1988 United Jersey Bank Classic

1988 United Jersey Bank Classic
Date August 22 – 28
Edition 11th
Category Category 3
Draw 28S / 16D
Prize money $200,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Mahwah, New Jersey
Champions
Singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková

The 1988 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from August 22 through August 28, 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1986, and earned $40,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]

Finals

Singles

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated France Nathalie Tauziat 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Graf's 8th singles title of the year and the 27th of her career.

Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States Robin White 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Novotná's 6th title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Suková's 4th title of the year and the 32nd of her career.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 175, 202. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. "United Jersey Bank Tennis Classic". Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Philip Morris. August 1988 via University of California San Francisco.
  3. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
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