Virginia Slims of Nashville

Virginia Slims of Nashville
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Virginia Slims of Nashville (1973–91)
Tour WTA Tour (1973–91)
Founded 1973
Abolished 1991
Surface Carpet (i) (1983)
Hard (i) (1984, 1988–91)

The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee between 1973 and 1984 and at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee between 1988 and 1991.[1] The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts in 1983 and on indoor hardcourts in 1984 and from 1988 to 1991.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Australia Margaret Court United States Billie Jean King 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1974

1982
Not held
1983 United States Kathleen Horvath Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherska 6–4, 6–3
1984 United States Jenny Klitch United States Pam Teeguarden 6–2, 6–1
1985

1987
Not held
1988 United States Susan Sloane United States Beverly Bowes 6–3, 6–2
1989 Soviet Union Leila Meskhi Canada Helen Kelesi 6–2, 6–3
1990 Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva United States Susan Sloane 6–3, 7–63
1991 Belgium Sabine Appelmans United States Katrina Adams 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Karen Krantzcke
United States Janet Newberry
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1974

1982
Not held
1983 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Alycia Moulton
United States Paula Smith
6–4, 7–6
1984 United States Sherry Acker
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Mary Lou Piatek
United States Paula Smith
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
1985

1987
Not held
1988 Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Janine Tremelling
United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
1989 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Meredith McGrath
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
1990 United States Kathy Jordan
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–1, 6–2
1991 United States Sandy Collins
South Africa Elna Reinach
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
5–7, 6–4, 7–6

References

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