| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1988 Virginia Slims of New England | |
| 1987 Champion |  Chris Evert |
| Champion | Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up |  Natasha Zvereva |
| Final score | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
The 1988 Virginia Slims of New England Women's single tennis tournament was won by Martina Navratilova. Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the second round.
Navratilova won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Zvereva.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Martina Navratilova (champion) Chris Evert (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) Pam Shriver (second round)
Helena Suková (quarterfinals) Natasha Zvereva (final) Barbara Potter (quarterfinals) Larisa Savchenko (second round)Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Andrea Jaeger.
Sylvia Hanika was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Martina Navratilova.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Eva Pfaff.
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.
Elise Burgin and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Burgin with Robin White and Shriver 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 and Pam Shriver were the defending champions of the doubles title at the Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament but only Shriver competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.
Zina Garrison and Eva Pfaff were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
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.
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva.
Elise Burgin and Rosalyn Fairbank were the defending champions but only Fairbank competed that year with Wendy Turnbull.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Pam Shriver. Graf was attempting to win a calendar year Super Slam after she won all four Grand Slams, as well as the Olympics.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions and won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Robin White.
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.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the finals to top seed Monica Seles 3–6, 6–2, 6–1.
