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{{Infobox tennis tournament
|name = Ameritech Cup
|type = defunct
|event name = {{nowrap|VS of Chicago (1971–78, 1983–94)}}<br />Avon Championships of Chicago (1979–82)<br />Ameritech Cup (1995–97)
|tour = [[WTA Tour]] (1971–97)
|founded = 1971
|ended = 1997
|editions = 26
|surface =[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoors (1971)<br />[[Carpet court|Carpet]] (i) (1973–97)
|website =
}}

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 Products|Avon]] from 1979 to 1982 and [[Ameritech]] from 1995 to 1997. The tournament was classified as [[WTA Tier III tournaments|Tier III]] in 1988-1989, [[WTA Tier I tournaments|Tier I]] in 1990 and [[WTA Tier II tournaments|Tier II]] until 1997, and was played on [[Carpet court|indoor carpet courts]].

[[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 [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|No. 1]] players [[Chris Evert]] (1977), [[Monica Seles]] (1993) and [[Lindsay Davenport]] (1997).

==Past finals==

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=60|Year
! width=200|Champion
! width=200|Runner-up
! width=150|Score<ref>{{Cite web |title=WTA Chicago - Women's Singles - Grand Slam History |url=https://www.grandslamhistory.com/winners/wta/ameritech-cup-chicago/womens-singles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920175810/https://www.grandslamhistory.com/winners/wta/ameritech-cup-chicago/womens-singles |archive-date=2022-09-20 |access-date= |website=www.grandslamhistory.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[1971 Virginia Slims Clay Court Championships|1971]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 6–4, 6–2
|-
| 1972 || colspan=3 align=center | ''Not held''
|-
| [[1973 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1973]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
|-
| [[1974 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1974]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] || 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| [[1975 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1975]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
|-
| [[1976 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1976]] || {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong|Evonne Goolagong Cawley]]}} || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] || 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-
| [[1977 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1977]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] || 6–1, 6–3
|-
| [[1978 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1978]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong|Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || 6–7<sup>(4–5)</sup>, 6–2, 6–2
|-
| [[1979 Avon Championships of Chicago|1979]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Austin]] || 6–3, 6–4
|-
| [[1980 Avon Championships of Chicago|1980]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert-Lloyd]] || 6–4, 6–4
|-
| [[1981 Avon Championships of Chicago|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Hana Mandlíková]] || 6–4, 6–2
|-
| 1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] || 6–4, 6–1
|-
| [[1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1983]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrea Jaeger]] || 6–3, 6–2
|-
| 1984 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Barbara Potter]] || 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
|-
| 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bonnie Gadusek]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Rinaldi]] || 6–1, 6–3
|-
| 1986 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Hana Mandlíková]] || 7–5, 7–5
|-
| 1987 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] || 6–1, 6–2
|-
| [[1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1988]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] || 6–2, 6–2
|-
| 1989 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison]] || {{flagicon|URS}} [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko]] || 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
|-
| 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Manuela Maleeva|Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière]] || 6–3, 6–2
|-
| 1991 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison|Zina Garrison-Jackson]] || 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 1992 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Jana Novotná]] || 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
|-
| [[1993 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1993]] || {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Monica Seles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
|-
| [[1994 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1994]] || {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chanda Rubin]] || 6–3, 7–5
|-
| [[1995 Ameritech Cup|1995]] || {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Magdalena Maleeva]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] || 7–5, 7–6
|-
| [[1996 Ameritech Cup|1996]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Capriati]] || 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
|-
| [[1997 Ameritech Cup|1997]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] || 6–0, 7–5
|}

===Doubles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=60|Year
! width=200|Champions
! width=200|Runners-up
! width=150|Score<ref>{{Cite web |title=WTA Chicago - Women's Doubles - Grand Slam History |url=https://www.grandslamhistory.com/winners/wta/ameritech-cup-chicago/womens-doubles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920175927/https://www.grandslamhistory.com/winners/wta/ameritech-cup-chicago/womens-doubles |archive-date=2022-09-20 |access-date= |website=www.grandslamhistory.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 1971 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Judy Dalton]] <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 6–4, 7–6
|-
| 1972 || colspan=3 align=center  | ''Not held''
|-
| 1973 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karen Krantzcke]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] || 6–4, 6–2
|-
| 1974 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] || 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| 1975 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] <br/> {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Olga Morozova]] || 6–2, 7–6
|-
| 1976 || {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Olga Morozova]] <br/> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong|Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || 6–7<sup>(4–5)</sup>, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| 1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] || 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 1978 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong|Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Russell]] || 6–1, 6–4
|-
| 1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Betty Ann Grubb|Betty Ann Grubb Stuart]] || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ilana Kloss]] <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Greer Stevens]] || 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
|-
| 1980 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Sylvia Hanika]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Jordan]] || 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 1981 || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Barbara Potter]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sharon Walsh]] || 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] || 7–5, 6–4
|-
| [[1983 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1983]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Jordan]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anne Smith (tennis)|Anne Smith]] || 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 1984 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sharon Walsh]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Barbara Potter]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Jordan]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Elise Burgin]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Russell]] || 6–2, 6–2
|-
| 1986 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Helena Suková]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Steffi Graf]] <br/> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] || 6–7, 7–6, 6–3
|-
| 1987 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Helena Suková]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lori McNeil]] || 6–4, 6–3
|-
| [[1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1988]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lori McNeil]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy Nagelsen]] || {{flagicon|URS}} [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko]] <br/> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] || 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
|-
| 1989 || {{flagicon|URS}} [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko]] <br/> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] || {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Jana Novotná]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Helena Suková]] || 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
|-
| 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anne Smith (tennis)|Anne Smith]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] || 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
|-
| 1991 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]] <br/> {{flagicon|CSK}} [[Jana Novotná]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || 6–2, 6–4
|-
| 1992 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katrina Adams]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison|Zina Garrison-Jackson]] || 6–4, 7–6
|-
| [[1993 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1993]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katrina Adams]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison|Zina Garrison-Jackson]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Frazier]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kimberly Po]] || 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 6–3
|-
| [[1994 Virginia Slims of Chicago|1994]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]] <br/> {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
|-
| [[1995 Ameritech Cup|1995]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy|Brenda Schultz]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marianne Werdel]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tami Whitlinger|Tami Whitlinger-Jones]] || 5–7, 7–6, 6–4

|-
| [[1996 Ameritech Cup|1996]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angela Lettiere]] <br/> {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Nana Miyagi]] || 6–1, 6–1
|-
| [[1997 Ameritech Cup|1997]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandra Fusai]] <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Monica Seles]] || 6–3, 6–2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/lpyn0105 List of tournament champions (1973–1974)]

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