1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the second time in her career. She won eleven tournaments during the season, including all four majors at the Australian Open, the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, to complete the Grand Slam. She also claimed the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics to complete the only Golden Slam in pedestrian tennis history.
Details
Duration	November 30, 1987 – November 27, 1988
Edition	16th
Tournaments	63
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Summer Olympics Category 6 (1) Category 5 (8) Category 4 (10) Category 3 (8) Category 2 (14) Category 1 (16)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Steffi Graf (11)
Most finals	Steffi Graf (12)
Prize money leader	Steffi Graf $1,378,128
Points leader	Steffi Graf 325.78
Awards
Player of the year	Steffi Graf
Doubles team of the year	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Most improved player of the year	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Newcomer of the year	Natasha Zvereva
Comeback player of the year	Pascale Paradis
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The 1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 16th elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) for the 1988 season. The 1988 Virginia Slims World Championship Series included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events.^[1][2] ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

The tour was governed by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council (WIPTC), a cooperation between WITA, ITF and recognized tournaments.^[2] Philip Morris sponsored the tour under its Virginia Slims brand.^[2]

Steffi Graf became the first singles player in history to win the Golden Slam by taking the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open singles titles, along with the Olympic gold medal. Graf's defeat by Pam Shriver in the semifinals of the Virginia Slims Championships deprived her of a Super Slam.^[3]

