1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

Two-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago. This was the 80th and the last time these two legends faced each other in a professional match, with Navratilova ending their rivalry 43–37 in her favour.

Singles
1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago
1987 Champion	Martina Navratilova
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–2, 6–2
Seeds	8

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. Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. Chris Evert (final)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
4. Manuela Maleeva (semifinals)
5. Helena Suková (semifinals)
6. Natasha Zvereva (second round)
7. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
8. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Final

	Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	2	Chris Evert	2	2

Section 1

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

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Zvereva	6	6
		A Gavaldón	1	0				6	N Zvereva	3	3
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	6	6
	Q	M L Daniels	4	3												A Grossman	2	1
		A Smith	6	6											4	M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	S Stafford	3	4					A Smith	6	2
								4	M Maleeva	7	6
																						4	M Maleeva	4	6	2
	8	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	1																		2	C Evert	6	2	6
		L McNeil	6	6					L McNeil	7	3	2
		R Fairbank	2	7	6				R Fairbank	5	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	6	2											R Fairbank	0	2
		L Savchenko	6	4	6										2	C Evert	6	6
		S Rehe	3	6	7				S Rehe
								2	C Evert	w/o

See also

• Evert–Navratilova rivalry

References

• 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago Draw