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1988 WTA Singapore Open

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1988 WTA Singapore Open
Date18–24 April
Edition3rd
CategoryCategory 1
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSingapore
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Monique Javer
Doubles
Soviet Union Natalia Bykova / Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
← 1987 · WTA Singapore Open · 1989 →

The 1988 Singapore Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Singapore and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament ran from 18 April through 24 April 1988. Unseeded Monique Javer won the singles title.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United Kingdom Monique Javer defeated Soviet Union Leila Meskhi 7–6(7–3), 6–3

  • It was Javer's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Natalia Bykova / Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva defeated Soviet Union Leila Meskhi / Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–6(7–4), 6–3

  • It was Bykova's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Medvedeva's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 211. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 354.