Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of California
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Larisa Savchenko
Score	6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Zina Garrison was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Martina Navratilova.

Navratilova won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Larisa Savchenko.

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Navratilova	6	6
		S Rehe	3	2				1	M Navratilova	6	6
		B Gerken	1	2					W Turnbull	2	0
		W Turnbull	6	6											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		E Pfaff	4	5											6	N Zvereva	0	2
	Q	C Benjamin	6	7				Q	C Benjamin	3	2
		P Harper	6	3				6	N Zvereva	6	6
	6	N Zvereva	7	6																		1	M Navratilova	6	6
	4	Z Garrison	6	6																		4	Z Garrison	2	0
		H Ludloff	4	2				4	Z Garrison	6	6
		W White	6	1	6				W White	2	2
		R Fairbank	4	6	3										4	Z Garrison	6	6
		L Meskhi	4	6	4											H Na	2	0
		H Na	6	2	6				H Na	6	6
	Q	A Kijimuta	0	1				8	C Lindqvist	2	2
	8	C Lindqvist	6	6																									1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	7	M J Fernández	7	6																										Larisa Savchenko	1	2
		E Hakami	5	3				7	M J Fernández	6	3	4
		L Savchenko	6	6					L Savchenko	3	6	6
		M Werdel	1	3												L Savchenko	6	2	7
	Q	N Bykova	5	2											3	H Mandlíková	3	6	6
	Q	E Reinach	7	6				Q	E Reinach	7	1	1
		L Bonder	3	2				3	H Mandlíková	6	6	6
	3	H Mandlíková	6	6																			L Savchenko	7	6
	5	S Hanika	6	6																		2	G Sabatini	5	4
		T Phelps	4	4				5	S Hanika	1	4
		E Burgin	2	2					R White	6	6
		R White	6	6												R White	2	6	2
		J Novotná	7	6											2	G Sabatini	6	3	6
		G Fernández	6	3					J Novotná	4	3
		A Henricksson	5	4				2	G Sabatini	6	6
	2	G Sabatini	7	6

• 1988 Virginia Slims of California draw