Virginia Slims of Boston

The Virginia Slims of Boston is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Boston in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1971 to 1980 and on indoor carpet courts from 1981 to 1984.

Virginia Slims of Boston
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Boston (1971–78, 1983–84)
Avon Championships of Boston (1979–82)
TourWTA Tour (1971–90)
Founded1971
Abolished1984
Editions11
LocationBoston, MA, U.S.
SurfaceHard (1971–80)
Carpet (1981–84)

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1972Not held
1973 Margaret Court Billie Jean King6–2, 6–4
1974Not held
1975 Martina Navratilova Evonne Goolagong6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade6–2, 6–0
1977Not held
1978 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979 Dianne Fromholtz Sue Barker6–2, 7–6
1980 Tracy Austin Virginia Wade6–2, 6–1
1981 Chris Evert-Lloyd Mima Jaušovec6–4, 6–4
1982 Kathy Jordan Wendy Turnbull7–5, 1–6, 6–4
1983 Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1984 Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková7–5, 6–0

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Ann Haydon-Jones
6–4, 7–5
1972Not held
1973 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2
1974Not held
1975 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
1976 Mona Schallau
Ann Kiyomura
Rosemary Casals
Françoise Dürr
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
1977Not held
1978 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–2
1979 Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
6–4, 6–2
1980 Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
Billie Jean King
Ilana Kloss
6–4, 7–6
1981 Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
JoAnne Russell
Virginia Ruzici
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1982 Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
1983 Jo Durie
Ann Kiyomura
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
6–3, 6–1
1984 Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
Andrea Leand
Mary Lou Piatek
7–6, 6–0

References


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