The table below shows the 1988 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Nov	Argentine Open Buenos Aires, Argentina Category 1 Clay – $50,000 -56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–0, 6–2	Isabel Cueto	Bettina Fulco Barbara Paulus	Mercedes Paz Gisele Miró Patricia Tarabini Laura Garrone
		Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–2	Jill Hetherington Christiane Jolissaint
7 Dec	Brazilian Open Guarujá, Brazil Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Neige Dias 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–4	Pat Madrado	Amy Frazier Bettina Fulco	Barbara Paulus Laura Garrone Mercedes Paz Céline Cohen
		Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz
28 Dec	Ariadne Women's Classic Brisbane, Australia Category 2 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)	Jana Novotná	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Patty Fendick	Claudia Porwik Manon Bollegraf Sylvia Hanika Pascale Paradis
		Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver 2–6, 7–5, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jan	New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Category 3 Grass – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–3	Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Patty Fendick	Catarina Lindqvist Etsuko Inoue Brenda Schultz Hester Witvoet
		Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
11 Jan 18 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $711,445 – 128S/64D/32X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 7–6(7–3)	Chris Evert	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Claudia Porwik Anne Minter Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 7–5	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson
25 Jan	Nutri-Metics Open Auckland, New Zealand Category 1 $50,000 -Hard – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Patty Fendick 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Sara Gomer	Beverly Bowes Emmanuelle Derly	Sandra Wasserman Terry Phelps Gretchen Magers Clare Wood
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–2, 6–1	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Jill Hetherington 6–1, 6–1	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Anne Minter	Simone Schilder Terry Phelps Gretchen Magers Belinda Cordwell
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–3, 6–3	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson
8 Feb	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–3	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Katerina Maleeva Barbara Potter Mary Lou Daniels Natasha Zvereva
		Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff 2–6, 6–4, 7–5	Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison
15 Feb	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Category 4 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	Natasha Zvereva Hu Na Hana Mandlíková Robin White
		Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná
22 Feb	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison Natasha Zvereva Barbara Potter Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–3, 6–2	Brenda Schultz	Catarina Lindqvist Raffaella Reggi	Helen Kelesi Dinky Van Rensburg Elna Reinach Jana Novotná
		Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 6–4, 6–4	Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen
29 Feb	Virginia Slims of Kansas Kansas City, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 7–6(7–5), 7–5	Sylvia Hanika	Svetlana Parkhomenko Hester Witvoet	Jana Novotná Natalia Bykova Peanut Louie-Harper Pascale Paradis
		Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–3, 6–4	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
	U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–1	Katerina Maleeva	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva Etsuko Inoue Patty Fendick
		Lori McNeil Helena Suková 6–3, 6–7, 6–2	Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 6–3, 6–1	Steffi Graf	Pam Shriver Chris Evert	Pascale Paradis Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Sandra Cecchini
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 4–6, 7–5, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
14 Mar 21 Mar	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Category 6 Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/64Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–4	Chris Evert	Stephanie Rehe Mary Joe Fernández	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Barbara Potter Elna Reinach Helena Suková
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(8–6), 6–3	Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison
28 Mar	Eckerd Open Tampa, United States Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 7–6(7–3), 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Halle Cioffi Patricia Tarabini	Sylvia Hanika Wiltrud Probst Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Terry Phelps Raffaella Reggi 6–2, 6–4	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Zina Garrison	Raffaella Reggi Lori McNeil Helen Kelesi Sylvia Hanika
		Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gabriela Sabatini
11 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Katerina Maleeva Michelle Torres Zina Garrison Kathleen Horvath
		Zina Garrison Eva Pfaff 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Katrina Adams Penny Barg
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Patty Fendick 6–3, 7–5	Stephanie Rehe	Marianne Werdel Leila Meskhi	Monique Javer Brenda Schultz Anne Minter Larisa Savchenko
		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–1, 6–4	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken
18 Apr	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Category 4 Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Elly Hakami Zina Garrison	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Patricia Tarabini Isabel Cueto Gretchen Magers
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Lori McNeil
	Taipei Women's Championship Taipei, Taiwan Category 1 Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Stephanie Rehe 6–4, 6–4	Brenda Schultz	Catarina Lindqvist Patty Fendick	Jonna Jonerup Belinda Cordwell Ann Henricksson Betsy Nagelsen
		Patty Fendick Ann Henricksson 6–2, 2–6, 6–2	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson
	Singapore Open Singapore Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Monique Javer 7–6(7–3), 6–3	Leila Meskhi	Dianne Balestrat Natalia Egorova	Carin Bakkum Michelle Jaggard-Lai Masako Yanagi Anne Minter
		Natalia Bykova Natalia Medvedeva 7–6(7–4), 6–3	Leila Meskhi Svetlana Parkhomenko
25 Apr	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–1	Helena Suková	Larisa Savchenko Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Peanut Louie-Harper Natasha Zvereva Etsuko Inoue Anne Minter
		Pam Shriver Helena Suková 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Gigi Fernández Robin White
	Citta de Taranto Taranto, Italy Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–0	Laura Garrone	Veronika Martinek Linda Ferrando	Radka Zrubáková Alexia Dechaume Jana Pospíšilová Laura Lapi
		Andrea Betzner Claudia Porwik 6–1, 6–2	Laura Garrone Helen Kelesi
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Neige Dias 6–3, 6–3	Bettina Fulco	Mariana Pérez Roldán Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sylvia Hanika Sandra Wasserman Pat Medrado Barbara Romanò
		Iva Budařová Sandra Wasserman 1–6, 6–3, 6–2	Anna-Karin Olsson María José Llorca

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–1	Helen Kelesi	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Judith Wiesner	Raffaella Reggi Bettina Fulco Sandra Cecchini Sylvia Hanika
		Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling
9 May	German Open West Berlin, West Germany Category 5 Clay – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–2	Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Sylvia Hanika	Nicole Provis Sandra Cecchini Radka Zrubáková Mary Joe Fernández
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
16 May	European Open Geneva, Switzerland Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Barbara Paulus 6–4, 5–7, 6–1	Lori McNeil	Isabelle Demongeot Mariana Pérez Roldán	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Iva Budařová Catarina Lindqvist Mercedes Paz
		Christiane Jolissaint Dinky Van Rensburg 6–1, 6–3	Maria Lindström Claudia Porwik
	Grand Prix de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 6–3, 6–0	Judith Wiesner	Natasha Zvereva Nicole Provis	Kathleen Horvath Bettina Fulco Susan Sloane Anne Minter
		Manon Bollegraf Nicole Provis 7–5, 6–7(11–13), 6–3	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling
23 May 30 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $1,488,000 – 128S/64D/56X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–0, 6–0	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Nicole Provis	Bettina Fulco Helen Kelesi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
		Lori McNeil Jorge Lozano 7–5, 6–2	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Michiel Schapers

