The 1988 Eckerd Open was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Tampa, Florida
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in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the
1988 WTA Tour
The 1988 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the W ...
. The tournament ran from March 28 through April 3, 1988. First-seeded
Chris Evert won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Chris Evert defeated
Arantxa Sánchez
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It is a hypocoristic for '' Our Lady of Arantzazu'', a shrine of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Gipuzkoa.
People with the name Arantxa include:
Tennis
* Arantxa Parra Santon ...
7–6
(7–3), 6–4
* It was Evert's 1st singles title of the year and the 154th of her
career
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Definitions
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defi ...
.
Doubles
Terry Phelps
Terry Phelps (born December 18, 1966) is a former professional women's tennis player who is best known for reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1985. She reached No. 20 in the world rankings on May 26, 1986, her career high.
Career f ...
/
Raffaella Reggi
Raffaella Reggi (; born 27 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982.
Reggi won the mixe ...
defeated
Cammy MacGregor
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Her elder sister Cynthia
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/
Cynthia MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor (March 26, 1964 – February 13, 1996) was a professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
MacGregor, who was known as "Cinny", was born in Torrance, California.
From 1983 to 1986, she played collegiate tennis at ...
6–2, 6–4
* It was Phelps' only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Reggi's only title of the year and the 6th of her career.
References
External links
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Eckerd Open
Eckerd Open
The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Masters Invitational tournament in St Augustine, Florida. In 1954 that event moved ...
Eckerd Open
The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Masters Invitational tournament in St Augustine, Florida. In 1954 that event moved ...
20th century in Tampa, Florida
Tennis tournaments in Tampa, Florida
Eckerd Open
The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Masters Invitational tournament in St Augustine, Florida. In 1954 that event moved ...
Eckerd Open
The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Masters Invitational tournament in St Augustine, Florida. In 1954 that event moved ...
Eckerd Open
The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament called the Masters Invitational tournament in St Augustine, Florida. In 1954 that event moved ...