Virginia Slims of Washington

Virginia Slims of Washington
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1972
Ended 1991
Event name Virginia Slims of Washington (1972–78, 1983–91)
Avon Championships of Washington (1979, 1982)
Colgate Championships of Washington (1980–81)
Tour WTA Tour (1972–91)
Surface Carpet (i) (1972–75, 1978–90)
Hard (i) (1976–77)
Hard (1991)

The Virginia Slims of Washington is a defunct Grand Prix and WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1991. It was held in Washington, D.C. in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1990. From 1976 to 1977 it was played on indoor hard courts and in the final year it was played on outdoor hard courts.

The event was known by several different names. For the majority of its run the tournament was called the Virginia Slims of Washington due to sponsorship with Virginia Slims. It was also known as the Colgate Championships of Washington and the Avon Championships of Washington.

Contents

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1972 Nancy Richey Chris Evert 7-6, 6-2
1973 Margaret Court Kerry Reid 6-1, 6-2
1974 Billie Jean King Kerry Reid 6-0, 6-2
1975 Martina Navrátilová Kerry Reid 6-3, 6-1
1976 Chris Evert Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-1
1977 Martina Navrátilová Chris Evert 6-2, 6-3
1978 Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve 7-5, 6-4
1979 Tracy Austin Martina Navrátilová 6-2, 6-2
1980 Martina Navrátilová Tracy Austin 6-2, 6-1
1981 Tracy Austin Anne Smith 6-2, 6-3
1982 Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith 6-2, 6-3
1983 Martina Navrátilová Sylvia Hanika 6-1, 6-1
1984 Hana Mandlíková Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-1
1985 Martina Navrátilová Manuela Maleeva 6-3, 6-2
1986 Martina Navrátilová Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7-5, 6-3
1987 Hana Mandlíková Barbara Potter 6-4, 6-2
1988 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 6-0, 6-2
1989 Steffi Graf Zina Garrison 6-1, 7-5
1990 Martina Navrátilová Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-0
1991 Arantxa Sánchez Katerina Maleeva 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Wendy Overton / Valerie Ziegenfuss Judy Tegart-Dalton / Françoise Durr 7-5, 6-2
1973 Rosie Casals / Julie Heldman Kerry Harris / Kerry Reid 6-3, 6-3
1974 Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve Françoise Durr / Kerry Harris 6-3, 6-4
1975 Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve Helen Gourlay-Cawley / Kerry Reid 6-3, 6-4
1976 Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade Wendy Overton / Mona Guerrant 7-6, 6-2
1977 Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve Kristien Kemmer / Valerie Ziegenfuss 7-5, 6-2
1978 Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull 6-3, 7-5
1979 Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici Sharon Walsh / Renée Richards 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1980 Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová Rosie Casals / Chris Evert 6-4, 6-3
1981 Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull Paula Smith / Candy Reynolds 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
1982 Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1983 Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
1984 Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh Leslie Allen / Anne White 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
1985 Martina Navrátilová / Gigi Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
1986 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 7-5, 6-3
1987 Elise Burgin / Pam Shriver Zina Garrison / Lori McNeil 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1988 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Gabriela Sabatini / Helena Suková 6-3, 6-4
1989 Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva / Larisa Neiland 6-2, 6-3
1990 Zina Garrison / Martina Navrátilová Ann Henricksson / Dinky Van Rensburg 6-0, 6-3
1991 Jana Novotná / Larisa Neiland Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva 5-7, 6-1, 7-6

References

VS of Washington
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991