1988 World Doubles Championships
| 1988 World Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25–27 November |
| Edition | 14th |
| Draw | 8D |
| Prize money | $ 250,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1988 World Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
| 1988 World Doubles Championships | |
| 1987 Champions | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
| Champions | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
| Runners-up | Gigi Fernández Robin White |
| Score | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Draw | 8D |
The 1988 World Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo in Japan and was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 November through 27 November 1988.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Unseeded pairing Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won in the final 7–5, 7–5 against Gigi Fernández and Robin White. It was Adams' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Garrison's 5th title of the year and the 15th of her career.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Gigi Fernández / Robin White (final)
- Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)
- Eva Pfaff / Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)
- Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anne Smith Janine Tremelling | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beth Herr Candy Reynolds | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||