| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Jana Novotná  Jim Pugh |
| Runners-up | Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson |
| Final score | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Louise Field and Brad Drewett.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh won in the final 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 against Martina Navratilova and Tim Gullikson.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Lori McNeil / 
Guy Forget (first round)
Elizabeth Smylie / John Fitzgerald (quarterfinals) Wendy Turnbull / Peter Doohan (first round) Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart (first round) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh (champions) Jenny Byrne / Kim Warwick (first round) Candy Reynolds / Chip Hooper (first round)| Final | ||||||
| Martina Navratilova Tim Gullikson | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L McNeil G Forget | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Tremelling D Macpherson | w/o | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Henricksson  M Schapers | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Henricksson M Schapers | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jaggard M Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 4 | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Balestrat C Limberger | 6 | 7 | D Balestrat C Limberger | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Fairbank B Buffington | 4 | 5 | D Balestrat C Limberger | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J-A Faull J Stoltenberg | 77 | 4 | 13 | WC | J-A Faull J Stoltenberg | 77 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ALT | P Smith M Bauer | 65 | 6 | 11 | J Tremelling D Macpherson | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | W Turnbull P Doohan | 3 | 4 | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Fendick R Leach | 6 | 4 | 6 | P Fendick R Leach | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter M Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 0 | M Navratilova T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Bakkum T Nijssen | 3 | 6 | 6 | C Bakkum T Nijssen | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers H Pfister | 6 | 4 | 3 | C Bakkum T Nijssen | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Richardson K Evernden | 6 | 7 | J Richardson K Evernden | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Byrne K Warwick | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R White T Pawsat | 5 | 0 | r | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Potter L Scott | 7 | 66 | 6 | C Tanvier J Potier | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Tanvier J Potier | 5 | 78 | 8 | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 6 | 611 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy P Chamberlin | 62 | 3 | L Field B Drewett | 3 | 713 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barg K Jones | 77 | 6 | P Barg K Jones | 3 | 77 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Field B Drewett | 6 | 6 | L Field B Drewett | 6 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Z Garrison S Stewart | 3 | 3 | 5 | J Novotná J Pugh | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | C Reynolds C Hooper | 5 | 3 | M van der Torre M Davis | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Provis D Cahill | 7 | 6 | N Provis D Cahill | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M van der Torre M Davis | 6 | 3 | 6 | M van der Torre M Davis | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Cordwell D Lewis | 4 | 6 | 2 | M van der Torre M Davis | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A M Fernandez P Carter | 2 | 62 | 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 4 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R McQuillan T Woodbridge | 6 | 77 | WC | R McQuillan T Woodbridge | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Porwik L Warder | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Smylie J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin White and Shelby Cannon were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Zina Garrison and Rick Leach.
In the Doubles competition of the 1988 Virginia Slims of California tennis tournament, Hana Mandlíková and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners: Mandlíková with Jana Novotná and Turnbull with Zina Garrison.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Pam Shriver and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison were the defending champions of the doubles event but lost in the quarterfinals of the 1989 Virginia Slims of Florida tennis tournament to Manon Bollegraf and Eva Pfaff.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions but only Sabatini competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Eva Pfaff and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Pfaff with Manon Bollegraf and Smylie with Wendy Turnbull.
Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Garrison with Pam Shriver and McNeil with Betsy Nagelsen.
Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Eddie Edwards and Elna Reinach.
Sherwood Stewart and Zina Garrison were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Mark Kratzmann and Jenny Byrne.
Jim Pugh and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Rick Leach and Zina Garrison.
Martina Navratilova and Emilio Sánchez were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart.
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Shriver with Martina Navratilova and Zvereva with Gigi Fernández.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart.
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh were the defending champions but only Pugh competed that year with Natasha Zvereva.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the three-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5.