1988 Taranto Open

The 1988 Taranto Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Taranto, Italy and was part of the Category 1 of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and ran from 26 April until 1 May 1988. Helen Kelesi won the singles title.[1][2]

1988 Taranto Open
Date26 April – 1 May
Edition2nd
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
LocationTaranto, Italy
Champions
Singles
Helen Kelesi
Doubles
Andrea Betzner / Claudia Porwik

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1988 Taranto Open – Singles

Helen Kelesi defeated Laura Garrone 6–1, 6–0

  • It was Kelesi's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1988 Taranto Open – Doubles

Andrea Betzner / Claudia Porwik defeated Laura Garrone / Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Betzner's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Porwik's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
gollark: But my RNG also has no chess abilities.
gollark: The good chess players now have absolutely no skills in programming or AI research.
gollark: It's a random number generator. It generates random numbers.
gollark: How is my RNG thing going to self-improve?
gollark: Rock/paper/scissors is a good game. Especially for my random number generator.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 174, 211. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 355.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.