1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series[1] was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.
Martina Navratilova in 2011. She won the most tournaments that year in this series. | |
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Duration | March 24, 1986 – November 24, 1986 |
Edition | 16th |
Tournaments | 41 |
Categories | Grand Slam (3) WTA Championships Tour Events (37) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
Most tournament finals | |
Prize money leader | |
Points leader | |
Awards | |
Player of the year | |
Doubles Team of the year | |
Most improved player of the year | |
Newcomer of the year | |
← 1985 1987 → |
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking. No Australian Open was held during 1986 due to the tournament start date being moved from November to January.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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24 Mar | Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States $75,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 | |||
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |||||
Bridgestone Doubles Championships Nashville, USA $175,000 – Carpet (i) – 8D Doubles | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
31 Mar | Tournament of Champions Marco Island, Florida, United States $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
7–5, 6–2 |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical Information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:
1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Total titles | Player | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Regular tournaments |
All titles | ||||||
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Titles won by nation
Total titles | Country | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Regular tournaments |
All titles | ||||||
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
Rankings
Below are the 1986 WTA year-end rankings (December 21, 1986) in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also
- 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References
- Granberry, Mike (February 4, 1986). "Tennis Pro's Plan: Have Baby and Win: "I'll Feel That I've Done Something Really Big," Kim Shaefer Says". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1986" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.