1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas

1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas
Date	February 29 – March 6
Edition	8th
Category	Category 2
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Venue	Kansas Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Manuela Maleeva
Doubles
Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko

The 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas in the United States and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from February 29 through March 6, 1988. First-seeded Manuela Maleeva won the singles title.^[1][2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas – Singles

Manuela Maleeva defeated Sylvia Hanika 7–6^(7–5), 7–5

• It was Maleeva's 1st singles title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Kansas – Doubles

Natalia Bykova / Svetlana Parkhomenko defeated Jana Novotná / Catherine Suire 6–3, 6–4

• It was Bykova's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Parkhomenko's only title of the year and the 8th of her career.

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 9780002183116.
2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 354.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Tournament draws