The Virginia Slims of Florida is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1995 in various locations in Florida in the United States. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens in 1984, at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne from 1985 to 1986, at the Polo Club in Boca Raton from 1987 to 1992, and at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach from 1993 to 1995. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1995.
Virginia Slims of Florida | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Virginia Slims of Florida (1984–94) Delray Beach Winter Championships (1995) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1984 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Editions | 12 |
Surface | Clay (1984) Hard (1985–95) |
Steffi Graf was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition six times. Past singles champions also include Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini, who both won the tournament three times.
Past finals
editSingles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score[1] |
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1984 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Bonnie Gadusek | 6–0, 6–1 |
1985 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–4 |
1986 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–1 |
1987 | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | 6–2, 6–3 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ | |||
1988 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1990 | Gabriela Sabatini | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 7–5 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
1991 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
1992 | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martínez | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ | |||
1993 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 6–3 |
1994 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 7–5 |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles
editReferences
edit- ^ "WTA Delray Beach - Women's Singles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "WTA Delray Beach - Women's Doubles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.