Tucson Open (tennis)

Tucson Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Virginia Slims Conquistadores (1972) Virginia Slims of Tucson (1973) L'EGGS World Series of Tennis Tucson (1977) Avon Futures of Tucson (1978) Tucson Open (1980)
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1972
Abolished	1980
Editions	5
Surface	Hard / outdoor (1972-78) Carpet / indoor (1980)

The Tucson Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1972 as the Virginia Slims Conquistadores it ran annually with breaks until 1980. From 1972 to 1978 it's was played at the Tucson Racquet & Swim Club, Tucson, Arizona in the United States and mainly played on outdoor hard courts, except for the 1980 edition that was played on indoor carpet courts at the Tucson Convention Centre Arena.

This event was the successor women's tournament to the combined men's and women's event called the Tucson Racquet Club Invitational (1967-1971).

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr	6–0, 6–3
1973	Kerry Reid	Nancy Richey	6–3, 6–3
1977 [1]	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 7–6
1978	Brigitte Cuypers	Sharon Walsh	6–2, 2–6, 6-3
1980	Tracy Austin	Peanut Louie	6–2, 6-0

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Kerry Harris Karen Krantzcke	Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1973	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3–6, 7–6, 7–5

Event names

Sponsored & Official

• Virginia Slims Conquistadores (1972)
• Virginia Slims of Tucson (1973)
• L'EGGS World Series of Tennis Tucson (1977)
• Avon Futures of Tucson (1978)
• Tucson Open (1980)

Tour

• WTA Tucson (1973-78)
• WTA Tucson Open (1980)

References

1. Chris Evert Tucson Victor (April 18, 1977) The New York Times. The New York Times Company. New York City. Websource: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/18/archives/mrs-king-routs-miss-stoll-in-lionel-cup-final-61-61.html page.56.

Sources

• WTA Results Archive