| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Virginia Slims of California | |
| Champion |  Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up |  Larisa Savchenko |
| Final score | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Zina Garrison was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Martina Navratilova.
Navratilova won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Larisa Savchenko.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Martina Navratilova (champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Hana Mandlíková (quarterfinals) Zina Garrison (semifinals)
Sylvia Hanika (second round) Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals) Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Catarina Lindqvist (second round)Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 against Tracy Austin.
Chris Evert was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Martina Navratilova.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini.
Kathy Jordan and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Lori McNeil.
Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Adams with Zina Garrison-Jackson and Bollegraf with Martina Navratilova.
Helena Suková was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pascale Paradis.
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion of the singles event but lost in the semifinals of the 1989 Virginia Slims of California tennis tournament to Larisa Savchenko.
Zina Garrison and Eva Pfaff were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Zina Garrison.
Chris Evert was the defending champion of the singles event at the Virginia Slims of Los Angeles tennis tournament but did not compete that year.
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions of the doubles event at the 1989 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles tennis tournament but lost in the quarterfinals to Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling.
Lori McNeil was a defending champion at the time but was beaten in the 1993 semifinals by Miriam Oremans, 7–6, 7–6.
First-seeded Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Chris Evert. This was the 80th and the last time these two legends faced each other in a professional match with Navratilova ending the rivalry 43–37 in her favour.
Nicole Provis and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Woodforde competed that year with Martina Navratilova.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington.
Sabatini was the defending champion but she lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the finals to top seed Monica Seles 3–6, 6–2, 6–1.
