Virginia Slims of Florida
Virginia Slims of Florida |
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Defunct tennis tournament |
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Event name |
Virginia Slims of Florida (1984–94) Delray Beach Winter Championships (1995) |
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Tour |
WTA Tour (1984–95) |
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Founded |
1984 |
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Abolished |
1995 |
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Surface |
Clay (1984) Hard (1985–95) |
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The Virginia Slims of Florida is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1995. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States in 1984, at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from 1985 to 1986, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States from 1987 to 1992, and at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida in the United States from 1993 to 1995. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1995.
Steffi Graf was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition six times. Past singles champions also include Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini, who both won the tournament three times.
Past Finals
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
1984 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Bonnie Gadusek | 6–0, 6–1 |
1985 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–4 |
1986 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–1 |
1987 | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | 6–2, 6–3 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1988 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1990 | Gabriela Sabatini | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 7–5 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ |
1991 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 7–6 |
1992 | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martínez | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 6–3 |
1994 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 7–5 |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
1984 | Betsy Nagelsen Anne White | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1985 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | 6–4, 7–6 |
1986 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter | 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
1987 | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1988 | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
1989 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández | 6–4, 6–2 |
1990 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–2 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ |
1991 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | Meredith McGrath Anne Smith | 6–4, 7–6 |
1992 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | Linda Harvey-Wild Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–2 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1993 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko | 6–2, 6–2 |
1994 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková | 6–2, 6–0 |
1995 | Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná | Lori McNeil Larisa Savchenko | 6–4, 6–0 |
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