Kerry Melville Reid is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top 10 rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was World No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals.
The 1973 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. It was the 61st edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
The 1972 Virgin Slims Championships were the first season-ending championships of the Virginia Slims Circuit, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1972 Virginia Slims circuit. The singles-only tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1972, at the Boca Raton Hotel & Club in Boca Raton, United States. Fourth-seeded Chris Evert won the title but had to return the first place prize money of $25,000 as she was not yet 18 years old and therefore was classified as an amateur.
Fourth-seeded Chris Evert became the first champion of the season-ending Virginia Slims Championships tennis tournament, defeating Kerry Melville in the final 7–5, 6–4.
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Boston, also known as the Virginia Slims Indoors, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from April 11 through April 15, 1973. Margaret Court won the singles title after a 59-minute final against Billie Jean King and earned $6,000 first-prize money.
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the first edition of the tournament and was held from February 27 through March 5, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, Washington in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from March 20 through March 26, 1978. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Lake Shore Racquet Club in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 8 through March 11, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $6,500 first-prize money.
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 1 through March 4, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $6,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the James Robinson School Field House in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States that was part of the 1975 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from January 27 through February 2, 1975. Eighth-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money. In the quarterfinal she had defeated Chris Evert for the first time in their rivalry, after five consecutive wins for Evert.
The 1974 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the James Robinson School Field House in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States that was part of the 1974 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 28 through February 3, 1974. First-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The 1971 Virginia Slims International was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1971 Women's Pro Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1971. First-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The Max-Pax Coffee Classic, also known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 3 through April 8, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money.
The 1971 Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships, also known as the Virginia Slims of Newport, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1971 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from August 24 through August 29, 1971. Fourth-seeded Kerry Melville won the singles title and earned $4,400 first-prize money. It is the only women's tournament to date where the singles title was decided by a sudden death nine point tiebreak.
The 1972 Virginia Slims of Newport, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1972 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from August 22 through August 26, 1972. Sixth-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $3,400 first-prize money.
The 1973 Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships, also known as the Virginia Slims of Newport, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from August 20 through August 26, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $7,000 first-prize money.
The British Motor Cars Invitational, also known as the 1973 BMC Invitational, was a women's tennis tournament that took place on indoor carpet courts at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco in the United States. It was the third edition of the event and was held from January 16 through January 20, 1973. The singles final was watched by 5,3000 spectators who saw second-seeded Margaret Court win the title, earning $6,000 first-prize money.
The 1973 Barnett Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Miami Jockey Club in Miami, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 11, 1973. Second-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $7,000 first-prize money.
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Richmond was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts at the Westwood Racquet Club in Richmond, Virginia in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from March 14 through March 18, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $6,000 first-prize money.