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jun	Dow Chemical Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Category 2 Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–1	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	Rosalyn Fairbank Anne Minter Elna Reinach Belinda Cordwell
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–1	Leila Meskhi Svetlana Parkhomenko
13 Jun	Pilkington Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Category 4 Grass – $250,000 – 64S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Pascale Paradis	Larisa Savchenko Gabriela Sabatini Anne Minter Catarina Lindqvist
		Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 7–6(8–6)	Belinda Cordwell Dinky Van Rensburg
20 Jun 27 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $1,717,085 – 128S/64D/64X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 5–7, 6–2, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Chris Evert	Pascale Paradis Zina Garrison Helena Suková Rosalyn Fairbank
		Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 1–6, 12–10	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
		Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart 6–1, 7–6(7–3)	Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jul	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 7–5, 6–1	Sandra Cecchini	Neige Dias Sandra Wasserman	Mercedes Paz Laura Lapi Cecilia Dahlman Gretchen Magers
		Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–2	Linda Ferrando Silvia La Fratta
11 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Category 3 Grass – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Lori McNeil 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Barbara Potter	Pam Shriver Rosalyn Fairbank	Wendy White Robin White Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson
		Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–3	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil
	WTA Nice Open Nice, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sandra Cecchini 7–5, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat	Bettina Fulco Isabelle Demongeot	Silke Frankl Patricia Tarabini Laura Garrone Barbara Paulus
		Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat
	Belgian Ladies Open Brussels, Belgium Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 7–5	Raffaella Reggi	Isabel Cueto Angeliki Kanellopoulou	Zina Garrison Mercedes Paz Silvia La Fratta Neige Dias
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen 7–6(7–3), 6–1	Katerina Maleeva Raffaella Reggi
18 Jul	WTA Aix-en-Provence Open Aix-en-Provence, France Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Judith Wiesner 6–1, 6–2	Sylvia Hanika	Bettina Fulco Sandra Cecchini	Nathalie Guerrée Iva Budařová Neige Dias Conchita Martínez
		Nathalie Herreman Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5	Sandra Cecchini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	OTB Open Schenectady, United States Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gretchen Magers 7–6(7–3), 6–4	Terry Phelps	Camille Benjamin Stacey Martin	Elly Hakami Ronni Reis Carrie Cunningham Akemi Nishiya
		Ann Henricksson Julie Richardson 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Lea Antonoplis Cammy MacGregor
25 Jul	Northern California Open Aptos, California, United States Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Sara Gomer 6–4, 7–5	Robin White	Patty Fendick Stephanie Rehe	Anne Smith Jo Durie Ann Grossman Gretchen Magers
		Lise Gregory Ronni Reis 6–3, 6–4	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 Clay – $200,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2	Katerina Maleeva	Bettina Fulco Radka Zrubáková	Raffaella Reggi Sandra Cecchini Silke Meier Isabel Cueto
		Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–4, 6–2	Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	Pringles Light Classic Mason, United States Category 4 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Barbara Potter 6–2, 6–2	Helen Kelesi	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Halle Cioffi	Kathy Rinaldi Susan Sloane Peanut Louie-Harper Beth Herr
		Beth Herr Candy Reynolds 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–1	Lindsay Bartlett Helen Kelesi
	Virginia Slims of San Diego San Diego, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Stephanie Rehe 6–1, 6–1	Ann Grossman	Rosalyn Fairbank Deborah Graham	Jennifer Santrock Jo Durie Lisa Bonder Gretchen Magers
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 7–6(12–10), 6–4	Betsy Nagelsen Dianne Van Rensburg
	Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Category 1 Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 6–0, 6–1	Laura Golarsa	Barbara Paulus Leona Lásková	Angeliki Kanellopoulou Silke Frankl Sabine Hack Judith Wiesner
		Sabrina Goleš Judith Wiesner 7–5, 6–0	Silke Frankl Sabine Hack
8 Aug	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 2–6, 6–1, 6–1	Gabriela Sabatini	Stephanie Rehe Zina Garrison	Patty Fendick Lori McNeil Anne Minter Amy Frazier
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4	Gigi Fernández Robin White
	Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Category 2 Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–2	Barbara Paulus	Katerina Maleeva Ann Devries	Iva Budařová Sabrina Goleš Hana Fukárková Sandra Wasserman
		Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus 1–6, 6–1, 6–4	Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleeva
15 Aug	Canadian Open Montreal, Canada Category 5 Hard – $300,000 – 56S/32D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva	Pam Shriver Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova Terry Phelps Lori McNeil Helena Suková
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)	Zina Garrison Pam Shriver
22 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Category 3 Hard – $200,000 – 28S/16D/48Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–0, 6–1	Nathalie Tauziat	Katerina Maleeva Helena Suková	Sylvia Hanika Stephanie Rehe Natasha Zvereva Catarina Lindqvist
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2	Gigi Fernández Robin White
29 Aug 5 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $1,937,333 – 128S/64D/32X/64Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Gabriela Sabatini	Chris Evert Zina Garrison	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Larisa Savchenko Martina Navratilova
		Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 6–1	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 7–5, 6–3	Elizabeth Smylie Patrick McEnroe

