The 1988 Swedish Open, also known as the Volvo (Ladies) Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden and was part of the Grand Prix circuit of the 1988 Tour, as well as the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour.

It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 11 July through 17 July 1988.

Marcelo Filippini won the singles title.

[3] Marcelo Filippini defeated Francesco Cancellotti 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Isabel Cueto defeated Sandra Cecchini 7–5, 6–1 Patrick Baur / Udo Riglewski defeated Stefan Edberg / Niclas Kroon 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 Sandra Cecchini / Mercedes Paz defeated Linda Ferrando / Silvia La Fratta 6–0, 6–2