The 1988 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard 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.[1]
See main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of California – Singles. 
Martina Navratilova defeated Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–2
See main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of California – Doubles. Rosemary Casals / Martina Navratilova defeated 
Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4