Singles
1988 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and the Virginia Slims of Newport
1987 Champion	Pam Shriver
Final
Champion	Lori McNeil
Runner-up	Barbara Potter
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1987 · Hall of Fame Tennis Championships · 1989 → ← 1987 · Virginia Slims of Newport · 1989 →

Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Barbara Potter.

Lori McNeil won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Potter.

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	P Shriver	7	6
		T Phelps	5	1				1	P Shriver	6	6
		T Mochizuki	5	2				Q	K Steinmetz	2	3
	Q	K Steinmetz	7	6											1	P Shriver	6	6
		C Christian	5	6	6											W White	4	4
	Q	J Santrock	7	3	2				C Christian	3	6
		W White	6	6					W White	6	7
	8	W Turnbull	2	4																		1	P Shriver	6	6
	3	B Potter	7	7																		3	B Potter	7	7
		B Nagelsen	6	5				3	B Potter	6	6
	Q	A Scott	6	7				Q	A Scott	1	4
		J Ingram	2	5											3	B Potter	6	6
		D-A Hansel	3	6	6										5	R White	3	3
		P Casale	6	4	4				D-A Hansel	2	0
		P Vásquez	3	3				5	R White	6	6
	5	R White	6	6																									3	Barbara Potter	4	6	3
	7	G Magers	6	6																									2	Lori McNeil	6	4	6
		K Adams	3	2				7	G Magers	4	7	3
		L Antonoplis	7	6					L Antonoplis	6	6	6
	Q	J Smoller	5	1												L Antonoplis	2	1
		C Bakkum	0	6											4	R Fairbank	6	6
		J Richardson	6	7					J Richardson	6	1
		A Smith	4	2				4	R Fairbank	7	6
	4	R Fairbank	6	6																		4	R Fairbank	6	5	3
	6	G Fernández	6	6																		2	L McNeil	3	7	6
		A M Fernandez	2	3				6	G Fernández	7	4	5
		A Henricksson	6	6					A Henricksson	6	6	7
		C MacGregor	3	1												A Henricksson	6	5	3
		L Albano	3	1											2	L McNeil	4	7	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	3	4
		M Jaggard	3	4				2	L McNeil	6	6
	2	L McNeil	6	6

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Newport Draw