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From inception, Virginia Slims have been designed and marketed as a female-oriented fashion brand, generally targeted to a younger demographic (18- to 35-year-olds).While various themes emerged in the marketing campaigns over the years, the basic threads have been independence, liberation, slimness, attractiveness, glamour, style, taste and a contrast to men's cigarettes.
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series [1] (its sponsored name) or WTA World Championship Series was the women's top tier tennis tour administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was first founded in 1970 as the Virginia Slims Series of events that were then part of ILTF World Circuit.
The 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit consisted on 22 tournaments including the U.S. Open the circuit began on 12 January and ended on 11 October and offered $587,775 in prize money. [5] Billie Jean King won most events on this circuit with 7 titles of her 11 titles in total she played on all three circuits and won events across all three.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from July 13 through July 19, 1987.
The 1977 Virginia Slims of Seattle was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, Washington in the United States that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from January 31 through February 6, 1977. [1]
Virginia Slims Hard (i) – $10,000 – 8S/2D Singles – Doubles: Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–1, 6–2: Rosie Casals: Ann Jones Mary-Ann Eisel: Valerie Ziegenfuss Tory Fretz Wendy Gilchrist Judy Tegart-Dalton: Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 Judy Tegart-Dalton Jane Bartkowicz: 22 Mar: Virginia Slims of New York New York ...
The 1981 Avon Championships of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States that was part of the 1981 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 12 through January 18, 1981. [1]
Virginia Slims of Washington · 1987 → The 1986 Virginia Slims of Washington , also known as the VS of Washington , was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the GWU Charles Smith Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series .