Virginia Slims of Boston

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.

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)

Results

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971   Billie Jean King   Rosemary Casals 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1972 Not held
1973   Margaret Court   Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4
1974 Not held
1975   Martina Navratilova   Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1976   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–0
1977 Not held
1978   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Chris Evert 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979   Dianne Fromholtz   Sue Barker 6–2, 7–6
1980   Tracy Austin   Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–1
1981   Chris Evert-Lloyd   Mima Jaušovec 6–4, 6–4
1982   Kathy Jordan   Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
1983   Wendy Turnbull   Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1984   Hana Mandlíková   Helena Suková 7–5, 6–0

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971   Rosemary Casals
  Billie Jean King
  Françoise Dürr
  Ann Haydon-Jones
6–4, 7–5
1972 Not held
1973   Rosemary Casals
  Billie Jean King
  Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–2
1974 Not 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
1977 Not 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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