1988 Virginia Slims of California – Singles

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Tennis events|1988|Virginia Slims of California|

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova

| runner = {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko

| score = 6–1, 6–2

| draw = 32

| seeds = 8

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

}}

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.

Seeds

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

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|FRG}} Sylvia Hanika (second round)
  6. {{flagicon|URS}} Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|SWE}} Catarina Lindqvist (second round)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

{{32TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD5=Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Navratilova

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} S Rehe

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} B Gerken

| RD1-score03-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} W Turnbull

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRG}} E Pfaff

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=5

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} C Benjamin

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=7

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} P Harper

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|URS}} N Zvereva

| RD1-score08-1=7

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} H Ludloff

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} W White

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Fairbank

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=3

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|URS}} L Meskhi

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=4

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} H Na

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} A Kijimuta

| RD1-score15-1=0

| RD1-score15-2=1

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=8

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SWE}} C Lindqvist

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD1-seed17=7

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|USA}} M J Fernández

| RD1-score17-1=7

| RD1-score17-2=6

| RD1-score17-3= 

| RD1-seed18= 

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|USA}} E Hakami

| RD1-score18-1=5

| RD1-score18-2=3

| RD1-score18-3= 

| RD1-seed19= 

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|URS}} L Savchenko

| RD1-score19-1=6

| RD1-score19-2=6

| RD1-score19-3= 

| RD1-seed20= 

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|USA}} M Werdel

| RD1-score20-1=1

| RD1-score20-2=3

| RD1-score20-3= 

| RD1-seed21=Q

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|URS}} N Bykova

| RD1-score21-1=5

| RD1-score21-2=2

| RD1-score21-3= 

| RD1-seed22=Q

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} E Reinach

| RD1-score22-1=7

| RD1-score22-2=6

| RD1-score22-3= 

| RD1-seed23= 

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|USA}} L Bonder

| RD1-score23-1=3

| RD1-score23-2=2

| RD1-score23-3= 

| RD1-seed24=3

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|AUS}} H Mandlíková

| RD1-score24-1=6

| RD1-score24-2=6

| RD1-score24-3= 

| RD1-seed25=5

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|FRG}} S Hanika

| RD1-score25-1=6

| RD1-score25-2=6

| RD1-score25-3= 

| RD1-seed26= 

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|USA}} T Phelps

| RD1-score26-1=4

| RD1-score26-2=4

| RD1-score26-3= 

| RD1-seed27= 

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|USA}} E Burgin

| RD1-score27-1=2

| RD1-score27-2=2

| RD1-score27-3= 

| RD1-seed28= 

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|USA}} R White

| RD1-score28-1=6

| RD1-score28-2=6

| RD1-score28-3= 

| RD1-seed29= 

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|CSK}} J Novotná

| RD1-score29-1=7

| RD1-score29-2=6

| RD1-score29-3= 

| RD1-seed30= 

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|USA}} G Fernández

| RD1-score30-1=6

| RD1-score30-2=3

| RD1-score30-3= 

| RD1-seed31= 

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|USA}} A Henricksson

| RD1-score31-1=5

| RD1-score31-2=4

| RD1-score31-3= 

| RD1-seed32=2

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ARG}} G Sabatini

| RD1-score32-1=7

| RD1-score32-2=6

| RD1-score32-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Navratilova

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} W Turnbull

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=0

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Benjamin

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|URS}} N Zvereva

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} W White

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} H Na

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} C Lindqvist

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score08-2=2

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD2-seed09=7

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|USA}} M J Fernández

| RD2-score09-1=6

| RD2-score09-2=3

| RD2-score09-3=4

| RD2-seed10= 

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|URS}} L Savchenko

| RD2-score10-1=3

| RD2-score10-2=6

| RD2-score10-3=6

| RD2-seed11=Q

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} E Reinach

| RD2-score11-1=7

| RD2-score11-2=1

| RD2-score11-3=1

| RD2-seed12=3

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} H Mandlíková

| RD2-score12-1=6

| RD2-score12-2=6

| RD2-score12-3=6

| RD2-seed13=5

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|FRG}} S Hanika

| RD2-score13-1=1

| RD2-score13-2=4

| RD2-score13-3= 

| RD2-seed14= 

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|USA}} R White

| RD2-score14-1=6

| RD2-score14-2=6

| RD2-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed15= 

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|CSK}} J Novotná

| RD2-score15-1=4

| RD2-score15-2=3

| RD2-score15-3= 

| RD2-seed16=2

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ARG}} G Sabatini

| RD2-score16-1=6

| RD2-score16-2=6

| RD2-score16-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Navratilova

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=6

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|URS}} N Zvereva

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} H Na

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=0

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD3-seed05= 

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|URS}} L Savchenko

| RD3-score05-1=6

| RD3-score05-2=2

| RD3-score05-3=7

| RD3-seed06=3

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} H Mandlíková

| RD3-score06-1=3

| RD3-score06-2=6

| RD3-score06-3=6

| RD3-seed07= 

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|USA}} R White

| RD3-score07-1=2

| RD3-score07-2=6

| RD3-score07-3=2

| RD3-seed08=2

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ARG}} G Sabatini

| RD3-score08-1=6

| RD3-score08-2=3

| RD3-score08-3=6

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Navratilova

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD4-score02-3= 

| RD4-seed03= 

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|URS}} L Savchenko

| RD4-score03-1=7

| RD4-score03-2=6

| RD4-score03-3= 

| RD4-seed04=2

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} G Sabatini

| RD4-score04-1=5

| RD4-score04-2=4

| RD4-score04-3= 

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova

| RD5-score01-1=6

| RD5-score01-2=6

| RD5-score01-3= 

| RD5-seed02= 

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko

| RD5-score02-1=1

| RD5-score02-2=2

| RD5-score02-3= 

}}