Doubles
1988 Virginia Slims of San Diego
Final
Champions	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
Runners-up	Betsy Nagelsen Dianne van Rensburg
Score	7–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná and Catherine Suire were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Betsy Nagelsen and Dianne van Rensburg.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Betsy Nagelsen / Dianne van Rensburg (final)
2. Rosalyn Fairbank / Gretchen Magers (semifinals)
3. Jo Durie / Sharon Walsh-Pete (semifinals)
4. Patty Fendick / Jill Hetherington (champions)

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Nagelsen D van Rensburg	7	6
		T Austin R White	6	1				1	B Nagelsen D van Rensburg	6	6
		A Grossman E Krapl	6	6					A Grossman E Krapl	1	2
		R Gaddie E Okagawa	2	4											1	B Nagelsen D van Rensburg	5	6	6
	3	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	6	6											3	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	7	4	1
		J Thomas T Zambrzycki	2	3				3	J Durie S Walsh-Pete	6	7
		L Gregory R Reis	1	4					C MacGregor P Smith	2	6
		C MacGregor P Smith	6	6																		1	Betsy Nagelsen Dianne van Rensburg	6	4
		A Ivan A Nishiya	5	6	7																	4	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	7	6
		L-A Eldredge M Werdel	7	3	5				A Ivan A Nishiya	6	5
		S Savides M Yanagi	5	3				4	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	7
	4	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	6											4	P Fendick J Hetherington	7	7
		S Rehe C Singer	1	1											2	R Fairbank G Magers	5	5
		E Hakami K Schimper	6	6					E Hakami K Schimper	2	6
		C Benjamin H Na	6	1				2	R Fairbank G Magers	6	7
	2	R Fairbank G Magers	7	6

• 1988 Virginia Slims of San Diego Doubles draw