Ameritech Cup

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.

Ameritech Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVS of Chicago (1971–78, 1983–94)
Avon Championships of Chicago (1979–82)
Ameritech Cup (1995–97)
TourWTA Tour (1971–97)
Founded1971
Abolished1997
Editions26
SurfaceCarpet (1971–97)

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
1971 Françoise Dürr Billie Jean King6–4, 6–2
1972Not held
1973 Margaret Court Billie Jean King6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1974 Virginia Wade Rosemary Casals2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975 Margaret Court Martina Navratilova6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1977 Chris Evert Margaret Court6–1, 6–3
1978 Martina Navratilova Evonne Goolagong Cawley6–7(4–5), 6–2, 6–2
1979 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin6–3, 6–4
1980 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert-Lloyd6–4, 6–4
1981 Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlíková6–4, 6–2
1982 Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull6–4, 6–1
1983 Martina Navratilova Andrea Jaeger6–3, 6–2
1984 Pam Shriver Barbara Potter7–6, 2–6, 6–3
1985 Bonnie Gadusek Kathy Rinaldi6–1, 6–3
1986 Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlíková7–5, 7–5
1987 Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva6–1, 6–2
1988 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert6–2, 6–2
1989 Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1990 Martina Navratilova Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–3, 6–2
1991 Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison-Jackson6–1, 6–2
1992 Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1993 Monica Seles Martina Navratilova3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1994 Natasha Zvereva Chanda Rubin6–3, 7–5
1995 Magdalena Maleeva Lisa Raymond7–5, 7–6
1996 Jana Novotná Jennifer Capriati6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1997 Lindsay Davenport Nathalie Tauziat6–0, 7–5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Judy Dalton
Françoise Dürr
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–6
1972Not 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
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