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This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1971, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments and the 1971 Federation Cup .
The Virginia Slims of Milwaukee was a women's tennis tournament that took place in Milwaukee, United States and was the only time that a professional tennis tournament took place in Milwaukee and was part of the 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit.
The Virginia Slims of Fort Lauderdale is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1946 as a combined men's and women's event called the Austin Smith Championships that was part of the ILTF Circuit. [1] The tournament played at the Fort Lauderdale Tennis Club [2] from 1946 to 1974.
The players, dubbed the Original 9, rebelled against the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) because of the wide inequality between the amount of prize money paid to male tennis players and to female tennis players. [3] In 1971 it was rebranded as the Virginia Slims Circuit until 1978 and was a rival tour to the ILTF Women's ...
In 1971, the event served as the series Championships of the inaugural Virginia Slims Tour. Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions six times each, partnering Dutchwomen Betty Stöve and Manon Bollegraf and Americans Janet Newberry , Pam Shriver , Elise Burgin and Kathy ...
The 1971 Virginia Slims Invitational of New York was a women's tennis tournament that took place at the 34th Street Armory in New York in the United States.It was part of the 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit and was held from March 24 through March 27, 1971.
The Virginia Slims of Newport is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1990; from 1991-1998 it was the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational. It was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts .
The 1971 Virginia Slims of San Diego was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Morley Field Sports Complex in San Diego, California, United States, that was part of the 1971 Women's Tennis Circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 25, 1971.