Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, she was the U.S. captain in the Federation Cup.
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-ten 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 1985 Virginia Slims of Dallas, also known as the VS of Dallas, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Dallas, Texas in the United States. It was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series and was played from March 11 through March 17, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1975 Stockholm Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. The men's event was part of the 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, while the women's took part of the 1975 Virginia Slims WTA Tour and took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The men's tournament was held from 25 October through 6 November 1975 while the women's event took place from 31 October through 3 November. Adriano Panatta and Virginia Wade won the singles titles.
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from March 19 through March 25, 1984. Third-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourth season-ending Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the Virginia Slims Circuit. The 16 best players, based on points average, qualified for the tournament provided they had played at least six tournaments. The singles event consisted of an elimination round and the eight winners were subsequently divided over two round robin groups. The winners of each group played each other in the final and additionally there were play-off matches for third, fifth and seventh place. The tournament was played on synthetic carpet (Sporteze) and was held in the week of March 31 to April 5, 1975, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. This was the first year the tournament switched from October to April.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from March 22 through March 28, 1976. Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, held from March 6 through March 12, 1978. Second-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley 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 1979 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas that was part of the 1979 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, held from February 26 through March 4, 1979. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.<
The 1974 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 1974 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from February 25 through March 3, 1974. Fourth-seeded Virginia Wade won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The 1976 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from January 26 through January 31, 1976. Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1975 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from March 10 through March 15, 1975. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1977 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament, held from March 7 through March 13, 1977. Second-seeded Sue Barker won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
The 1974 Maureen Connolly Brinker International was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas that was part of the 1974 USLTA Women's Circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament, held from March 5 through March 10, 1974. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The 1981 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas that was part of the 1981 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 10th edition of the tournament, held from March 9 through March 15, 1981. Top-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $33,000 first-prize money.
The 1974 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Net-Set Racquet Club in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1974 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from September 30 through October 6, 1974. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 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 1975 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from March 24 through March 29, 1975. Fifth-seeded Virginia Wade won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 Virginia Slims of San Francisco, 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 fifth edition of the event, which was part of the Virginia Slims Circuit, and was held from January 6 through January 11, 1975. The final was watched by 6,346 spectators who saw first-seeded Chris Evert win the singles title, earning $15,000 first-prize money.
The 1975 Virginia Slims of Sarasota was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Robarts Sports Arena in Sarasota, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1975 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from January 13 through January 19, 1975. Second-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.
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