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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 1973 Virginia Slims of Columbus was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoorclay courts at the Columbus Country Club in Columbus, Georgia in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second and final; edition of the tournament and was held from September 24 through September 30 ...
The 1970 Houston Women's Invitation (also known as the Virginia Slims Invitation for sponsorship reasons) was a women's only tennis tournament. The tournament was the first women only tournament and was created by Gladys Heldman and held at the Houston Racquet Club .
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 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.
Virginia Slims $50,000 Chris Evert 6–3, 6–1: Billie Jean King: Kerry Melville Nancy Gunter: Barbara Downs Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals Kristien Kemmer: Kerry Harris Lesley Hunt 7–5, 6–4 Chris Evert Billie Jean King: 28 Jan: Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–2 ...
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 1970 Virginia Slims of Richmond was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts at the Westwood Racquet Club in Richmond, Virginia in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 5 through November 8, 1970.