Virginia Slims of Denver

The Virginia Slims of Denver is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1991. It was held in Denver, Colorado in the United States (in 1991: Aurora, Colorado, at a nine miles' distance from Denver) and played on indoor hard courts from 1972 to 1984 and on indoor carpet courts from 1985 to 1991.

VS of Denver
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVS of Denver (1972–74, 1984–85)
Majestic Championships (1975)
Aurora Classic (1991)
TourWTA Tour (1972–91)
Founded1972
Abolished1991
Editions7
SurfaceHard (1972–84)
Carpet (1985–91)

Françoise Dürr was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the doubles competition three times, once with Australian Lesley Hunt and twice with Dutchwoman Betty Stöve.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Nancy Richey Gunter Billie Jean King1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1973 Billie Jean King Betty Stöve6–4, 6–2
1974 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert7–5, 3–6, 6–4
1975 Martina Navratilova Carrie Meyer4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1976
-
1983
Not Held
1984 Mary Lou Piatek Kim Sands6–1, 6–1
1985 Peanut Louie Zina Garrison6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1986
-
1990
Not Held
1991 Lori McNeil Manon Bollegraf6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Françoise Dürr
Lesley Hunt
Helen Gourlay-Cawley
Karen Krantzcke
6–0, 6–3
1973 Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
3–2 abandoned (rain)
1974 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Mona Schallau
Pam Teeguarden
6–2, 7–5
1975 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Rosemary Casals
Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
1976
-
1983
Not Held
1984 Anne Hobbs
Marcella Mesker
Sherry Acker
Candy Reynolds
6–2, 6–3
1985 Mary Lou Piatek
Robin White
Leslie Allen
Sharon Walsh
1–6, 6–4, 7–5
1986
-
1990
Not Held
1991 Lise Gregory
Gretchen Magers
Patty Fendick
Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–4

See also

References


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