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 Event name VS of Chicago (1971–78, 1983–94) Tour WTA Tour (1971–97)Founded 1971 Abolished 1997 Editions 26 Surface Clay / outdoors (1971)Carpet (i) (1973–97)
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).
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score[ 1]
1971 Françoise Dürr 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 Navratilova 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 Navratilova Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–7(4–5) , 6–2, 6–2
1979 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–4
1980 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–4
1981 Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–2
1982
Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–1
1983 Martina Navratilova 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 Navratilova Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 7–5
1987
Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2
1988 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2
1989
Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1990
Martina Navratilova Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 6–2
1991
Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–1, 6–2
1992
Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1993 Monica Seles Martina Navratilova 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
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score[ 2]
1971
Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr 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 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
