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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: 0
Match Record: 32-9
Toray Pan Pacific Open (Jan. 30-Feb. 5; Tokyo, Japan, indoor, seeded 2): 2R def. Andrea Leand 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; QF lost to Lori McNeil [7] 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Virginia Slims of Indian Wells (Mar. 6-12; Indian Wells, CA, hard, seeded 1): 2R lost to Hana Mandlikova 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0
Virginia Slims of Florida (Mar. 13-19; Boca Raton, FL, seeded 3): 2R def. Catherine Suire 6-1, 6-0; 3R def. Barbara Paulus [15] 6-0, 7-5; QF def. Mary Joe Fernandez [5] 6-2, 6-3; SF def. Jana Novotna 7-5, 6-1; F lost to Steffi Graf [1] 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Lipton International Players Championships (Mar. 20-Apr. 2; Key Biscayne, FL, hard, seeded 2): 1R def. Sabrina Goles 6-3, 6-4; 2R def. Kathy Rinaldi 7-6 (3), 6-4; 3R def. Nathalie Tauziat [20] 6-3, 6-3; 4R def. Mary Joe Fernandez [9] 7-5, 6-2; QF def. Helen Kelesi [11] 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (0); SF def. Zina Garrison [5] 6-3, 6-1; F lost to Gabriela Sabatini [1] 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Virginia Slims of Houston (Apr. 24-30; Houston, TX, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Karen Schimper 6-1, 6-2; 2R def. Kathy Rinaldi 6-0, 6-3; QF def. Gretchen Rush Magers [8] 7-6 (3), 6-3; SF def. Susan Sloane [5] 7-6 (3), 6-2; F lost to Monica Seles 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
European Open (May 22-28; Geneva, Switzerland, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Sabine Hack 6-3, 7-6 (6); 2R lost to Barbara Paulus 6-4, 6-1
Pilkington Glass Ladies Championship (June 19-24; Eastbourne, England, grass, seeded 2): 1R def. Iwona Kuczynska 6-2, 6-3; 2R def. Sara Gomer 6-2, 6-0; 3R defaulted to Raffaella Reggi [14], ear infection
All-England Championships (June 26-July 9; Wimbledon, England, grass, seeded 4): 1R def. Peanut Louie Harper 6-1, 6-1; 2R def. Hu Na 7-5, 6-3; 3R def. Anne Hobbs 6-4, 6-1; 4R def. Patty Fendick 6-2, 6-2; QF def. Laura Golarsa 6-3, 2-6, 7-5; SF lost to Steffi Graf [1] 6-2, 6-1
Canadian Open Players Challenge (Aug. 21-27; Toronto, Ontario, hard, seeded 3): 2R lost to Anne Minter 6-4, 7-5
United States Open Championships (Aug. 28-Sept. 8; Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY, hard, seeded 4): 1R def. Bettina Fulco 6-4, 6-2; 2R def. Elise Burgin 6-4, 6-1; 3R def. Patricia Tarabini 6-2, 6-4; 4R def. Monica Seles [12] 6-0, 6-2; QF lost to Zina Garrison [5] 7-6 (1), 6-2
Federation Cup (Oct. 2-8; Tokyo, Japan, hard): 1R def. Christina Papadaki, Greece 6-0, 6-1; 2R def. Karin Ptasek, Denmark 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Judith Wiesner, Austria 6-1, 6-0; SF def. Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-3; F def. Conchita Martinez, Spain 6-3, 6-2
Season Highlights:
–Broke Graf’s streak of 48 straight sets without a loss against any player since September of ’88, taking the first set in the final at the Virginia Slims of Boca Raton.
— Reached her 100th singles win at the U.S. Open.
–Closed her career by helped the United States to a Federation Cup victory, losing only 14 games in 5 matches.