188, 190. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 354.
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