1988 Federation Cup

The most important competition in women's tennis at the national level was the Federation Cup. The 1988 Federation Cup was the 26th edition of this competition. Overall, 36 countries took part in this competition. The dates of the matches were 4 to 11 December. The venue of the matches was Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia.

In In the 1988 Federation Cup, there were 20 countries. In the quarter finals, Brazil defeated Israel by a score of 3-0. Netherlands defeated Yugoslavia by a score of 3-0. Belgium defeated South Korea by a score of 2-1. Great Britain defeated Chinese Taipei by a score of 3-0. In the semi final, the Netherlands defeated Brazil by a score of 3-0. Great Britain defeated Belgium by a score of 2-1. In the final of the consolation round, the Netherlands defeated Great Britain by a score of 2-1.

In the second round of the Main Draw of the 1988 Federation Cup, West Germany defeated France by a score of 3-0. Australia defeated Italy by a score of 3-0. Spain defeated Indonesia by a score of 3-0. The Soviet Union defeated Austria by a score of 2-1. Czechoslovakia defeated New Zealand by a score of 3-0. Denmark defeated Argentina by a score of 2-1. Canada defeated Finland by a score of 3-0. Sweden defeated the United States by a score of 2-1. In the quarter finals, West Germany defeated Australia by a score of 2-1. The Soviet Union defeated Spain by a score of 2-1. Czechoslovakia defeated Denmark by a score of 3-0. Canada defeated Sweden by a score of 3-0. In the semi finals, the Soviet Union defeated West Germany by a score of 2-1 and Czechoslovakia defeated Canada by a score of 3-0. In the final, Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union by a score of 2-1. This was Czechoslovakia's fifth title.