Virginia Slims of Kansas
Introduction The '''Virginia Slims of Kansas''' is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990.It was held in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990, and was played on indoor hard courts in 1978 and from 1988 to 1990, on indoor carpet courts from 1980 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1987, and on outdoor hard courts in 1983.Martina Navratilova was a player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.
Past finals ===Singles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore1978   Martina Navratilova   Billie Jean King  7–5, 2–6, 6–31979  ''Not Held''1980   Martina Navratilova   Greer Stevens  6–0, 6–21981   Andrea Jaeger   Martina Navratilova  3–6, 6–3, 7–51982   Martina Navratilova   Barbara Potter  6–2, 6–21983   Elizabeth Sayers   Anne Minter  6–3, 6–11984-1985  ''Not Held''1986   Wendy White   Betsy Nagelsen  6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–21987   Barbara Potter   Larisa Savchenko  7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)1988   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière   Sylvia Hanika  7–6(7–5), 7–51989   Amy Frazier   Barbara Potter  4–6, 6–4, 6–01990   Dianne Van Rensburg   Nathalie Tauziat  2–6, 7–5, 6–2===Doubles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore1978   Billie Jean King   Martina Navratilova   Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull  6–4, 6–41979  ''Not Held''1980   Billie Jean King   Martina Navratilova   Laura duPont   Pam Shriver  6–3, 6–11981   Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh   Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull  6–2, 7–61982   Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh   Mary Lou Piatek   Anne Smith  4–6, 6–2, 6–21983   Sandy Collins   Elizabeth Sayers   Chris O'Neil   Brenda Remilton  7–5, 7–61984-1985  ''Not Held''1986   Kathy Jordan   Candy Reynolds   JoAnne Russell   Anne Smith  6–3, 6–7, 6–31987   Svetlana Parkhomenko   Larisa Savchenko   Barbara Potter   Wendy White  6–2, 6–41988   Natalia Bykova   Svetlana Parkhomenko   Jana Novotná   Catherine Suire  6–3, 6–41989   Manon Bollegraf   Lise Gregory   Sandy Collins   Leila Meskhi  6–2, 7–61990   Manon Bollegraf   Meredith McGrath   Mary Lou Daniels   Wendy White  6–0, 6–2
References *  WTA Results Archive