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1988 Australian Open – Women's Doubles ...
Five-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull in the final 6–0, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 1988 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Women's Doubles,1988 Women's Doubles 1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, second-most of all time), including as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 seven times, and was world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, doubles for a record 237 weeks. Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles and 177 doubles titles (both the Open Era records), including an Open Era record 59 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles: 18 in singles, a record 31 in women's doubles, and 10 in mixed doubles. Her nine Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon singles titles are an all-time record. Alongside Chris Evert, her Evert–Navratilova rivalry, greatest rival, Navratilova dominated women's tennis f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tanvier
Catherine ("Cathy") Tanvier (born 28 May 1965) is a former professional tennis player from France. She peaked at No. 20 in 1984 and won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Career In 1982, Tanvier became Wimbledon girls' singles champion after defeating first-seeded Helena Suková in the final in straight sets. Tanvier won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 1983 Freiburg Open clay court tournament, defeating Laura Arraya in the final, in straight sets. At the Wimbledon Championships she reached the fourth round in the singles event in 1985, which she lost to eight-seeded Zina Garrison. Reaching the fourth round was also her best singles result at the Australian Open (1989, 1990, 1991) and French Open (1983, 1988). Her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the 1983 French Open women's doubles event with Ivanna Madruga. Tanvier published two biographies; in 2007 she wrote ''Déclassée – de Roland-Garros a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Bowes
Beverly Bowes (born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ... six times, from 1987 to 1993. at australianopen.com Career finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (1 runner-up) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowes, Beverly 1965 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Yanagi
is a Japanese former women's singles tennis and doubles tennis player. She was the top-ranked player in Japan in 1979 and was ranked as high as No. 89 in the world. She reached the third round of the 1988 French Open and also played in the Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl .... She lived in Tokyo. Yanagi reached 4 singles and 6 doubles finals. She has won 1 singles title and 2 doubles titles on the ITF. Masako Yanagi played in one singles and two doubles ITF Independent Tour finals in 1982. ITF finals Singles (1–3) Doubles (2–4) ITF Independent Tour Singles Doubles References External links Official site* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanagi, Masako Japanese female tennis players 1959 births Living people Tennis players from Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Salmon
Julie Salmon (born 8 July 1965) is a British former international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1988 to 1993. at fedcup.com She was the last British survivor in singles competition at Wimbledon 1988, reaching the third round. References External links Julie Salmon at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player from New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career. WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (4–4) Doubles (16–4) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Julie 1967 births Living people New Zealand female tennis players Sportspeople from Issaquah, Washington Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Cordwell
Belinda Jane Cordwell (born 21 September 1965) is a sports commentator and a former professional tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A former world top 20 player, her best result in the Grand Slam events was reaching the semifinals of the 1989 Australian Open. Cordwell remains the highest ever ranked New Zealand singles player, either male or female in the open era. Biography During her career Cordwell won one WTA singles title (at Singapore) and two WTA doubles titles (at Singapore & Tokyo). Cordwell reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 4 December 1989, when she became No. 17 in the world. Her most notable result was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1989, where she lost to Helena Suková. She represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Jolissaint
Christiane Jolissaint (born 12 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semi .... She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 28 in December 1983 and a highest doubles ranking of No. 26 in May 1988. WTA Tour finals Doubles 7 (5–2) External links * * * Swiss female tennis players 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Vevey {{switzerland-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Henricksson
Ann Henricksson (born October 31, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player whose career spanned from 1981 to 1994. She played two fourth-round Grand Slam matches: the Australian Open (defeated by Zina Garrison), and at Wimbledon (defeated by Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a Serbian–American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ...). Henricksson won three WTA doubles tournaments. WTA career finals Singles (0–3) Doubles (3–6) End of season ranking (singles) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henricksson, Ann 1959 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in tennis 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Mesker
Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ... in 1986. Mesker is the recipient of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, given by WTA after a vote by fellow tennis pros. WTA career finals Singles 1 (1–0) Doubles 14 (6–8) External links * * * * 1959 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Tennis players from The Hague Tennis commentators 21st-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired tennis player from Australia. She turned professional in 1984. In her career, Jaggard-Lai won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached round three of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a best singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993. Jaggard-Lai was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup. She played in the singles main draw at the Australian Open eight times, the French Open six times, Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * W ... four times & the US Open once. In doubles, she played in the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etsuko Inoue
is a retired tennis player from Japan. Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 (Los Angeles, California) and 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). In 1982, she became the first winner of the women's tennis competition at the Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until .... Married Kejiro Kaneshiro in 1993. WTA Tour finals Singles (2–0) References External links * * * 1964 births Living people Tennis players from Tokyo People from Nakano, Tokyo Japanese female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Japan Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
