1988 WTA German Open – Doubles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 against Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.

Doubles
1988 WTA German Open
1987 Champions	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Champions	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat
Runners-up	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 6–4

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. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (Final)
2. Hana Mandlíková / Eva Pfaff (Second Round)
3. Jana Novotná / Mercedes Paz (Quarterfinals)
4. Manon Bollegraf / Tine Scheuer-Larsen (Quarterfinals)
5. Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat (Champions)
6. Jenny Byrne / Janine Tremelling (Quarterfinals)
7. Kathleen Horvath / Dianne Van Rensburg (Semifinals)
8. Jo Durie / Nicole Provis (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

Final

	Final
	1	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	2	6	4
	5	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		I Budařová L Field	6	6					I Budařová L Field	1	3
		L Spadea A Vieira	3	2											1	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
		A Villagrán H Witvoet	6	6											6	J Byrne J Tremelling	3	2
		S Meier W Probst	4	4					A Villagrán H Witvoet	5	1
		K Düll S Menning	2	3				6	J Byrne J Tremelling	7	6
	6	J Byrne J Tremelling	6	6																		1	C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková	6	6
																						8	J Durie N Provis	2	1
								4	M Bollegraf T Scheuer-Larsen	6	6
		I Cueto A Sánchez	6	6					I Cueto A Sánchez	2	2
		V Martinek H Sprung	2	4											4	M Bollegraf T Scheuer-Larsen	1	7	4
		A Betzner C Porwik	6	6											8	J Durie N Provis	6	5	6
		J Blackstad B Paulus	2	1					A Betzner C Porwik	4	6
		L Corsato G Faria	5	5				8	J Durie N Provis	6	7
	8	J Durie N Provis	7	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	K Horvath D van Rensburg	6	6
		B Fulco E Raponi-Longo	2	4				7	K Horvath D van Rensburg	6	4	6
		B Bowes J Smoller	2	3					J Halard P Paradis	3	6	2
		J Halard P Paradis	6	6											7	K Horvath D van Rensburg	6	2	6
		S Cecchini S Goleš	0	6	6										3	J Novotná M Paz	3	6	3
		C Bakkum B Schultz	6	1	2				S Cecchini S Goleš	6	4
								3	J Novotná M Paz	7	6
																						7	K Horvath D van Rensburg	4	3
	5	I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	4	6																	5	I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6
		N Dias P Tarabini	0	6	3			5	I Demongeot N Tauziat	6	6
		L Ferrando L Garrone	6	6	6				L Ferrando L Garrone	0	3
		M Torres C Wood	7	2	4										5	I Demongeot N Tauziat	4	6	7
		G Miró G Mosca	6	6												G Miró G Mosca	6	1	6
		S Norris R Seeman	1	4					G Miró G Mosca	2	6	7
								2	H Mandlíková E Pfaff	6	2	6

References

• 1988 WTA German Open Doubles Draw