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.

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	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–2
1972	Not held
1973	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1974	Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1976	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1977	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court	6–1, 6–3
1978	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–7(4–5), 6–2, 6–2
1979	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	6–3, 6–4
1980	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–4, 6–4
1981	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	6–4, 6–2
1982	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–1
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger	6–3, 6–2
1984	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	7–6, 2–6, 6–3
1985	Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek	Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	6–1, 6–3
1986	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	7–5, 7–5
1987	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 6–2
1988	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–2, 6–2
1989	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1990	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6–3, 6–2
1991	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison-Jackson	6–1, 6–2
1992	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1993	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1994	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin	6–3, 7–5
1995	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	7–5, 7–6
1996	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1997	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–0, 7–5

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Template:Flagicon Judy Dalton Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	6–4, 7–6
1972	Not held
1973	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Karen Krantzcke Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–2
1974	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Olga Morozova	6–2, 7–6
1976	Template:Flagicon Olga Morozova Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–7(4–5), 6–4, 6–4
1977	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–4
1978	Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell	6–1, 6–4
1979	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Betty Ann Grubb Stuart	Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss Template:Flagicon Greer Stevens	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1980	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan	6–3, 6–4
1981	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–3, 6–1
1982	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	7–5, 6–4
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	6–1, 6–2
1984	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1985	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell	6–2, 6–2
1986	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
1987	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–3
1988	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1990	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1991	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–4
1992	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison-Jackson	6–4, 7–6
1993	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison-Jackson	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po	7–6(9–7), 6–3
1994	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1995	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz	Template:Flagicon Marianne Werdel Template:Flagicon Tami Whitlinger-Jones	5–7, 7–6, 6–4
1996	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	Template:Flagicon Angela Lettiere Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi	6–1, 6–1
1997	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	6–3, 6–2

External links

• List of tournament champions (1973–1974)