Virginia Slims of Boston
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims National Indoors (1971)
Virginia Slims of Boston (1972–78, 1983–84)
Avon Championships of Boston (1979–82)
TourILTF World Circuit (1971–72)
WTA Tour (1973–90)
Founded1971
Abolished1984
Editions11
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
SurfaceHard (1971–80)
Carpet (1981–84)

The Virginia Slims of Boston was a 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.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971United States Billie Jean KingUnited States Rosemary Casals4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1972Not held
1973Australia Margaret CourtUnited States Billie Jean King6–2, 6–4
1974Not held
1975Czechoslovakia Martina NavratilovaAustralia Evonne Goolagong6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1976Australia Evonne Goolagong CawleyUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–2, 6–0
1977Not held
1978Australia Evonne Goolagong CawleyUnited States Chris Evert4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979Australia Dianne FromholtzUnited Kingdom Sue Barker6–2, 7–6
1980United States Tracy AustinUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–2, 6–1
1981United States Chris Evert-LloydSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec6–4, 6–4
1982United States Kathy JordanAustralia Wendy Turnbull7–5, 1–6, 6–4
1983Australia Wendy TurnbullWest Germany Sylvia Hanika6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1984Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováCzechoslovakia Helena Suková7–5, 6–0

Doubles

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

References


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