Svetlana Parkhomenko and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1
6 5 4
 
4 7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 7  
 
6 2 6  
3 5  
 
2 6 1 1
7 7  
 
7 5 7  
5 5  
 
6 7 6  
7 2 6
 
7 4 6  
6 6 1
8
5 6 1 1
7 6  
 
5 4  
4
4 2  
  Italy S Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 		6 4 5  
6 6  
 
1 6 7  
2 3  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
1 1    
6 7  
 
3 3   6
3 6  
6
6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7
6 7  
 
1 6   7
7 6  
 
4 1    
6 2  
 
6 6   7
2 6 4
 
6 2 4  
6 4 6
 
4 6 6  
7 6  
3
5 1  
 
6 6  
5
6 6   2
2 0  
 
3 2   5
6 6  
 
0 2    
0 3  
 
6 6   5
1 5  
 
6 2 3 2
6 7  
 
4 6 6  
7 5 2
2
6 7 6

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Virginia_Slims_of_Florida_–_Doubles