1988 Virginia Slims of California
Date	February 15–21
Edition	17th
Category	Category 4
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Oakland, California
Venue	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Rosemary Casals Martina Navratilova
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The 1988 Virginia Slims of California was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from February 15 through February 21, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.^[1]

Martina Navratilova defeated Larisa Savchenko 6–1, 6–2

• It was Navratilova's 2nd singles title of the year and the 131st of her career.

Rosemary Casals / Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková / Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4

• It was Casals' only title of the year and the 42nd of her career. It was Navratilova's 4th title of the year and the 268th of her career.

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• ITF tournament edition details