Virginia Slims of Nashville

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The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee between 1973 and 1984 and at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee between 1988 and 1991.[1] The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts in 1983 and on indoor hardcourts in 1984 and from 1988 to 1991.

Virginia Slims of Nashville
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Nashville (1973–91)
TourWTA Tour (1973–91)
Founded1973
Abolished1991
Editions7
SurfaceCarpet (i) (1983)
Hard (i) (1984, 1988–91)

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973   Margaret Court   Billie Jean King 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1974

1982
Not held
1983   Kathleen Horvath   Marcela Skuherská 6–4, 6–3
1984   Jenny Klitch   Pam Teeguarden 6–2, 6–1
1985

1987
Not held
1988   Susan Sloane   Beverly Bowes 6–3, 6–2
1989   Leila Meskhi   Helen Kelesi 6–2, 6–3
1990   Natalia Medvedeva   Susan Sloane 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1991   Sabine Appelmans   Katrina Adams 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
  Karen Krantzcke
  Janet Newberry
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1974

1982
Not held
1983   Rosalyn Fairbank
  Candy Reynolds
  Alycia Moulton
  Paula Smith
6–4, 7–6
1984   Sherry Acker
  Candy Reynolds
  Mary Lou Piatek
  Paula Smith
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
1985

1987
Not held
1988   Jenny Byrne
  Janine Tremelling
  Elise Burgin
  Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
1989   Manon Bollegraf
  Meredith McGrath
  Natalia Medvedeva
  Leila Meskhi
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
1990   Kathy Jordan
  Larisa Savchenko Neiland
  Brenda Schultz
  Caroline Vis
6–1, 6–2
1991   Sandy Collins
  Elna Reinach
  Yayuk Basuki
  Caroline Vis
5–7, 6–4, 7–6

References

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