1988 WTA Tour


The 1988 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WTA Category 1-5 events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The tour was governed by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council, a cooperation between WITA, ITF and recognized tournaments. Philip Morris sponsored the tour under its
Virginia Slims brand.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1988 WTA Tour schedule.
;Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Category 6 events
Category 5 events
Category 4 events
Category 3 events
Category 2 and 1 events
Summer Olympics
Team events

December 1987

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
4 JulVolvo Ladies Open
Båstad, Sweden
Category 1
$75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Isabel Cueto
7–5, 6–1
Sandra Cecchini Neige Dias
Sandra Wasserman
Mercedes Paz
Laura Lapi
Cecilia Dahlman
Gretchen Magers
4 JulVolvo Ladies Open
Båstad, Sweden
Category 1
$75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Sandra Cecchini
Mercedes Paz
6–0, 6–2
Linda Ferrando
Silvia La Fratta
Neige Dias
Sandra Wasserman
Mercedes Paz
Laura Lapi
Cecilia Dahlman
Gretchen Magers
11 JulVirginia Slims of Newport
Newport, RI, United States
Category 3
$200,000 - Grass - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Lori McNeil
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Barbara Potter Pam Shriver
Rosalyn Fairbank
Wendy White
Robin White
Lea Antonoplis
Ann Henricksson
11 JulVirginia Slims of Newport
Newport, RI, United States
Category 3
$200,000 - Grass - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank
Barbara Potter
6–4, 6–3
Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
Pam Shriver
Rosalyn Fairbank
Wendy White
Robin White
Lea Antonoplis
Ann Henricksson
11 JulNice Ladies Open
Nice, France
Category 2
$100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Sandra Cecchini
7–5, 6–4
Nathalie Tauziat Bettina Fulco
Isabelle Demongeot
Silke Frankl
Patricia Tarabini
Laura Garrone
Barbara Paulus
11 JulNice Ladies Open
Nice, France
Category 2
$100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat
Bettina Fulco
Isabelle Demongeot
Silke Frankl
Patricia Tarabini
Laura Garrone
Barbara Paulus
11 JulBelgian Ladies Open
Brussels, Belgium
Category 1
$75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–0, 7–5
Raffaella Reggi Isabel Cueto
Angeliki Kanellopoulou
Zina Garrison
Mercedes Paz
Silvia La Fratta
Neige Dias
11 JulBelgian Ladies Open
Brussels, Belgium
Category 1
$75,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
7–6, 6–1
Katerina Maleeva
Raffaella Reggi
Isabel Cueto
Angeliki Kanellopoulou
Zina Garrison
Mercedes Paz
Silvia La Fratta
Neige Dias
18 JulWTA Aix-en-Provence Open
Aix-en-Provence, France
Category 2
$100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Judith Wiesner
6–1, 6–2
Sylvia Hanika Bettina Fulco
Sandra Cecchini
Nathalie Guerrée
Iva Budařová
Neige Dias
Conchita Martínez
18 JulWTA Aix-en-Provence Open
Aix-en-Provence, France
Category 2
$100,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Nathalie Herreman
Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 7–5
Sandra Cecchini
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Bettina Fulco
Sandra Cecchini
Nathalie Guerrée
Iva Budařová
Neige Dias
Conchita Martínez
18 JulOTB Open
Schenectady, New York, USA
Category 1
$50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Gretchen Magers
7–6, 6–4
Terry Phelps Camille Benjamin
Stacey Martin
Elly Hakami
Ronni Reis
Carrie Cunningham
Akemi Nishiya
18 JulOTB Open
Schenectady, New York, USA
Category 1
$50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Ann Henricksson
Julie Richardson
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Lea Antonoplis
Cammy MacGregor
Camille Benjamin
Stacey Martin
Elly Hakami
Ronni Reis
Carrie Cunningham
Akemi Nishiya
25 JulWomen's California State Championships
Aptos, California, United States
Category 1
$50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Sara Gomer
6–4, 7–5
Robin White Patty Fendick
Stephanie Rehe
Anne Smith
Jo Durie
Ann Grossman
Gretchen Magers
25 JulWomen's California State Championships
Aptos, California, United States
Category 1
$50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Lise Gregory
Ronni Reis
6–3, 6–4
Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
Patty Fendick
Stephanie Rehe
Anne Smith
Jo Durie
Ann Grossman
Gretchen Magers
25 JulCitizen Cup
Hamburg, West Germany
Category 3
$200,000 - Clay - 56S/28D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Steffi Graf
6–4, 6–2
Katerina Maleeva Bettina Fulco
Radka Zrubáková
Raffaella Reggi
Sandra Cecchini
Silke Meier
Isabel Cueto
25 JulCitizen Cup
Hamburg, West Germany
Category 3
$200,000 - Clay - 56S/28D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Jana Novotná
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–4, 6–2
Andrea Betzner
Judith Wiesner
Bettina Fulco
Radka Zrubáková
Raffaella Reggi
Sandra Cecchini
Silke Meier
Isabel Cueto

August

September

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
12 SepVirginia Slims of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category 2
$100,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Manuela Maleeva
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Dinky Van Rensburg Elise Burgin
Susan Sloane
Terry Phelps
Rosalyn Fairbank
Wendy White
Elly Hakami
12 SepVirginia Slims of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category 2
$100,000 - Hard - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Beth Herr
Terry Phelps
Elise Burgin
Susan Sloane
Terry Phelps
Rosalyn Fairbank
Wendy White
Elly Hakami
19 SepClarins Open
Paris, France
Category 1
$50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Petra Langrová
7–6, 6–2
Sandra Wasserman Laura Lapi
Cathy Caverzasio
Jana Pospíšilová
Marie-Christine Damas
Laura Garrone
Sabine Hack
19 SepClarins Open
Paris, France
Category 1
$50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D/32Q
Singles - Doubles
Alexia Dechaume
Emmanuelle Derly
6–0, 6–2
Louise Field
Nathalie Herreman
Laura Lapi
Cathy Caverzasio
Jana Pospíšilová
Marie-Christine Damas
Laura Garrone
Sabine Hack
19 Sep
26 Sep
Summer Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Summer Olympic Games
Hard
48S/14D
Singles – Doubles
Larisa Savchenko
Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
Raffaella Reggi
19 Sep
26 Sep
Summer Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Summer Olympic Games
Hard
48S/14D
Singles – Doubles
Steffi Graf
6–3, 6–3
Gabriela Sabatini Zina Garrison
Manuela Maleeva
Larisa Savchenko
Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
Raffaella Reggi
19 Sep
26 Sep
Summer Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Summer Olympic Games
Hard
48S/14D
Singles – Doubles
Zina Garrison
Pam Shriver
4–6, 6–2, 10–8
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Elizabeth Smylie
Wendy Turnbull
Steffi Graf
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Larisa Savchenko
Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
Raffaella Reggi
-Summer Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Summer Olympic Games
Hard
48S/14D
Singles – Doubles
--- Larisa Savchenko
Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
Raffaella Reggi

October

November

December

Statistical Information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1988 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular WTA tour events. The players/nations are sorted by:
1) total number of titles ;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments ;
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order.

Titles won by nation

Rankings

Below are the 1988 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition: