1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
Tennis tournament
| 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | November 7–13 | |||
| Edition | 17th | |||
| Category | Category 4 | |||
| Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||
| Venue | UIC Pavilion | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Martina Navratilova | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Lori McNeil / Betsy Nagelsen | ||||
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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]
Finals
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
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.
See also
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 173, 175, 209. ISBN 9780002183116.
- ^ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1988). 1988 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 356.
- ^ Linda Kay (November 14, 1988). "Navratilova stifles Evert to coast to Slims title". Chicago Tribune.
External links
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws
