1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1987 Champion   United States Martina Navratilova
Champion   United States Martina Navratilova
Runner-up   United States Chris Evert
Final score   6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles   Doubles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Chris Evert.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  2. United States Chris Evert (Final)
  3. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
  4. Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (Semifinals)

  1. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (Semifinals)
  2. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)
  3. United States Zina Garrison (Quarterfinals)
  4. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6  
2 United States Chris Evert 2 2  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States M Navratilova 6 6    
   Canada H Kelesi 4 6 6     Q  United States A Frazier 0 3    
Q  United States A Frazier 6 4 7       1  United States M Navratilova 6 6    
LL  United States H Ludloff 6 4         7  United States Z Garrison 3 3    
   United States P Louie-Harper 7 6          United States P Louie-Harper 3 2  
   United States H Cioffi 3 3       7  United States Z Garrison 6 6    
7  United States Z Garrison 6 6         1  United States M Navratilova 6 6  
      5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 4 3  
    3  Argentina G Sabatini 6 6    
   United States K Rinaldi 6 6          United States K Rinaldi 0 2    
   United States G Fernández 2 3         3  Argentina G Sabatini 3 6 2
   United States L Allen 3 6 2       5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 2 6  
   United States W White 6 4 6        United States W White 4 4  
Q  United States C Cunningham 2 1       5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6    
5  Czechoslovakia H Suková 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6    
   Mexico A Gavaldón 1 0       6  Soviet Union N Zvereva 3 3    
   United States A Grossman 6 6          United States A Grossman 6 6    
Q  United States M L Daniels 4 3            United States A Grossman 2 1    
   United States A Smith 6 6         4  Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6    
Q  United States S Stafford 3 4          United States A Smith 6 2  
    4  Bulgaria M Maleeva 7 6    
      4  Bulgaria M Maleeva 4 6 2
8  West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 4 1         2  United States C Evert 6 2 6
   United States L McNeil 6 6          United States L McNeil 7 3 2  
   South Africa R Fairbank 2 7 6        South Africa R Fairbank 5 6 6  
   Australia W Turnbull 6 6 2          South Africa R Fairbank 0 2  
   Soviet Union L Savchenko 6 4 6       2  United States C Evert 6 6    
   United States S Rehe 3 6 7        United States S Rehe      
    2  United States C Evert w/o      
 

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