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Sep	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, United States Category 2 Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Dinky Van Rensburg	Elise Burgin Susan Sloane	Terry Phelps Rosalyn Fairbank Wendy White Elly Hakami
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–8)	Beth Herr Terry Phelps
19 Sep	Open Clarins Paris, France Category 1 Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Petra Langrová 7–6(7–0), 6–2	Sandra Wasserman	Laura Lapi Cathy Caverzasio	Jana Pospíšilová Marie-Christine Damas Laura Garrone Sabine Hack
		Alexia Dechaume Emmanuelle Derly 6–0, 6–2	Louise Field Nathalie Herreman
19 Sep 26 Sep	Summer Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympic Games Hard 48S/14D Singles – Doubles	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi
		Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3	Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
		Zina Garrison Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–2, 10–8	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Oct	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–1	Anne Smith	Stephanie Rehe Monica Seles	Susan Sloane Robin White Lori McNeil Barbara Potter
		Beth Herr Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–4	Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen
10 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Chris Evert	Eva Pfaff Raffaella Reggi	Radka Zrubáková Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat Sylvia Hanika
		Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–4	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach
	Honda Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico Category 1 Hard – $75,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Anne Minter 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Mercedes Paz	Gigi Fernández Neige Dias	Stephanie Rehe Gretchen Magers Michelle Jaggard Camille Benjamin
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington 6–4, 6–2	Gigi Fernández Robin White
17 Oct	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Category 3 Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Conchita Martínez	Brenda Schultz Raffaella Reggi Katerina Maleeva Jana Pospíšilová
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Nashville, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 56S/28D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Susan Sloane 6–3, 6–2	Beverly Bowes	Leila Meskhi Lori McNeil	Barbara Potter Halle Cioffi Helen Kelesi Ann Grossman
		Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
24 Oct	Midland Group Championships Brighton, Great Britain Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–0	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Lori McNeil Pam Shriver	Nathalie Tauziat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Sandra Cecchini Sylvia Hanika
		Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–3)	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Category 2 Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Katerina Maleeva 6–3, 2–6, 6–2	Zina Garrison	Louise Allen Stephanie Rehe	Hu Na Stacey Martin Gretchen Magers Amy Frazier
		Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–1	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison
31 Oct	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Category 5 Hard (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Chris Evert	Helena Suková Helen Kelesi Stephanie Rehe Barbara Potter
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Gabriela Sabatini Helena Suková

