Thunderbird Classic (tennis)

Thunderbird Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Virginia Slims Thunderbird Classic (1971–72)
Virginia Slims of Phoenix (1973–74)
Thunderbird Classic (1975–80)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded 1971
Abolished 1980
Editions 10
Location Phoenix, United States
Surface Hard

The Thunderbird Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1980. It was held in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and played on indoor hard courts in 1971 and 1976 and outdoor hard courts from 1972 to 1975 and 1977 to 1980.

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 United States Billie Jean King United States Rosie Casals 7–5, 6–1
1972 United States Billie Jean King Australia Margaret Smith Court 7–6(7–3), 6–3
1973 United States Billie Jean King United States Nancy Richey Gunter 6–1, 6–3
1974 United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Helen Gourlay 6–1, 6–2
1975 United States Nancy Richey Gunter United Kingdom Virginia Wade 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1976 United States Chris Evert Australia Dianne Fromholtz 6–1, 7–5
1977 United States Billie Jean King Australia Wendy Turnbull 1–6, 6–1, 6–0
1978 United States Martina Navratilova United States Tracy Austin 6–4, 6–2
1979 United States Martina Navratilova United States Chris Evert 6–1, 6–3
1980 Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková Australia Wendy Turnbull 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
France Françoise Dürr
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
6–3, 6–2
1972 United States Rosie Casals
United States Wendy Overton
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–3
1973 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–4
1974 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Mona Schallau
United States Pam Teeguarden
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1975 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Rosie Casals
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
1976 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
6–2, 6–1
1977 United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley
United States JoAnne Russell
6–1, 7–5
1978 United States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Anne Smith
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1979 Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Rosie Casals
United States Chris Evert
6–4, 7–6
1980 United States Pam Shriver
United States Paula Smith
United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Candy Reynolds
6–0, 6–4

See also

References

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