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1988 WTA German Open

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1988 WTA German Open
Date9–15 May
Edition19th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBerlin, West Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
France Isabelle Demongeot
France Nathalie Tauziat
← 1987 · WTA German Open · 1989 →

The 1988 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, West Germany that was part of Tier I of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 May through 15 May 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her third consecutive singles title at the event.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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West Germany Steffi Graf defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Graf's 4th singles title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

Doubles

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France Isabelle Demongeot / France Nathalie Tauziat defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Demongeot's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Tauziat's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 194–195. ISBN 9780002183116.
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