The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing.
The Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored names Fidelity Bankers Invitational and United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played in Richmond, Virginia in the United States founded in 1966 as the Richmond Invitational Indoor Championships. The inaugural edition in February 1966 was a two-day event with eight player and without prize money. The first six editions, from 1966 through 1971, were invitational tournaments and were held at the Richmond Arena. The 1970 edition was the first one to offer prize money, namely $12,500. In 1972 the event became part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour and moved to the Richmond Coliseum. All subsequent editions were held at the Coliseum except for the 1983 edition which was held at the Robins Center. All editions were held on indoor carpet courts. Lou Einwick was the tournament chairman or director for all editions.
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series or WTA World Championship Series was the women's top tier tennis tour administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was first founded in 1970 as the Virginia Slims Series of events that were then part of ILTF World Circuit. It eventually became the basis for the later WTA Tour. The players, dubbed the Original 9, rebelled against the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) because of the wide inequality between the amount of prize money paid to male tennis players and to female tennis players. In 1971 it was rebranded as the Virginia Slims Circuit until 1978 and was a rival tour to the ILTF Women's International Grand Prix until 1976. In 1979 it was branded as the Avon Championship Circuit until 1981. In 1982 it was merged with the Toyota International Series as a single women's tennis tour and rebranded under it's last title name until 1989. In 1990 it was succeeded by the WTA World Tour.
The Virginia Slims of Washington, now defunct, was a Grand Prix and WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1991. It was held in Washington, D.C. in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1990. From 1976 to 1977, it was played on indoor hard courts and in the final year it was played on outdoor hard courts.
The 1983 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the Ginny Series of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from February 28 through March 6, 1983. Second-seeded Kathleen Horvath won the singles title.
The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 1983, and concluded on March 4, 1984, after 64 events.
The Virginia Slims of Fort Lauderdale is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1946 as a combined men's and women's event called the Austin Smith Championships that was part of the ILTF Circuit. The tournament played at the Fort Lauderdale Tennis Club from 1946 to 1974. It was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts.
The Virginia Slims of Richmond is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1968 as the Westwood Indoor Invitation. It was held at the Westwood Racquet Club in Richmond, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor clay courts. The 1970 invitational tournament was the second women's only tennis tournament after the 1970 Houston Women's Invitation.
The Tucson Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1972 as the Virginia Slims of Conquistadors 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.
The San Diego Open is an annual professional tennis tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour, held in San Diego, California. The tournament was founded in 1971. It is held at the Barnes Tennis Center. It is an ATP Challenger 100 event.
The Northern California Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's outdoor hard court. tennis tournament. It was founded in 1978 as the Avon Futures of Northern California it's sponsored name, and was played annually with breaks until 1988.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee in the United States and was part of Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and ran from October 17 through October 23, 1988. Unseeded Susan Sloane won the singles title and earned $17,000 first-prize money.
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events.
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania, also known as the Ginny of Central Pennsylvania, was a women's tennis tournament played on women's indoor carpet courts at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from January 9 through January 15, 1984. Unseeded Catarina Lindqvist won the singles title.
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Indianapolis, also known as the Ginny of Indianapolis, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Indianapolis Racquet Club in Indianapolis in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from January 30 through February 5, 1984. JoAnne Russell won the singles title.
The Thunderbird Classic was a Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1952, as a combined men's and women's tournament called the Phoenix Thunderbird Championships Invitational. Also known as the Phoenix Thunderbird Invitation it continued as a joint event until 1970 when it was branded as the Phoenix Thunderbird Open the men's event was discontinued that year.
The 1989 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee in the United States and was part of Category 2 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and ran from November 6 through November 12, 1989. Sixth-seeded Leila Meskhi won the singles title.
The 1990 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee, in the United States and was part of the Tier IV category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and ran from October 29 through November 4, 1990. Unseeded Natalia Medvedeva won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1991 Virginia Slims of Nashville was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee in the United States and was part of Tier IV of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the sixth and last edition of the tournament and ran from November 4 through November 10, 1991. Fourth-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The Avon Futures Circuit was a women's professional tennis tour administered by the Women's Tennis Association that was founded in 1976 as the Pro Futures Circuit, and was mainly operated in Canada and the United States. It was initially a subsidiary tour of the Virginia Slims Circuit. In 1979 it became a subsidiary tour of the Avon Championships Circuit. The tour ran alongside the main circuits as a qualifying competition for those tours, and provided a bridge on a promotion or relegation basis. There were between nine and eleven events in any particular season that culminated in an end of season finale called the Avon Futures Championships. The circuit ended in 1982 and was replaced by a smaller Ginny Circuit.
Billie Jean King 
Ann Haydon Jones 
Margaret Court 
Eva Pfaff 
Marcela Skuherská 
Leila Meskhi 
Helen Kelesi 
Sabine Appelmans 
Françoise Dürr 
Betty Stöve 
Rosalyn Fairbank 
Yayuk Basuki