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
ChampionsWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Runners-upSoviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Score6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Draw64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16

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

Seeds

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

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
11 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6 6
9 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández
4 2
11 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6 6
8 United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
3 3
4 United States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
4 3
8 United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
6 6
11 Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
3 6 10
3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6 1 12
Sweden Maria Lindström
West Germany Claudia Porwik
6 5 2
13 United States Chris Evert
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3 7 6
13 United States Chris Evert
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3 4
3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6 6
6 West Germany Eva Pfaff
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6 7 6
3 West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
7 5 8

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6
South Africa L Gregory
United States R Reis
2 2 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 3 7
United States J Goodling
United States C Jones
6 4 Australia J Byrne
Australia J Thompson
4 6 5
Australia J Byrne
Australia J Thompson
7 6 1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 2
Australia D Balestrat
Bulgaria M Maleeva
1 4 11 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
7 6
United States L Antonoplis
United States B Gerken
6 6 United States L Antonoplis
United States B Gerken
2 1
Q Japan Y Koizumi
United States K Steinmetz
1 4 11 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6
11 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6 11 Soviet Union L Savchenko
Soviet Union N Zvereva
4 2
15 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
7 6 9 South Africa R Fairbank
United States G Fernández
6 6
New Zealand B Cordwell
United States M Van Nostrand
5 3 15 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
6 4 6
United States C Reynolds
United States P Smith
6 6 United States C Reynolds
United States P Smith
4 6 2
Brazil G Miró
Argentina A Villagrán
2 4 15 Sweden C Lindqvist
Denmark T Scheuer-Larsen
0 1r
West Germany W Probst
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 9 South Africa R Fairbank
Puerto Rico G Fernández
6 0
Netherlands I Driehuis
Netherlands M Mesker
6 7 Netherlands I Driehuis
Netherlands M Mesker
2 3
LL Australia L O'Neill
United States J Smoller
3 6 2 9 South Africa R Fairbank
Puerto Rico G Fernández
6 6
9 South Africa R Fairbank
Puerto Rico G Fernández
6 3 6

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 West Germany E Pfaff
Australia E Smylie
5 6 6
United States R Casals
United States J Russell
7 3 2 6 West Germany E Pfaff
Australia E Smylie
6 6 6
South Africa K Schimper
United States W Wood
7 6 3 United States G Magers
United States W White
7 2 4
United States G Magers
United States W White
5 7 6 6 West Germany E Pfaff
Australia E Smylie
6 6
Q Australia J-A Faull
Australia R McQuillan
2 6 6 16 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
2 3
Hong Kong P Hy
South Africa D van Rensburg
6 4 4 Q Australia J-A Faull
Australia R McQuillan
2 5
WC United Kingdom V Lake
United Kingdom C Wood
6 4 1 16 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
6 7
16 France I Demongeot
France N Tauziat
3 6 6 6 West Germany E Pfaff
Australia E Smylie
6 7 6
10 Soviet Union L Meskhi
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
6 6 3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
7 5 8
WC United Kingdom S Gomer
United Kingdom J Salmon
4 3 10 Soviet Union L Meskhi
Soviet Union S Parkhomenko
4 6
United States B Herr
Bulgaria K Maleeva
6 7 United States B Herr
Bulgaria K Maleeva
6 7
Q Australia L Field
Switzerland E Krapl
3 5 United States B Herr
Bulgaria K Maleeva
3 3
Australia A Minter
Netherlands H Witvoet
6 6 3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6
United States A-M Fernandez
New Zealand J Richardson
0 3 Australia A Minter
Netherlands H Witvoet
6 6 5
West Germany I Cueto
Brazil P Medrado
1 2 3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
7 4 7
3 West Germany S Graf
Argentina G Sabatini
6 6

References

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