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| Defunct tennis tournament | ||
| Created | 1971 | |
| Ended | 1984 | |
| Event name | Virginia Slims of Boston (1971–78, 1983–84) Avon Championships of Boston (1979–82) |
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| Tour | WTA Tour (1971–90) | |
| Surface | Hard (1971–80) Carpet (1981–84) |
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The Virginia Slims of Boston is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1971 to 1980 and on indoor carpet courts from 1981 to 1984.
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| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1971 | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1972 -
1973 |
Not Held | ||
| 1974 | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Martina Navrátilová | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Virginia Wade | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1977 | Not Held | ||
| 1978 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Dianne Fromholtz | Sue Barker | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1980 | Tracy Austin | Virginia Wade | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1981 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Mima Jaušovec | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Kathy Jordan | Wendy Turnbull | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Wendy Turnbull | Sylvia Hanika | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Hana Mandlíková | Helena Suková | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1971 | Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King | Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1972 -
1973 |
Not Held | ||
| 1974 | Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King | Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King | Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Mona Schallau / Ann Kiyomura | Rosemary Casals / Françoise Durr | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1977 | Not Held | ||
| 1978 | Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová | Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Betty Stöve | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1979 | Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull | Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull | Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1981 | Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh | JoAnne Russell / Virginia Ruzici | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1982 | Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith | Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull | 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Jo Durie / Ann Kiyomura | Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1984 | Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh | Andrea Leand / Mary Lou Piatek | 7–6, 6–0 |