Gabriela Sabatini defeated Pam Shriver in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. She did not drop a set en route to the title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Gabriela Sabatini |
| Runner-up |  Pam Shriver |
| Score | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Shriver. Graf was attempting to achieve a Super Slam, having won all four majors (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and the Olympics earlier in the season.
Seeds edit
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)- Chris Evert (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (champion)- Pam Shriver (final)
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key 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
- NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Steffi Graf
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Steffi Graf
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lori McNeil
| 1 | 0 | 7 |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Steffi Graf
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chris Evert
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Pam Shriver
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Potter
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Chris Evert
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sylvia Hanika
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Pam Shriver
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Pam Shriver
| 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Natasha Zvereva
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Helen Kelesi
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Natasha Zvereva
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katerina Maleeva
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Helena Suková
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Helena Suková
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Zina Garrison
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Helena Suková
| 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Larisa Savchenko
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||