WTA Seattle

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WTA Seattle
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Seattle (1977–78)
Avon Championships of Seattle (1979–82)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1977
Abolished1982
Editions6
Surface Carpet (i)

The WTA Seattle is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1982. It was held in Seattle, Washington in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1977 to 1982. The tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of Seattle in 1977 and 1978 and for the remainder of its existence, 1979 through 1982, was called the Avon Championships of Seattle. [1]

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Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Flag of the United States.svg Renée Richards 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
1981 Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter 6–2, 6–4
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of the United States.svg Patricia Bostrom
Flag of the United States.svg Marita Redondo
6–2, 6–3
1979 Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
6–4, 6–1
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
7–5, 6–4

References

  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 267, 296, 324, 358, 397, 429.