1988 Dow Chemical Classic
Date6–12 June
Edition7th
CategoryCategory 2
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceGrass / Outdoor
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva

The 1988 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 6 June until 12 June 1988. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated United States Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch's 1st title of the year and the 29th of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated Soviet Union Leila Meskhi / Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Savchenko's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Zvereva's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

References

  1. ↑ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 212. ISBN 9780002183116.
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