| Singles | ||||
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| 1988 Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| Runner-up |  Pam Shriver | |||
| Score | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 16 | |||
| Seeds | 8 | |||
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Gabriela Sabatini defeatedPam 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.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Shriver. Graf was attempting to achieve aSuper Slam, having won all four majors (theAustralian Open,French Open,Wimbledon andUS Open) and theOlympics earlier in the season.
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)Key
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||