1988 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

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.

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
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Steffi Graf (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (final)
 * 6)  Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Helena Suková (semifinals)

Draw

 * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.