The 1988 Virginia Slims Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States.

Fourth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title.

Having become the only player in history to win the Golden Grand Slam by taking the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open singles titles, along with the Olympic gold medal; Steffi Graf's defeat in the semi-finals by Pam Shriver deprived her of the Super Slam and the Super Golden Slam.

[1] Gabriela Sabatini defeated Pam Shriver, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2.

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva, 6–3, 6–4.