1988 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Women's doubles
1988 Italian Open
1987 Champions	Martina Navratilova  Gabriela Sabatini
Champions	Jana Novotná  Catherine Suire
Runners-up	Jenny Byrne  Janine Tremelling
Score	6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Jenny Byrne and Janine Tremelling.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire (champions)
2. Mercedes Paz / Catherine Tanvier (semifinals)
3. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
4. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (final)
5. Christiane Jolissaint / Arantxa Sánchez (quarterfinals)
6. Manon Bollegraf / Nicole Provis (quarterfinals)
7. Beverly Bowes / Kathleen Horvath (first round)
8. Sandra Cecchini / Sabrina Goleš (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Final
	1	Jana Novotná  Catherine Suire	6	4	7
	4	Jenny Byrne  Janine Tremelling	3	6	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná  C Suire	6	7
		A Kanellopoulou  B Romanò	6	6					A Kanellopoulou  B Romanò	2	6
		E Krapl  S Wasserman	4	2											1	J Novotná  C Suire	6	6
		J Halard  I Kuczyńska	6	3	6										6	M Bollegraf  N Provis	1	3
		L O'Neill  J Smoller	3	6	7				L O'Neill  J Smoller	5	1
		A Betzner  J Wiesner	6	2	4			6	M Bollegraf  N Provis	7	6
	6	M Bollegraf  N Provis	2	6	6																	1	J Novotná  C Suire	6	6
																						8	S Cecchini S Goleš	1	4
								3	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	6	7
		A Dechaume  E Derly	6	6					A Dechaume  E Derly	1	5
		N Dias  P Medrado	1	4											3	I Demongeot  N Tauziat	4	3
		L Field  A Villagrán	6	4	4										8	S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6
		L Ferrando  L Golarsa	3	6	6				L Ferrando  L Golarsa	1	3
		F Bonsignori  S La Fratta	3	6	3			8	S Cecchini S Goleš	6	6
	8	S Cecchini S Goleš	6	1	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	B Bowes  K Horvath	6	6
		H Sprung  M Strandlund	4	3				7	B Bowes  K Horvath	6	4	6
		J Pospíšilová  R Zrubáková	6	6					J Pospíšilová  R Zrubáková	3	6	7
		L Tella  A Vieira	3	0												J Pospíšilová  R Zrubáková	2	1
		C Caverzasio  L Lapi	6	6											4	J Byrne  J Tremelling	6	6
		H Fukárková  D Krajčovičová	3	1					C Caverzasio  L Lapi	6	3	3
								4	J Byrne  J Tremelling	4	6	6
																						4	J Byrne  J Tremelling	7	6
	5	C Jolissaint  A Sánchez	5	6	7																	2	M Paz  C Tanvier	5	2
		B Fulco  E Raponi-Longo	7	3	5			5	C Jolissaint  A Sánchez	6	6
		L Garrone  H Kelesi	6	6					L Garrone  H Kelesi	3	2
		G Boschiero  S Farina	3	2											5	C Jolissaint  A Sánchez	6	2
		K Maleeva  M Pérez-Roldán	7	6	2										2	M Paz  C Tanvier	7	6
		L Corsato  G Faria	5	7	6				L Corsato  G Faria	0	0
								2	M Paz  C Tanvier	6	6

External links

• 1988 Italian Open Women's Doubles draw