Virginia Slims of Newport

Virginia Slims of Newport
Virginia Slims of Newport
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Virginia Slims of Newport (1971–74, 1984–90); Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic (1983); Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational (1991-98);
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1971
Abolished	1998
Editions	20
Location	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Venue	International Tennis Hall of Fame
Surface	Grass

The Virginia Slims of Newport is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1990; from 1991-1998 it was the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational. It was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts.

EventnameVirginia Slims of Newport (1971–74, 1984–90)
Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic (1983)
Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational (1991-98)

TourWTA Tour

Founded1971

Abolished1998

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Kerry Reid	Françoise Dürr	6–3, 6–7^(3–5), 7–6^(5–4)
1972	Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–1
1973	Margaret Court	Julie Heldman	6–3, 6–2
1974	Chris Evert	Betsy Nagelsen	6–4, 6–3
1975 - 1982	Not held
1983	Alycia Moulton	Kim Jones-Shaefer	6–3, 6–2
1984	Martina Navratilova	Gigi Fernández	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
1985	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver	6–4, 6–1
1986	Pam Shriver	Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–2
1987	Pam Shriver	Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
1988	Lori McNeil	Barbara Potter	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1989	Zina Garrison	Pam Shriver	6–0, 6–1
1990	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jo Durie	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
From 1991-1998 known as the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational
1991	Ros Fairbank-Nideffer	Mary Joe Fernández	1-6, 7-6, 6-0
1992	Mary Joe Fernández	Zina Garrison	6-4, 6-4
1993	Ros Fairbank-Nideffer	Zina Garrison	6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1994	Mary Joe Fernández	Pam Shriver	6-4, 6-4
1995	Lindsay Davenport	Mary Joe Fernández	6-4, 7-6^(7–2)
1996	Pam Shriver	Elizabeth Smylie	unknown
1997	unknown	unknown	unknown
1998	Event Not Held (Doubles Exhibition Only)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	6–2, 6–1
1972	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	6–2, 6–2
1973	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 6–3
1974	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman	6–2, 7–5
1975 - 1982	Not held
1983	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers	6–3, 6–1
1984	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith	Lea Antonoplis Beverly Mould	7–5, 7–6
1985	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 7–6
1986	Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff	Cammy MacGregor Gretchen Magers	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1987	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	7–6^(7–5), 7–5
1988	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–3
1989	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7, 7–5
1990	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Patty Fendick Anne Smith	7–6, 6–1
From 1991-1998 known as the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational
1991	Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver	unknown unknown	unknown
1992	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1993	Chanda Rubin Leila Meskhi	Rosalyn Fairbank Betsy Nagelsen	3-2 (7-4) (exhibition)
1994	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1995	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1996	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1997	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1998	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown

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