1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November) | |
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Date | November 17–23 |
Edition | 16th |
Category | WTA Tour Championships |
Draw | 16S / 8D |
Prize money | USD $500,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Indoor) |
Location | New York City, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Martina Navratilova | |
Doubles | |
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November. [1]
It was the sixteenth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1986 WTA Tour. It was held from 17 to 23 November 1986 in New York City, New York, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1991 Virginia Slims Championships was the season-ending women's tennis held on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York, United States between November 18 and November 24, 1991. It was the 21st edition of the end-of-season event, eligible for the top-ranked singles and doubles players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. First-seeded Monica Seles won her second consecutive singles title at the event.
The 1985 Virginia Slims of Washington, also known as the VS of Washington, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 14th edition of the event and was played from January 7 through January 13, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and $28,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 28, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from October 31 through November 6, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money.
The 1984 Virginia Slims Championships were the thirteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1983 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from February 28 through March 4, 1984 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1985 Virginia Slims Championships were the fourteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1984 WTA Tour, which ran from March 1984 to March 1985. It was held in the week of 18 March 1985 and played on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States.
The 1987 Virginia Slims Championships were the seventeenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1987 WTA Tour. It was held from November 16 through November 23, 1987 and played on indoor carpet courts, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
The 1989 Virginia Slims Championships was the nineteenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from November 13 through November 19, 1989 on indoor carpet courts in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1987, and earned $125,000 first-prize money.
The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
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 1985 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sugar Land, Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from April 28 through May 5, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1985 Chrysler Tournament of Champions was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida in the United States that was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 28, 1985. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won her sixth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money. The event marked the return to the WTA Tour of Regina Maršíková after an absence of three and a half years.
The 1986 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 May through 18 May 1986. Second-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $29,000 first-prize money. The tournament marked the first time that Graf defeated Martina Navratilova.
The 1987 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from April 20 through April 26, 1987. Third-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from August 11 through August 17, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $45,000 first-prize money.
The 1986 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the 1986 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from November 10 through November 16, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her seventh in total at the event, and earned $33,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the Tier I category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from February 12 through February 18, 1990. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her 10th at the event and earned $100,000 first-prize money.
The 1991 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and was part of the Tier II category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from February 11 through February 17, 1991. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her 11th at the event and earned $70,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1993 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California in the United States that was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from August 9 through August 15, 1993. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her eighth at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money.