1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

Singles
1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport
1987 champion	Pam Shriver
Champion	Lori McNeil
Runner-up	Barbara Potter
Final score	6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Barbara Potter.

Lori McNeil won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Potter.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Pam Shriver (Semifinals)
2. Lori McNeil (Champion)
3. Barbara Potter (Final)
4. Rosalyn Fairbank (Semifinals)

5. Robin White (Quarterfinals)
6. Gigi Fernández (Second Round)
7. Gretchen Magers (Second Round)
8. Wendy Turnbull (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	P Shriver	7	6
	T Phelps	5	1				1	P Shriver	6	6
	T Mochizuki	5	2				Q	K Steinmetz	2	3
Q	K Steinmetz	7	6											1	P Shriver	6	6
	C Christian	5	6	6											W White	4	4
Q	J Santrock	7	3	2				C Christian	3	6
	W White	6	6					W White	6	7
8	W Turnbull	2	4																		1	P Shriver	6	6
3	B Potter	7	7																		3	B Potter	7	7
	B Nagelsen	6	5				3	B Potter	6	6
Q	A Scott	6	7				Q	A Scott	1	4
	J Ingram	2	5											3	B Potter	6	6
	D-A Hansel	3	6	6										5	R White	3	3
	P Casale	6	4	4				D-A Hansel	2	0
	P Vasquez	3	3				5	R White	6	6
5	R White	6	6																									3	Barbara Potter	4	6	3
7	G Magers	6	6																									2	Lori McNeil	6	4	6
	K Adams	3	2				7	G Magers	4	7	3
	L Antonoplis	7	6					L Antonoplis	6	6	6
Q	J Smoller	5	1												L Antonoplis	2	1
	C Bakkum	0	6											4	R Fairbank	6	6
	J Richardson	6	7					J Richardson	6	1
	A Smith	4	2				4	R Fairbank	7	6
4	R Fairbank	6	6																		4	R Fairbank	6	5	3
6	G Fernández	6	6																		2	L McNeil	3	7	6
	A M Fernandez	2	3				6	G Fernández	7	4	5
	A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	6	6	7
	C MacGregor	3	1												A Henricksson	6	5	3
	L Albano	3	1											2	L McNeil	4	7	6
	A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	3	4
	M Jaggard	3	4				2	L McNeil	6	6
2	L McNeil	6	6

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport Draw