The 1988 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from July 25 through July 31, 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event, and earned $40,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
1988 Citizen Cup | |
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Date | 25–31 July |
Edition | 11th |
Category | Category 3 |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $200,000 |
Location | Hamburg, West Germany |
Venue | Am Rothenbaum |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Doubles | |
Jana Novotná / Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
Finals
editSingles
editSteffi Graf defeated Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
- It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 26th of her career.
Doubles
editJana Novotná / Tine Scheuer-Larsen defeated Andrea Betzner / Judith Wiesner 6–4, 6–2
- It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Scheuer-Larsen's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 175, 198–199. ISBN 9780002183116.
- ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.