1988 Virginia Slims of California

The 1988 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from February 15 through February 21, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

Singles
🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova defeated Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–2
 * It was Navratilova's 2nd singles title of the year and the 131st of her career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Rosemary Casals / 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova defeated 🇦🇺 Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4
 * It was Casals' only title of the year and the 42nd of her career. It was Navratilova's 4th title of the year and the 268th of her career.