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1988 Virginia Slims Championships

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1988 Virginia Slims Championships
DateNovember 14 – November 20
Edition18th (singles) / 13th (doubles)
Draw16S / 8D
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, U.S.
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
← 1987 · Virginia Slims Championships · 1989 →

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. It was the 17th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 13th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from November 14 through November 20, 1988.

Finals

Singles

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated United States Pam Shriver, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2.

  • It was Sabatini's 6th title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Doubles

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

  • It was Navratilova's 17th title of the year and the 281st of her career. It was Shriver's 11th title of the year and the 114th of her career.

See also