1988 Dow Chemical Classic

Tennis tournament

1988 Dow Chemical Classic

Date| 6–12 June
Edition| 7th
Category| Category 2
Draw| 56S / 28D
Prize money| $150,000
Surface| Grass / Outdoor
Location| Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue| Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Doubles
Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva
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The 1988 Dow Chemical Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 6 June until 12 June 1988. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won the singles title.[1][2]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 1988 Dow Classic – Singles

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated  Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–1

* It was Kohde-Kilsch's 1st title of the year and the 29th of her career.

### Doubles

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Main article: 1988 Dow Classic – Doubles

Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Leila Meskhi /  Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–4, 6–1

* It was Savchenko's 1st title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Zvereva's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

## References

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1. ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 212. ISBN 9780002183116.

## External links

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* Official website
* ITF tournament edition details Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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