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1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport

Field	Value
date	July 4–10 (men)
July 11–17 (women)
edition	13th (men) / 10th (women)
surface	Grass / outdoor
location	Newport, Rhode Island, US
venue	International Tennis Hall of Fame
champms	AUS Wally Masur
champws	USA Lori McNeil
champmd	USA Kelly Jones / SWE Peter Lundgren
champwd	RSA Rosalyn Fairbank / USA Barbara Potter

July 11–17 (women)

The 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport were tennis tournaments played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States that were part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 4 through July 10, 1988, while the women's tournament was held from July 11 through July 17, 1988. Wally Masur and Lori McNeil won the singles title.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles

AUS Wally Masur defeated AUS Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–1

It was Masur's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's singles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Singles

USA Lori McNeil defeated USA Barbara Potter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

It was McNeil's 6th title of the year and the 16th of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles

USA Kelly Jones / SWE Peter Lundgren defeated USA Scott Davis / USA Dan Goldie 6–3, 7–6

It was Jones' only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Lundgren's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport – Doubles

RSA Rosalyn Fairbank / USA Barbara Potter defeated USA Gigi Fernández / USA Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

It was Fairbank's 1st title of the year and the 16th of her career. It was Potter's 1st title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

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