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.[1][2][3]

1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
DateNovember 7–13
Edition17th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
VenueUIC Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated 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

Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen defeated Larisa Savchenko / 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.
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See also

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 173, 175, 209. ISBN 9780002183116.
  2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 356.
  3. Linda Kay (November 14, 1988). "Navratilova stifles Evert to coast to Slims title". Chicago Tribune.
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