1988 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The 1988 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Centre in Filderstadt in West Germany and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 10 October to 16 October 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her third consecutive and fifth in total.[1][2]

1988 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date10–16 October
Edition11th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationFilderstadt, West Germany
VenueFilderstadt Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Poland Iwona Kuczyńska
United States Martina Navratilova

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1988 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Navratilova's 7th singles title of the year and the 136th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1988 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles

Poland Iwona Kuczyńska / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Italy Raffaella Reggi / South Africa Elna Reinach 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Kuczynska's only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Navratilova's 6th doubles title of the year and the 141st of her career.

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $50,000 $22,500 $11,250 $5,650 $2,850 $1,475

See also

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 175, 204. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 356.
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