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| Defunct tennis tournament | ||
| Created | 1972 | |
| Ended | 1983 | |
| Event name | K-Mart International (1972) Virginia Slims of Detroit (1973–78, 1983) Avon Championships of Detroit (1979–82) |
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| Tour | WTA Tour (1972–83) | |
| Surface | Carpet (1972–83) | |
The Virginia Slims of Detroit is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1983. It was held in Birmingham, Michigan in the United States in 1972 and in Detroit, Michigan in the United States from 1973 to 1983. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.
Billie Jean King was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice and the doubles competition four times, partnering American Rosemary Casals twice and Czechoslovakian Martina Navrátilová and South African Ilana Kloss once each for her doubles successes.
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| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1972 | Kerry Reid | Rosemary Casals | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Kerry Reid | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Evonne Goolagong | Margaret Court | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Chris Evert | Rosemary Casals | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Martina Navrátilová | Sue Barker | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Martina Navrátilová | Dianne Fromholtz | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1979 | Wendy Turnbull | Virginia Ruzici | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1981 | Leslie Allen | Hana Mandlíková | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Andrea Jaeger | Mima Jaušovec | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1983 | Virginia Ruzici | Kathy Jordan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1972 | Françoise Durr / Judy Tegart | Rosemary Casals / Kerry Reid | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King | Karen Krantzcke / Betty Stöve | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King | Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1975 | Lesley Hunt / Martina Navrátilová | Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1976 | Mona Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura | Chris Evert / Betty Stöve | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve | Janet Newberry / JoAnne Russell | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová | Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull | Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss | Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull | Hana Mandlíková / Betty Stöve | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1982 | Leslie Allen / Mima Jaušovec | Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1983 | Kathy Jordan / Barbara Potter | Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–1 |