Ameritech Cup

Ameritech Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1971
Ended 1997
Event name VS of Chicago (1971–78, 1983–94)
Avon Championships of Chicago (1979–82)
Ameritech Cup (1995–97)
Tour WTA Tour (1971–97)
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 Navrátilová 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).

Contents

Champions

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Françoise Durr 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 Navrátilová 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 Navrátilová Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1979 Martina Navrátilová Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–4
1980 Martina Navrátilová Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–4
1981 Martina Navrátilová Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2
1982 Martina Navrátilová Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–1
1983 Martina Navrátilová 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 Navrátilová Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 7–5
1987 Martina Navrátilová Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2
1988 Martina Navrátilová Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2
1989 Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1990 Martina Navrátilová Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 6–2
1991 Martina Navrátilová Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–1, 6–2
1992 Martina Navrátilová Jana Novotná 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1993 Monica Seles Martina Navrátilová 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
1971 Judy Tegart / Françoise Durr 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 Durr / Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975 Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová Margaret Court / Olga Morozova 6–2, 7–6
1976 Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Martina Navrátilová 6–7, 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 Navrátilová Sylvia Hanika / Kathy Jordan 6–3, 6–4
1981 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–1
1982 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 6–4
1983 Martina Navrátilová / 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 Navrátilová / Anne Smith Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Nathalie Tauziat 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1991 Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4
1992 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 7–6
1993 Katrina Adams / Zina Garrison-Jackson Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po 7–6, 6–3
1994 Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva Manon Bollegraf / Martina Navrátilová 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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