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Nov	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Category 4 Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2	Chris Evert	Helena Suková Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini Ann Grossman Rosalyn Fairbank
		Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
	Rainha Cup Guarujá, Brazil Category 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Mercedes Paz 7–5, 6–2	Rene Simpson	Pilar Vásquez Andrea Vieira	Bettina Fulco Donna Faber Gisele Miró Neige Dias
		Bettina Fulco Mercedes Paz 6–3, 6–4	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder
14 Nov	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Year-End Championship Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 6–2, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Steffi Graf Helena Suková	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Chris Evert Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
21 Nov	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8D Doubles	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison 7–5, 7–5	Gigi Fernández Robin White	Fendick / Hetherington Pfaff / Smylie	Smith / Tremelling Maleeva / Maleeva-Fragnière Herr / Reynolds McNeil / Nagelsen

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Dec	Fed Cup Melbourne, Australia Team Hard	Czechoslovakia 2–1	Soviet Union	West Germany  Canada	Australia  Spain  Denmark  Sweden

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1988 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular WTA tour events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Below are the 1988 WTA year-end rankings (December 19, 1988) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[4] No Player Name Points 1987 Change 1  Steffi Graf (FRG) 325.7833 1 = 2  Martina Navratilova (USA) 211.8887 2 = 3  Chris Evert (USA) 161.8657 3 = 4  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 145.2492 6 +2 5  Pam Shriver (USA) 120.6795 4 -1 6  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (BUL) 82.6617 8 +2 7  Natasha Zvereva (URS) 82.5276 19 +12 8  Helena Suková (TCH) 80.2134 7 -1 9  Zina Garrison (USA) 68.3145 9 = 10  Barbara Potter (USA) 60.4733 12 +2 11  Katerina Maleeva (BUL) 58.1541 13 +2 12  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 57.1342 10 -2 13  Lori McNeil (USA) 54.5813 11 -2 14  Stephanie Rehe (USA) 47.6667 28 +14 15  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 46.7500 20 +5 16  Larisa Savchenko (URS) 45.2000 24 +8 17  Sylvia Hanika (FRG) 43.1330 14 -3 18  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 42.7813 54 +36 19  Helen Kelesi (CAN) 40.6579 32 +13 20  Pascale Paradis (FRA) 38.2083 103 +83

Doubles Year-end Ranking[5] No Player Name Points 1987 Change 1  Martina Navratilova (USA) 447.7693 1 = 2  Pam Shriver (USA) 387.3688 2 = 3  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 278.7871 5 +2 4  Helena Suková (TCH) 250.3829 6 +2 5  Steffi Graf (FRG) 217.3968 13 +8 6  Gigi Fernández (USA) 214.0572 20 +14 7  Zina Garrison (USA) 211.8664 7 = 8  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) 202.8296 3 -5 9  Larisa Savchenko (URS) 196.0084 11 +2 10  Lori McNeil (USA) 190.2514 4 -6 11  Natasha Zvereva (URS) 177.0948 94 +83 12  Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 168.0760 14 +2 13  Jana Novotná (TCH) 158.0526 24 +11 14  Katrina Adams (USA) 154.1429 105 +91 15  Robin White (USA) 150.5205 17 +2 16  Jill Hetherington (CAN) 145.8150 91 +75 17  Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 138.7857 15 -2 18  Patty Fendick (USA) 131.9659 71 +53 19  Chris Evert (USA) 122.5000 30 +11 20  Elizabeth Smylie (AUS) 121.3810 8 -12

• 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix – men's circuit