1988 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Five-time defending champions Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull in the final 6–0, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1988 Australian Open.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

• # 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova / 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (champions)

• # n/a

• # n/a

• # Steffi Graf / 🇦🇺 Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Zina Garrison / 🇺🇸 Barbara Potter (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Chris Evert / 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (final)

• # Rosalyn Fairbank / 🇺🇸 Candy Reynolds (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Jenny Byrne / 🇦🇺 Janine Tremelling (third round)

• # 🇸🇪 Catarina Lindqvist / 🇺🇸 Robin White (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Catherine Suire / 🇫🇷 Catherine Tanvier (third round)

• # 🇬🇧 Jo Durie / 🇺🇸 Sharon Walsh-Pete (first round)

• # 🇭🇰 Patricia Hy / 🇯🇵 Etsuko Inoue (third round)

• # 🇦🇺 Michelle Jaggard / Marcella Mesker (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Ann Henricksson / Christiane Jolissaint (third round)

• # 🇳🇿 Belinda Cordwell / 🇳🇿 Julie Richardson (second round)