1988 Midland Group Championships
Appearance
1988 Midland Group Championships | |
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Date | 25–30 October |
Edition | 11th |
Category | Category 4 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Supreme) / indoor |
Location | Brighton, England |
Venue | Brighton Centre |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1988 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October until 30 October 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1986, and earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points.[1][2][3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Steffi Graf defeated
Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–0
- It was Graf's 11th singles title of the year and the 30th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Lori McNeil /
Betsy Nagelsen defeated
Isabelle Demongeot /
Nathalie Tauziat 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Prize money and ranking points
[edit]Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | |
Singles | Prize money | $50,000 | $22,500 | $11,250 | $5,650 | $2,850 | $1,475 |
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Points | 300 | 210 | 135 | 70 | 35 | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 173, 175, 205–206. ISBN 9780002183116.
- ^ "Steffi Graf trounced Bulgaria's Manuela Maleeva 6-2, 6-0..." Chicago Tribune. 31 October 1988.
- ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 356.
External links
[edit]- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament event details Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws