1988 Women's Tennis Recap Page
| Finals Date | Tournament | Venue | Singles Winner |
| Dec 6 | Argentinian Open | Buenos Aires, ARG | Gabriela Sabatini |
| Dec 6 | Brazilian Open | Guaruja, BRA | Neige Dias |
| Jan. 3 | Ariadne Classic | Brisbane, AUS | Pam Shriver |
| Jan. 7 | New South Wales Open | Sydney, AUS | Pam Shriver |
| Jan. 24 |
Ford Australian Open |
Melbourne, AUS | Steffi Graf |
| Jan. 31 | Nutri-Metics | Auckland, NZL | Patty Fendick |
| Feb. 7 | Fernleaf Classic | Wellington, NZL | Jill Hetherington |
| Feb. 14 | VS of Dallas | Dallas, TX, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Feb. 21 | VS of California | Oakland, CA, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Feb. 28 | VS of Washington | Fairfax, VA, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Feb. 28 | VS of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | Lori McNeil |
| Mar. 6 |
US Hardcourts |
San Antonio, TX, USA | Steffi Graf |
| Mar. 6 | VS of Kansas | Wichita, KS, USA | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere |
| Mar. 13 | VS OF FLORIDA | Boca Raton, FL, USA | Gabriela Sabatini |
| Mar. 27 | Lipton Int’l Players Champ’s | Key Biscayne, FL, USA | Steffi Graf |
| Apr. 2 | Eckerd Open | Tampa, FL, USA | Chris Evert |
| Apr. 10 | Family Circle Cup | Hilton Head Island, SC, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Apr. 17 |
Bausch & Lomb Champ’s |
Amelia Island, FL, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Apr. 17 | Suntory Japan Open | Tokyo, JPN | Patty Fendick |
| Apr. 24 | VS of Houston | Houston, TX, USA | Chris Evert |
| Apr. 24 | Taipei Int’l Champ’s, | TPE | Stephanie Rehe |
| Apr. 24 | Singapore Open, | SIN | Monique Javer |
| May 1 |
Pan Pacific Open |
Tokyo, JPN | Pam Shriver |
| May 1 | Int’l Champ’s of Spain | Barcelona, ESP | Neige Dias |
| May 1 | Citta di Taranto | Taranto, ITA | Helen Kelesi |
| May 8 | Italian Open | Rome, ITA | Gabriela Sabatini |
| May 15 | German Open | Berlin, GER | Steffi Graf |
| May 22 | European Open | Geneva, SUI | Barbara Paulus |
| May 22 |
Internationaux de Strasbourg |
Strasbourg, FRA | Sandra Cecchini |
| June 6 | Roland Garros | Paris, FRA | Steffi Graf |
| June 12 | Dow Chemical Classic | Birmingham, GBR | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
| June 19 | Pilkington Champ’s | Eastbourne, GBR | Martina Navratilova |
| July 3 | The Championships, Wimbledon | London, GBR | Steffi Graf |
| July 10 | Volvo Cup | Bastad, SWE | Isabel Cueto |
| July 17 | VS of Newport | Newport, RI, USA | Lori McNeil |
| July 17 |
Nice Open |
Nice, FRA | Sandra Cecchini |
| July 17 | Belgian Open | Brussels, BEL | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario |
| July 24 | OTB Open | Schenectady, NY, USA | Gretchen Magers |
| July 24 | Aix-en-Provence | Aix-en-Provence, FRA | Judith Wiesner |
| July 31 | Citizen Cup | Hamburg, GER | Steffi Graf |
| July 31 | Northern California Open | Aptos, CA, USA | Sara Gomer |
| Aug. 7 | VS of San Francisco | San Diego, CA, USA | Stephanie Rehe |
| Aug. 7 |
Athens, Greece |
Athens, GRE | Isabel Cueto |
| Aug. 7 | Pringles Light Classic | Cincinnati, OH, USA | Barbara Potter |
| Aug. 14 | VS of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Chris Evert |
| Aug. 14 | Vitosha The New Otani | Sofia, BUL | Conchita Martinez |
| Aug. 21 | Canadian Open Players Challenge | Montreal, CAN | Gabriela Sabatini |
| Aug. 28 | United Jersey Bank Classic | Mahwah, NJ, USA | Steffi Graf |
| Sept. 11 | US Open | Flushing Meadow, NY, USA | Steffi Graf |
| Sept. 18 |
VS of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere |
| Sept. 30 | Clarins Open | Paris, FRA | Petra Langrova |
| Sept. 30 | Olympics | Seoul, KOR | Steffi Graf |
| Oct. 9 | VS of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA, USA | Chris Evert |
| Oct. 16 | Honda Classic | San Juan, PR | Anne Minter |
| Oct. 16 | Porsche Grand Prix | Filderstadt, GER | Martina Navratilova |
| Oct. 23 | VS of Nashville | Nashville, TN, USA | Susan Sloane |
| Oct. 23 | European Indoors | Zurich, SUI | Pam Shriver |
| Oct. 30 | VS of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN, USA | Katerina Maleeva |
| Oct. 30 | Brighton | Brighton, GBR | Steffi Graf |
| Nov. 6 | VS of New England | Worcester, MA, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Nov. 13 | VS of Chicago | Chicago, IL, USA | Martina Navratilova |
| Nov. 13 | Rainha Cup | Guaruja, BRA | Mercedes Paz |
| Nov. 20 | VS Championships | New York, NY, USA | Gabriela Sabatini |