1988 WTA Tour
The 1988 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The tour was governed by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council, a cooperation between WITA, ITF and recognized tournaments. Philip Morris sponsored the tour under its
Virginia Slims brand.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1988 WTA Tour schedule.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| Category 6 events |
| Category 5 events |
| Category 4 events |
| Category 3 events |
| Category 2 and 1 events |
| Summer Olympics |
| Team events |
December 1987
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 4 Jul | Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1 $75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles |  Isabel Cueto7–5, 6–1 |  Sandra Cecchini |  Neige Dias  Sandra Wasserman |  Mercedes Paz Laura Lapi  Cecilia Dahlman  Gretchen Magers |
| 4 Jul | Volvo Ladies Open Båstad, Sweden Category 1 $75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–2 | Linda Ferrando Silvia La Fratta | Neige Dias Sandra Wasserman | Mercedes Paz Laura Lapi Cecilia Dahlman Gretchen Magers |
| 11 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, RI, United States Category 3 $200,000 - Grass - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Lori McNeil 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Barbara Potter | Pam Shriver  Rosalyn Fairbank | Wendy White Robin White Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson |
| 11 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, RI, United States Category 3 $200,000 - Grass - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–3 | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | Pam Shriver Rosalyn Fairbank | Wendy White Robin White Lea Antonoplis Ann Henricksson |
| 11 Jul | Nice Ladies Open Nice, France Category 2 $100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Sandra Cecchini 7–5, 6–4 |  Nathalie Tauziat | Bettina Fulco Isabelle Demongeot | Silke Frankl Patricia Tarabini Laura Garrone  Barbara Paulus |
| 11 Jul | Nice Ladies Open Nice, France Category 2 $100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | Bettina Fulco Isabelle Demongeot | Silke Frankl Patricia Tarabini Laura Garrone Barbara Paulus |
| 11 Jul | Belgian Ladies Open Brussels, Belgium Category 1 $75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–0, 7–5 | Raffaella Reggi | Isabel Cueto  Angeliki Kanellopoulou | Zina Garrison Mercedes Paz Silvia La Fratta Neige Dias |
| 11 Jul | Belgian Ladies Open Brussels, Belgium Category 1 $75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen7–6, 6–1 |  Katerina Maleeva Raffaella Reggi | Isabel Cueto Angeliki Kanellopoulou | Zina Garrison Mercedes Paz Silvia La Fratta Neige Dias |
| 18 Jul | WTA Aix-en-Provence Open Aix-en-Provence, France Category 2 $100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Judith Wiesner 6–1, 6–2 | Sylvia Hanika | Bettina Fulco Sandra Cecchini | Nathalie Guerrée  Iva Budařová Neige Dias Conchita Martínez |
| 18 Jul | WTA Aix-en-Provence Open Aix-en-Provence, France Category 2 $100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Nathalie Herreman Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 7–5 | Sandra Cecchini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Bettina Fulco Sandra Cecchini | Nathalie Guerrée Iva Budařová Neige Dias Conchita Martínez |
| 18 Jul | OTB Open Schenectady, New York, USA Category 1 $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Gretchen Magers 7–6, 6–4 | Terry Phelps | Camille Benjamin Stacey Martin | Elly Hakami Ronni Reis Carrie Cunningham  Akemi Nishiya |
| 18 Jul | OTB Open Schenectady, New York, USA Category 1 $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Ann Henricksson Julie Richardson6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | Lea Antonoplis Cammy MacGregor | Camille Benjamin Stacey Martin | Elly Hakami Ronni Reis Carrie Cunningham Akemi Nishiya |
| 25 Jul | Women's California State Championships Aptos, California, United States Category 1 $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles |  Sara Gomer6–4, 7–5 | Robin White | Patty Fendick Stephanie Rehe | Anne Smith Jo Durie Ann Grossman Gretchen Magers |
| 25 Jul | Women's California State Championships Aptos, California, United States Category 1 $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Lise Gregory Ronni Reis 6–3, 6–4 | Patty Fendick  Jill Hetherington | Patty Fendick Stephanie Rehe | Anne Smith Jo Durie Ann Grossman Gretchen Magers |
| 25 Jul | Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 $200,000 - Clay - 56S/28D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2 | Katerina Maleeva | Bettina Fulco Radka Zrubáková | Raffaella Reggi Sandra Cecchini Silke Meier Isabel Cueto |
| 25 Jul | Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Category 3 $200,000 - Clay - 56S/28D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–4, 6–2 | Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner | Bettina Fulco Radka Zrubáková | Raffaella Reggi Sandra Cecchini Silke Meier Isabel Cueto |
August
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 12 Sep | Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States Category 2 $100,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Manuela Maleeva 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | Dinky Van Rensburg | Elise Burgin Susan Sloane | Terry Phelps Rosalyn Fairbank Wendy White Elly Hakami |
| 12 Sep | Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States Category 2 $100,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 | Beth Herr Terry Phelps | Elise Burgin Susan Sloane | Terry Phelps Rosalyn Fairbank Wendy White Elly Hakami |
| 19 Sep | Clarins Open Paris, France Category 1 $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Petra Langrová 7–6, 6–2 | Sandra Wasserman | Laura Lapi Cathy Caverzasio | Jana Pospíšilová Marie-Christine Damas Laura Garrone Sabine Hack |
| 19 Sep | Clarins Open Paris, France Category 1 $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q Singles - Doubles | Alexia Dechaume Emmanuelle Derly 6–0, 6–2 | Louise Field Nathalie Herreman | Laura Lapi Cathy Caverzasio | Jana Pospíšilová Marie-Christine Damas Laura Garrone Sabine Hack |
| 19 Sep 26 Sep | Summer Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympic Games Hard 48S/14D Singles – Doubles |  Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi | |||
| 19 Sep 26 Sep | Summer Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympic Games Hard 48S/14D Singles – Doubles | Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3 | Gabriela Sabatini | Zina Garrison Manuela Maleeva | Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi |
| 19 Sep 26 Sep | Summer Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympic Games Hard 48S/14D Singles – Doubles | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi |
| - | Summer Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympic Games Hard 48S/14D Singles – Doubles | - | - | - | Larisa Savchenko Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva Raffaella Reggi |
October
November
December
Statistical Information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1988 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular WTA tour events. The players/nations are sorted by:1) total number of titles ;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments ;
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order.