Sylvia Hanika and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 against Lori McNeil and Jana Novotná.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Southern Cross Classic | |
| Champions |  Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
| Runners-up |  Lori McNeil  Jana Novotná |
| Score | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Lori McNeil / 
Jana Novotná (final)
Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
Catarina Lindqvist / Maria Lindström (semifinals)
Tine Scheuer-Larsen / Maria Strandlund (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L McNeil J Novotná
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Garrone H Sprung
| 5 | 4 | 1 | L McNeil J Novotná
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Radford A Scott
| 2 | 6 | J-A Faull R McQuillan
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J-A Faull R McQuillan
| 6 | 7 | 1 | L McNeil J Novotná
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  C Lindqvist M Lindström
| 6 | 6 | 3 | C Lindqvist M Lindström
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L O'Neill O Tsarbopoulou
| 2 | 0 | 3 | C Lindqvist M Lindström
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K McDonald R Stubbs
| 6 | 6 | K McDonald R Stubbs
| 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Balestrat B Bowes
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lori McNeil Jana Novotná
| 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Field M Jaggard
| 3 | 7 | 6 | Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch
| 6 | 5 | 7 | S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Devries C Tessi
| 1 | 4 | 4 |  T Scheuer-Larsen M Strandlund
| 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | T Scheuer-Larsen M Strandlund
| 6 | 6 | S Hanika C Kohde-Kilsch
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Cordwell J Richardson
| 7 | 7 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Pospíšilová R Zrubáková
| 6 | 6 | B Cordwell J Richardson
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Appelmans C van Renterghem
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | N Provis E Smylie
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Provis E Smylie
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||