Virginia Slims of Detroit
Introduction The '''Virginia Slims of Detroit''' is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1983.It was held in Birmingham, Michigan in the United States in 1972 and in Detroit, Michigan in the United States from 1973 to 1983.The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.Billie Jean King was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition four times, partnering American Rosemary Casals twice and Czechoslovakian Martina Navratilova and South African Ilana Kloss once each for her doubles successes.
Past finals ===Singles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1971   Billie Jean King   Rosemary Casals  3–6, 6–1, 6–2 1972   Kerry Melville   Rosemary Casals  6–3, 6–7(3–5), 6–4 1973   Margaret Court   Kerry Melville  7–6(5–4), 6–3 1974   Billie Jean King   Rosemary Casals  6–1, 6–1 1975   Evonne Goolagong   Margaret Court  6–3, 3–6, 6–3 1976   Chris Evert   Rosemary Casals  6–4, 6–2 1977   Martina Navratilova   Sue Barker  6–4, 6–4 1978   Martina Navratilova   Dianne Fromholtz  6–3, 6–2 1979   Wendy Turnbull   Virginia Ruzici  7–5, 1–6, 7–6 1980   Billie Jean King   Evonne Goolagong Cawley  6–3, 6–0 1981   Leslie Allen   Hana Mandlíková  6–4, 6–4 1982   Andrea Jaeger   Mima Jaušovec  2–6, 6–4, 6–2 1983   Virginia Ruzici   Kathy Jordan  4–6, 6–4, 6–2===Doubles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1972   Françoise Dürr   Judy Tegart   Rosemary Casals   Kerry Melville  6–1, 6–1 1973   Rosemary Casals   Billie Jean King   Karen Krantzcke   Betty Stöve  6–3, 3–6, 6–1 1974   Rosemary Casals   Billie Jean King   Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve  2–6, 6–4, 7–5 1975   Lesley Hunt   Martina Navratilova   Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve  2–6, 7–5, 6–2 1976   Mona Guerrant   Ann Kiyomura   Chris Evert   Betty Stöve  6–3, 6–4 1977   Martina Navratilova   Betty Stöve   Janet Newberry   JoAnne Russell  6–3, 6–4 1978   Billie Jean King   Martina Navratilova   Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull  6–3, 6–4 1979   Betty Stöve   Wendy Turnbull   Sue Barker   Ann Kiyomura  6–4, 7–6 1980   Billie Jean King   Ilana Kloss   Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith  3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1981   Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull   Hana Mandlíková   Betty Stöve  6–4, 6–2 1982   Leslie Allen   Mima Jaušovec   Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull  6–4, 6–0 1983   Kathy Jordan   Barbara Potter   Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull  6–4, 6–1
See also * 1983 Virginia Slims of Detroit
References *  WTA Results Archive
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