1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago

The 1988 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 through November 13, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her third consecutive and ninth in total at the event, and earned $50,000 first-prize money.

Singles
🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova defeated 🇺🇸 Chris Evert 6–2, 6–2
 * It was Navratilova's 9th singles title of the year and the 138th of her career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Lori McNeil / 🇺🇸 Betsy Nagelsen defeated Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
 * It was McNeil's 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Nagelsen's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of her career.