The 1988 Nutri-Metics Open was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
ASB Tennis Centre
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in
Auckland
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in
New Zealand
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and was part of the Category 1 tier of the
1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and ran from 25 January until 31 January 1988.
Patty Fendick won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Patty Fendick defeated
Sara Gomer
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6–3, 7–6
(7–3)
* It was Fendick's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Patty Fendick /
Jill Hetherington 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, 6–1
* It was Fendick's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Hetherington's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
See also
*
1988 Benson and Hedges Open – men's tournament
References
External links
Official websiteITF tournament edition details
WTA tournament draws
{{1988 WTA Tour
Nutri-Metics Open
WTA Auckland Open
Ten
Ten
ASB