# 1994 Virginia Slims of Chicago – Singles

Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Chanda Rubin.

## 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.
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (champion)
* Lori McNeil (semifinals)
* Ann Grossman (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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Chanda Rubin | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 7 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keller | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Keller | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Creek | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | S Amiach | 4 | 2 | r | | | | | | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 3 | | | M Werdel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 0 | r |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | | 3 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | S Cacic | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Cacic | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | E Brioukhovets | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | C Rubin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | K Po | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Grossman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 3 | 2 | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | B Schultz | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Steven | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 4 | 5 | | G Fernández | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | L McNeil | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 3 | 6 |
| Q | N Arendt | 5 | 5 | 7 | L McNeil | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 3 | 4 | | L Harvey-Wild | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Miller | 4 | 2 | | A Frazier | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |