Thunderbird Classic (tennis)

The Thunderbird Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1980. It was held in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and played on indoor hard courts in 1971 and 1976 and outdoor hard courts from 1972 to 1975 and 1977 to 1980.

Thunderbird Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims Thunderbird Classic (1971–72)
Virginia Slims of Phoenix (1973–74)
Thunderbird Classic (1975–80)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1971
Abolished1980
Editions10
LocationPhoenix, United States
SurfaceHard

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Billie Jean King Rosie Casals7–5, 6–1
1972 Billie Jean King Margaret Smith Court7–6(7–3), 6–3
1973 Billie Jean King Nancy Richey Gunter6–1, 6–3
1974 Virginia Wade Helen Gourlay6–1, 6–2
1975 Nancy Richey Gunter Virginia Wade4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1976 Chris Evert Dianne Fromholtz6–1, 7–5
1977 Billie Jean King Wendy Turnbull1–6, 6–1, 6–0
1978 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin6–4, 6–2
1979 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert6–1, 6–3
1980 Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Judy Tegart Dalton
6–3, 6–2
1972 Rosie Casals
Wendy Overton
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–3
1973 Kerry Harris
Kerry Melville
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–4
1974 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Mona Schallau
Pam Teeguarden
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1975 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Rosie Casals
Martina Navratilova
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
1976 Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve
Linky Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
6–2, 6–1
1977 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Helen Gourlay Cawley
JoAnne Russell
6–1, 7–5
1978 Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1979 Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
Rosie Casals
Chris Evert
6–4, 7–6
1980 Pam Shriver
Paula Smith
Ann Kiyomura
Candy Reynolds
6–0, 6–4
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