The Virginia Slims of Houston is a defunct
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tou ...
affiliated
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played from 1970 to 1995. It was held in
Houston, Texas in the United States and played on
indoor carpet courts from 1970 to 1984 and on
outdoor clay courts from 1985 to 1995.
The event has the distinction of being the first-ever tournament on the professional women's circuit, which would eventually become the WTA Tour. In 1971, the event served as the series
Championships of the inaugural Virginia Slims Tour.
Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions six times each, partnering Dutchwomen
Betty Stöve
Betty Flippina Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final, the ladies' doubles final and the mixed doubles final during the same year at Wimbledon in 19 ...
and
Manon Bollegraf and Americans
Janet Newberry,
Pam Shriver,
Elise Burgin and
Kathy Jordan once each for her doubles successes.
Finals
Singles
Doubles
References
WTA Results Archive
External links
{{Virginia Slims tennis tournaments , state=collapsed
Hard court tennis tournaments
Carpet court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Recurring sporting events established in 1970
Recurring events disestablished in 1995
Virginia Slims tennis tournaments
1970 establishments in Texas
1995 disestablishments in Texas
Tennis tournaments in Texas