WTA Seattle

WTA Seattle
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Virginia Slims of Seattle (1977–78) Avon Championships of Seattle (1979–82)
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1977
Abolished	1982
Editions	6
Surface	Carpet (i)

The WTA Seattle is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1982. It was held in Seattle, Washington in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1977 to 1982. The tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of Seattle in 1977 and 1978 and for the remainder of its existence, 1979 through 1982, was called the Avon Championships of Seattle. ^[1]

Results

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1977	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–4
1978	Martina Navratilova	Betty Stöve	6–1, 1–6, 6–1
1979	Chris Evert	Renée Richards	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1980	Tracy Austin	Virginia Wade	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
1981	Sylvia Hanika	Barbara Potter	6–2, 6–4
1982	Martina Navratilova	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 6–0

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1977	Rosie Casals Chris Evert	Françoise Dürr Martina Navratilova	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1978	Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	Patricia Bostrom Marita Redondo	6–2, 6–3
1979	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 6–4
1980	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1981	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–4, 6–1
1982	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	7–5, 6–4

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 267,296,324,358,397,429.

External links

• WTA Tour history