Virginia Slims of Kansas

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VS of Kansas
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVS of Kansas (1978, 1983–89)
Avon Championships of Kansas (1980–82)
Breyers Tennis Classic (1990)
Tour WTA Tour (1978–90)
Founded1978
Abolished1990
Editions10
Surface Hard (1978, 1988–90)
Carpet (1980–82, 1986–87)
Hard (1983)

The Virginia Slims of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990, and was played on indoor hard courts in 1978 and from 1988 to 1990, on indoor carpet courts from 1980 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1987, and on outdoor hard courts in 1983.

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Martina Navratilova was a player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1979Not Held
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens 6–0, 6–2
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter 6–2, 6–2
1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Sayers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne Minter 6–3, 6–1
1984
-
1985
Not Held
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Wendy White Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
1988 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika 7–6(7–5), 7–5
1989 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
1990 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dianne Van Rensburg Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–4
1979Not Held
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Laura duPont
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–1
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 7–6
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Piatek
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Sayers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris O'Neil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenda Remilton
7–5, 7–6
1984
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1985
Not Held
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Russell
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1987 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy White
6–2, 6–4
1988 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Bykova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
6–3, 6–4
1989 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
6–2, 7–6
1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy White
6–0, 6–2

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