1988 Virginia Slims of Florida

1988 Virginia Slims of Florida
Date March 7 – 13
Edition 10th
Category Tier II
Draw 56S / 28D
Prize money $300,000
Location Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Venue Boca Raton Resort & Club
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
United States Katrina Adams / United States Zina Garrison

The 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States and was part of Tier II of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from March 7 through March 13, 1988. Fourth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money, ending a 30-match winning streak by Steffi Graf. It was Sabatini's first win over Graf after 11 previous defeats.[1][2][3][4]

Finals

Singles

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated West Germany Steffi Graf 2–6, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Sabatini's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

United States Katrina Adams / United States Zina Garrison defeated West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 4–6, 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Adams' 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Garrison's 1st title of the year and the 12th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 354.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 184–185. ISBN 9780002183116.
  3. ↑ "Sabatini upsets Graf". The Washington Post. March 14, 1988.
  4. ↑ "Tennis; A First: Sabatini Beats Graf". The New York Times. March 14, 1988.
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