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Tennis tournament
Ameritech Cup Event name VS of Chicago (1971–78, 1983–94) Avon Championships of Chicago (1979–82) Ameritech Cup (1995–97)Tour
WTA Tour (1971–97) Founded 1971 Abolished 1997 Editions 26 Surface
Carpet (1971–97)
The Ameritech Cup (known also as the Virginia Slims of Chicago and the Avon Championships of Chicago ) is a defunct
WTA Tour affiliated
tennis tournament held every year from 1971 until 1997 in
Chicago ,
Illinois in the United States. Its sponsors were
Virginia Slims from 1971 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1994,
Avon from 1979 to 1982 and
Ameritech from 1995 to 1997. The tournament was classified as
Tier III in 1988-1989,
Tier I in 1990 and
Tier II until 1997, and was played on
indoor carpet courts .
Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition 12 times and the doubles competition 7 times. Past champions also include former
No. 1 players
Chris Evert (1977),
Monica Seles (1993) and
Lindsay Davenport (1997).
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
[1]
1971
Françoise Dürr
Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–2
1972
Not held
1973
Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1974
Virginia Wade
Rosemary Casals
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975
Margaret Court
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1976
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Virginia Wade
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1977
Chris Evert
Margaret Court
6–1, 6–3
1978
Martina Navratilova
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–7(4–5) , 6–2, 6–2
1979
Martina Navratilova
Tracy Austin
6–3, 6–4
1980
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–4
1981
Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandlíková
6–4, 6–2
1982
Martina Navratilova
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–1
1983
Martina Navratilova
Andrea Jaeger
6–3, 6–2
1984
Pam Shriver
Barbara Potter
7–6, 2–6, 6–3
1985
Bonnie Gadusek
Kathy Rinaldi
6–1, 6–3
1986
Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandlíková
7–5, 7–5
1987
Martina Navratilova
Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–2
1988
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
6–2, 6–2
1989
Zina Garrison
Larisa Savchenko
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1990
Martina Navratilova
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–3, 6–2
1991
Martina Navratilova
Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–1, 6–2
1992
Martina Navratilova
Jana Novotná
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1993
Monica Seles
Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1994
Natasha Zvereva
Chanda Rubin
6–3, 7–5
1995
Magdalena Maleeva
Lisa Raymond
7–5, 7–6
1996
Jana Novotná
Jennifer Capriati
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1997
Lindsay Davenport
Nathalie Tauziat
6–0, 7–5
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
[2]
1971
Judy Dalton
Françoise Dürr
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–6
1972
Not held
1973
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Karen Krantzcke
Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2
1974
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Margaret Court
Olga Morozova
6–2, 7–6
1976
Olga Morozova
Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Martina Navratilova
6–7(4–5) , 6–4, 6–4
1977
Rosemary Casals
Chris Evert
Margaret Court
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–4
1978
Betty Stöve
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Rosemary Casals
JoAnne Russell
6–1, 6–4
1979
Rosemary Casals
Betty Ann Grubb Stuart
Ilana Kloss
Greer Stevens
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1980
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Sylvia Hanika
Kathy Jordan
6–3, 6–4
1981
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–1
1982
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
7–5, 6–4
1983
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
6–1, 6–2
1984
Billie Jean King
Sharon Walsh
Barbara Potter
Pam Shriver
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1985
Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
Elise Burgin
JoAnne Russell
6–2, 6–2
1986
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
1987
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–3
1988
Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen
Larisa Savchenko
Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1989
Larisa Savchenko
Natasha Zvereva
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1990
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1991
Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
6–2, 6–4
1992
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison-Jackson
6–4, 7–6
1993
Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
7–6(9–7) , 6–3
1994
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1995
Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz
Marianne Werdel
Tami Whitlinger-Jones
5–7, 7–6, 6–4
1996
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Angela Lettiere
Nana Miyagi
6–1, 6–1
1997
Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
Lindsay Davenport
Monica Seles
6–3, 6–2
References
External links
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Virginia Slims tennis tournaments