1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport

The 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport were tennis tournaments played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States that were part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 4 through July 10, 1988, while the women's tournament was held from July 11 through July 17, 1988.

1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
and Virginia Slims of Newport
DateJuly 4–10 (men)
July 11–17 (women)
Edition13th (men) / 10th (women)
Champions
Men's Singles
Wally Masur
Women's Singles
Lori McNeil
Men's Doubles
Kelly Jones / Peter Lundgren
Women's Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank / Barbara Potter

Finals

Men's Singles

Wally Masur defeated Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Masur's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Lori McNeil defeated Barbara Potter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was McNeil's 6th title of the year and the 16th of her career.

Men's Doubles

Kelly Jones / Peter Lundgren defeated Scott Davis / Dan Goldie 6–3, 7–6

  • It was Jones' only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Lundgren's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank / Barbara Potter defeated Gigi Fernández / Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Fairbank's 1st title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Potter's 1st title of the year and the 22nd of her career.
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