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An asterisk (*) denotes a tournament title for Chris.
Court surface and seedings listed where available.
Number in [brackets] denotes opponent’s tournament seeding.
Number in (parens) denotes number of points earned by the loser of a tiebreak.
Tournament Wins: 10
Match Record: 81-8
* Virginia Slims of Florida (Jan. 21-27; Key Biscayne, FL, hard, seeded 2): 2R def. Gigi Fernandez 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3; 3R def. Sabrina Goles 6-2, 6-0; QF def. Bonnie Gadusek [7] 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Peanut Louie 6-2, 6-1; F def. Martina Navratilova [1] 6-2, 6-4
Lipton International Players Championships (Feb. 4-17; Delray Beach, FL, hard, seeded 2): 1R def. Corinne Vanier 6-0, 6-2; 2R def. Shawn Foltz 6-4, 6-1; 3R def. Alycia Moulton 6-3, 6-2; 4R def. Kathy Jordan [9] 6-4, 6-4; QF def. Barbara Potter [12] 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; SF def. Steffi Graf 6-4, 6-2; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-2, 6-4
Virginia Slims of California (Feb. 18-24; Oakland, CA, indoor, seeded 1): 2R def. Peanut Louie 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-3, 6-2; SF def. Zina Garrison [4] 6-3, 6-2; F lost to Hana Mandlikova [6] 6-2, 6-4
Virginia Slims of Dallas (Mar. 11-17; Dallas, TX, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Kathleen Horvath 7-6 (2), 6-0; 2R def. Kathy Jordan 6-2, 6-2; QF def. Bonnie Gadusek [8] 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; SF def. Catarina Lindqvist 6-1, 6-3; F lost to Martina Navratilova [1] 6-3, 6-4
Virginia Slims Championships (Mar. 18-24; New York, NY, indoor, seeded 2): 1R lost to Kathy Jordan 6-2. 1-6, 6-2
* Ford Challenge Cup (Apr. 6-7, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, clay): SF def. Carling Bassett 6-2, 6-1; F def. Hana Mandlikova 6-3, 6-3
* Family Circle Magazine Cup (Apr. 8-14; Hilton Head, SC, clay, seeded 1): 2R def. Elise Burgin 6-1, 6-0; 3R def. Pam Casale [10] 6-1, 6-4; QF def. Virginia Ruzici 6-2, 6-0; SF def. Steffi Graf [11] 6-2, 6-1; F def. Gabriela Sabatini 6-4, 6-0
WTA Championships (Apr. 15-21; Amelia Island, FL, clay, seeded 1): 2R def. Petra Delhees Jauch 6-0, 6-2, 3R def. Bettina Bunge [9] 6-0, 6-0; QF def. Gabriela Sabatini 6-1, 1-6, 6-3; SF def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [3] 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; F lost to Zina Garrison [4] 6-4, 6-3
* German Open Championships (May 13-19; West Berlin, West Germany, clay, seeded 1): 2R def. Helen Kelesi 6-1, 6-2; 3R def. Pascale Paradis [12] 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Lisa Bonder [7] 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; SF def. Kathy Rinaldi [5] 6-1, 6-3; F def. Steffi Graf [4] 6-4, 7-5
* French Open Championships (May 27-June 9; Paris, France, clay, seeded 2): 1R def. Janine Thompson 6-2, 6-1; 2R def. Lisa Bonder 7-5, 6-3; 3R def. Angeliki Kanellopoulou 6-3, 7-5; 4R def. Steffi Graf [11] 6-2, 6-3; QF def. Terry Phelps 6-4, 6-0; SF def. Gabriela Sabatini [14] 6-4, 6-1; F def. Martina Navratilova [1] 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5
All-England Championships (June 24-July 7; Wimbledon, England, grass, co-no 1 seed): 1R def. Mary Lou Piatek 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Susan Mascarin 6-3, 6-0; 3R def. Jenny Byrne 6-2, 6-1; 4R def. Anne Smith 6-0, 6-4; QF def. Barbara Potter 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Kathy Rinaldi 6-2, 6-0; F lost to Martina Navratilova [co-1] 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
* Virginia Slims of Newport (July 15-21; Newport, RI, grass, seeded 1): 1R def. Kathleen Cummings 6-0, 6-1; 2R def. Hu Na 6-2, 7-5; QF def. Gigi Fernandez [6] 6-1, 6-2; SF def. Eva Pfaff 7-5, 6-2; F def. Pam Shriver [2] 6-4, 6-1
* Canadian Open Players Championships (Aug. 5-11; Toronto, Ontario, hard, seeded 1): 2R def. Tina Mochizuki 6-2, 6-0; 3R Elizabeth Sayers-Smylie 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Molly Van Nostrand 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Hana Mandlikova [3] 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; F def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-2, 6-4
United States Open Championships (Aug. 26-Sept. 8; Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY, hard, seeded 1): 1R def. Janine Thompson 6-1, 6-3; 2R def. Raffaella Reggi 6-0, 6-3; 3R def. Grace Kim 6-0, 6-2; 4R def. Robin White 6-2, 6-4; QF def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-3, 6-3; SF lost to Hana Mandlikova [3] 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
* Virginia Slims of New Orleans (Sept. 23-29; New Orleans, LA, indoor, seeded 1): 1R def. Vicki Nelson 6-4, 6-2; 2R def. Janine Thompson 6-1, 6-4; QF def. Kim Jones Shaefer 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Lisa Bonder 6-3, 6-1; F def. Pam Shriver [2] 6-4, 7-5
* Pretty Polly Classic (Oct 21-27; Brighton, England, indoor, seeded 1): 1R def. Petra Huber 7-6 (6), 6-0; 2R def. Pam Casale 6-3, 6-1; QF def. Catarina Lindqvist [6] 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4); SF def. Annabel Croft 6-3, 6-2; F def. Manuela Maleeva [4] 7-5, 6-3
Wightman Cup (Oct. 31-Nov. 3; Williamsburg, VA, indoor): def. Jo Durie 6-2, 6-3; def. Annabel Croft 6-3, 6-0. U.S. def. Great Britain 7-0.
* Lion’s Ladies Cup (Nov. 16-17; Osaka, Japan, indoor): SF def. Lisa Bonder 6-0, 6-0; F def. Manuela Maleeva 7-5, 6-0
Australian Open (Nov. 25-Dec. 8; Melbourne, Australia, grass, seeded 1): 1R def. Rosalyn Fairbank 6-1, 6-2; 2R def. Betsy Nagelsen 4-6, 6-4, 6-0; 3R def. Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-4, 6-1; QF def. Manuela Maleeva [7] 6-3, 6-3; SF def. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [5] 6-1, 7-6 (6); F lost to Martina Navratilova [2] 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Season Highlights:
–Spent much of the second half of the year ranked no. 1 on the computer.
–Broke her losing streak against Martina Navratilova at Virginia Slims of Florida.
–Upset Navratilova for sixth French Open title.