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1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago


The 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 through November 13, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her third consecutive and ninth in total at the event, and earned $50,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

USA Martina Navratilova defeated USA Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 9th singles title of the year and the 138th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Doubles

USA Lori McNeil / USA Betsy Nagelsen defeated URS Larisa Savchenko / URS Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was McNeil's 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Nagelsen's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of her career.

References

References

  1. (1989). "The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989". Willow Books.
  2. (1988). "1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide". [[Women's Tennis Association.
  3. (November 14, 1988). "Navratilova stifles Evert to coast to Slims title".
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